Stories of Earl Brinkman: Growing Up Poor

Hiking to the Blueberry Ledges As one of fourteen kids Dad and his siblings were always put to work in one way or another. Grandma Brinkman was a great cook and had many skills that helped keep the family fed. She would send the boys off to the blueberry ledges

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Stories of Earl Brinkman: Family

Grandpa Brinkman and most of the boys either worked in the Copper mines or lumber camps. When the mines started to close Grandpa Brinkman went down to Milwaukee to find work. He sent money home to his wife on a regular basis. He eventually brought everyone down to Pierce Street

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Stories of Earl Brinkman: Dad’s Sayings

Dad was well known for many of his favorite sayings. “How are you Earl?” would invariably be answered with, “Right in the pink!” But he had many more which just keep on surfacing in my vocabulary. Here are some of the ones that I remember and sometimes practice. Sayings: Earl

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Davenport Announces 24-Hour Delivery for Cams

Davenport Machine now offers 24-hour delivery for cams. We also offer drastically reduced delivery time for custom engineered cams. All customers providing Davenport with custom requirements will receive cams in just 4 business days. For more information, contact the Davenport team today.

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Davenport’s Multi-Spindle Machine Published in “Production Machining”

Production Machining has featured Davenport Machine’s tools and technology in an article titled, “Competing on a Multi-Spindle.” For many high-volume applications, multi-spindle automatics are the right technology for production machining. Increasingly, that production efficiency has been pressured by changes in the needs of shops in the form of shorter run

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Davenport Machine, Inc. Launches Technical Services Group

Davenport Machine, Inc., a Brinkman International Group company, announced the formation of its new Technical Services Group, a division tasked with supporting the needs of customers gaining new business in the recent economic recovery and growth in the manufacturing sector. The Technical Services Group will draw on the company’s extensive

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Ryan Bavineau has been a key member of the Davenport team since 2023, specializing in advancing the Hybrid Machine product line. As a former Sales Engineer for a global leader in metrology solutions and a longstanding connection to the Brinkman International Group, his insights and expertise cultivates lasting customer relationships and propels forward-thinking solutions in the machinery sector.

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