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Phillip Enegren June 30, 1942 - December 5, 2020 Wichita, Kansas - Phillip Dean Enegren, 78, was born in Wichita, KS to Vivian (Kuhns) Wilson and Paul Enegren. He passed away peacefully at home on December 5, surrounded by loving family. Phil grew up on a farm near Ashland, KS, and graduated from Ashland High […]

NIOSH GRANTS for WORKFORCE SAFETY Some recent research on funding opportunities led me to grants available for workplace safety.  The Depart of Health and Human Services provides funding for new equipment that will lead to a safer workplace.  Some of the these grants can total up to $1,000,000. LS Industries manufactures equipment that significantly reduces […]

LS Industries is taking the safety of our employees seriously during the COVID-19 outbreak and listening to our government's advice. We have taken additional prevention measures such as work from home options and staggering staffing schedules so that social distancing can be maintained while also supporting our customer’s needs. Need Parts? Our parts team is […]

1. Increase profitability! 2. Increase you capacity and delivery time. 3. Provide a cleaner more consistent finish than your competitors. 4. Our equipment is designed and built in the USA. 5. Our satisfied customers agree! 6. LS builds the most reliable equipment in the market. 7. Parts and service available directly from LS at any […]

LS Industries specializes in building machines that make companies more productive.  This customer purchased a shot blast table and a rotary table washer.  Both of them have an impressive 72" diameter table.  These machines will significantly cut down on the amount of time employees spend getting difficult assemblies clean. The LS TB72 Table Blaster has […]

LS Industries recently returned from exhibiting at the FabTech Expo in Chicago, IL. In our display, we had the BH-4 Fixtured Basket Blaster. This is a very versatile batch style blaster designed for blasting parts that shouldn't be tumbled. The fixed rod setup allows for a variety of fixturing options for parts of many shapes […]

Section 179 Tax Deduction (capital equipment investment deduction) The section 179 tax deduction is designed with businesses in mind. It is meant to be an incentive to encourage businesses to invest in themselves, with new equipment. It allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying new and used equipment up to $1,000,000 purchased […]

At LS Industries we specialize in manufacturing automated machines that will save you time and money in your production processes.  Our airless blasting machines will pay for themselves in less than 1 year over air blast systems.  If you’re currently sanding by hand you can pay for a blasting machine in less than 4 months.  […]

Manganese steel, also known as Mangalloy or Hadfield Steel, is steel that has been combined with 11 – 15% manganese. Manganese is a natural element that is very hard and brittle. Once combined with steel the material becomes very hard and durable, it will lose the brittle nature. The manganese steel is a non-magnetic steel […]