Blackburn Manufacturing is more than simply a factory in Neligh, Nebraska. Likewise, the company has surpassed the simple designation as a global distributor of marking flags.
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E.A. “Bud” Blackburn invented the machines to streamline production of survey flags. The blueprints of his original machines are still used today to make the new machines used at Blackburn Manufacturing in Neligh, Neb.
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Blackburn Manufacturing has been making survey flags since 1953. Founder E.A. “Bud” Blackburn created the flags as a simpler method for surveying instead of using old wooden lathe stakes and cloths.
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Krista (Blackburn) Schindler holds the first screen print made in 1975 to add graphics to the survey flags. Still in use today, the print reads “underground cable.”Â
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Materials come in raw form, helping to keep the cost of production down. Here, large wire spools are unwound and straightened for wire staff flags.
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Thousands of flags roll off the production line daily at Blackburn Manufacturing. From January to May 2024, they had produced 39,650,260 flags.
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Digital printing of custom signs, banners, posters, stickers and more is another way that Blackburn Manufacturing is serving its customers.
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Except for the more technologically advanced printing machines, most of the machines are made in-house at Blackburn Manufacturing. This one cuts large rolls of plastic into strips.Â
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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com .
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