OUR PRESIDENT & CEO, KEN RAKUSIN, WILL SPEAK AT THE 2019 MADE IN AMERICA CONVENTION

Gordon Brush’s President & CEO, Ken Rakusin, will be speaking at the first ever, Made in America Convention, to be held at the Indianapolis, Indiana Convention Center the week, October 3^rd-6^th. Ken has been given the honor of being one of the "highlighted" speakers.

Don Buckner, the founder of MadeInAmerica.com, released a statement about the 2019 convention saying, "the convention will celebrate US manufacturing in a way that’s never been done before." MadeInAmerica.com is a non-partisan, private company whose mission is to raise awareness for the economic, environmental and community impact of American-made manufacturers and brands. This is the inaugural year of their national convention and will feature over 800 companies showcasing American manufacturing and American made products. The event will include educational sessions, keynote addresses, and panel discussions with several manufacturing specialists and professionals from key segments of the manufacturing community.

The exhibitors participating in the event come from across the country to represent their American made goods. This includes Gordon BrushMfg. Co., Inc., who, in addition to being an exhibitor, is a GOLD sponsor ofthe 2019 MADE IN AMERICA convention.

"I feel that it is important for Gordon Brush® to show strong support for this event that will celebrate American manufacturers and American made goods. That is why I decided to exhibit and be a Gold sponsor," said Ken Rakusin. "We’ve said for many years now that patriotism is paramount at Gordon Brush. Even under competitive threats, and low-cost Chinese knockoffs and counterfeit goods, the Company has been steadfast in its philosophy and commitment to manufacturing in the United States. Gordon Brush never considered off-shore manufacturing to become more price competitive."

"Our American made products give us the ability to display our patriotism and pride and to create feelings of goodwill when our customers receive American-made items. Gordon Brush is Proud To Be An American Manufacturer™," added Rakusin.

Follow Mr. Rakusin and the 2019 Made in America convention from their official website: https://madeinamerica.com/. Details, scheduling and other show facts can be found there, as well as a helpful contact form if you’d like ever more particular information regarding the event.

We can’t wait to see what every keynote speaker and educational presentation has to offer at the inaugural Made in American convention. Huge congratulations to our President & CEO, Ken Rakusin, and his honorable presence representing Gordon Brush. Stay tuned for more details, pictures and behind the scenes footage of Ken’s big day! Hope to see you there in Indianapolis in a couple weeks.

Bore Brushes

What did one brush say to the other brush?...I'm bored!

Gordon Brush® offers a variety of different types of bore brushes, also sometimes called chamber brushes, to help you get the best clean every time and supply you with the right tool for the job for which it is intended. A bore brush is a cylindrical brush to clean the inside of a wall or bottom of a tube or a hole. The tube can be a pipe, a firearm, or any other cylindrical receptacle that needs to be cleaned.

The selection of the correct bore brush to clean your receptacle is based on several key factors/specs of your receptacle. These factors include: the overall length, internal diameter (ID), composition, and use. Another important consideration is whether the brush would need to be attached to a tool to insert it in and out of the receptacle.

The type of fill material selected is critical to ensure maximum cleaning and minimal damage to the internal composition of your cylindrical receptacle. In some cases, the material of the block of the bore brush is also critical to the pipe being cleaned.

Gordon Brush® designed and developed a chamber brush to clean the main gun on the Abrams tank and for various howitzers.  This bore brush saved the United States Army $1.5 billion. Gordon Brush^® received a letter of commendation from the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) for the development of this brush.

You too can get the same quality of cleaning brush for your business from America's favorite brush manufacturer. Shop our custom bore brush section today to make your very own personal utensil, just like the US Army did!

To Catch a Criminal

"Grab your gear", barked Federal Agent, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, to his team, played by actor Mark Harmon, from the CBS hit television show, NCIS, "we have a dead marine". Any crime scene, whether it be a murder or a robbery requires an investigation. The science used to help solve crimes is called forensic science. The investigation is designed to uncover evidence that can be used to identify the victim or the suspects perpetrating the crime. The evidence can take on many forms, including: the murder weapon, gun shells, gun residue, body fluids (DNA), and fingerprints, to name a few.

Fingerprints are one of the oldest and most common types of physical evidence found at a crime scene. Fingerprints are left behind almost every time something is touched. Since every person has a unique set of prints, they are a great tool for identification.

Some fingerprints are visible; you can see marks left on a surface by dirty or oily fingers. Dusting is usually used for this type. Other prints are latent; you can't see them, but there are marks left by sweat, amino acids, and other organic residue from fingers.

In recovering latent impressions there are numerous products available for the task. One of the conventional methods is called mechanical development. Mechanical development is the use of a brush and powder to physically dust the surface. This technique allows the particles of the powder to adhere to contaminates. The mechanical development is for nonporous items and surfaces.

Gordon Brush® manufactures three types of brushes for recovering latent impressions: (1) Fiberglass (super fine for soft brushing action); (2) Natural hair (Squirrel, Goat, horse hair); (3) Feather brush (are made with the finest Marabou feathers to easily dust powder or fine particles from the area of interest).

Rest assured that, if you commit a crime, Gordon Brush's most wanted line of forensic and fingerprint brushes will be used to land you on law enforcements most wanted list.

With over 17,000 different kinds of brushes for every industry imaginable, Gordon Brush's premium line of American made stock or custom brushes will do the job for which they are intended™. If a brush exists, we have it…if it doesn't, we'll make it!

Gordon Brush®, the First Brush Company to Employ Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Gordon Brush® manufactures over 3,500 stock brush products. So how do you choose the perfect brush for your specific application or project? Well, you need an expert, and Gordon Brush® has built one into its eCommerce site. Gordon Brush's brush selector WIZARD uses artificial intelligence; by asking you a few questions, the Wizard will make product recommendations for your specific application or project with friction-free "add to cart" buttons. Gordon Brush's AI enhances the customer experience by acting as a recommendation engine saving the customer time and making the purchasing experience fast and easy.

The WIZARD will allow the user, who may not know what type or kind of brush he/she is looking for, to find their desired industrial brush fast and easy, within a few clicks.  "You don't need to know anything about brushes," said Ken Rakusin, President and CEO, "to be able to find the brush for your specific need."  "The WIZARD makes it possible for the end user to select any of the 15 brush criteria (attributes) to quickly and easily narrow their selection criteria to find their ideal match," notes Alan Schechter, Vice President Sales & Marketing. Our American made brush makers want to make your online shopping that much easier.

The brush selector WIZARD is an enhancement to the company's amazing website that features a powerful "Multi-Dynamic Faceted Navigation" search feature and an updated eCommerce platform for an easy, secure, fast, safe, and reliable check-out. If a brush exists, we have it…if it doesn't, well make it! And if it does, Gordon Brush's brush selector WIZARD, powered by AI, will help you identify it faster and easier.