Upcoming “how-to” issue
By the time you read this, we will have received all of the submissions for our upcoming July issue. The theme of the issue is “how-to,” and the magazine will be full of tips and ideas. Along with reader submissions, we will include feature articles about the topic and I have encouraged all of our columnists to try to touch on the subject as well.
Du-Bro has graciously sponsored this special issue, and as part of that sponsorship, I had the opportunity to visit its facility. Dewey Broberg Jr. started the company, which is located north of Chicago, in 1959 with a single product. Today Du-Bro offers more than 1,000 products that are manufactured in its facility.
Jim Broberg was kind enough to give me a tour of the facility, and while I was there I saw a few of the products that I have used throughout the years being made, including some of the company’s extensive line of wheels.
Another highlight of the tour was meeting David Gray, a designer for Du-Bro, who not only designed several of the machines used to make the company’s products, but also created the Whirlybird RC helicopter that now resides in the museum at the Smithsonian Institution.
Touring Du-Bro was not something I wanted to keep to myself. I imagine many people would be interested in seeing how the company’s products are made. My visit was filmed, and the video is posted online at www.ModelAviation.com to allow everyone an inside look at a company that has supported our industry for nearly 60 years.
I hope you enjoy the tour!
