When fixation gives way to innovation
What’s happening here? An automotive supplier, a manufacturer of frames, is given the opportunity to bid on a new contract for 7 SUV...
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The gap between improvement and perfection
What’s happening here? A plant for a global rubber molding business that produces seals or diaphragms made from rubber and fabric wants...
Changeovers: Speed and quality can be allies
What’s happening here? A plant for a global rubber molding business that produces seals or “diaphragms” made from rubber and fabric wants...
Making it easier for operators to help the team win
What’s happening here? A manufacturer of engineered hinges, precision tubes and spacers, custom stampings and assemblies for the...
Putting false hope in superstar machines
What’s happening here? A 120-employee, Midwestern manufacturer of wood cabinets and specialized furniture for commercial and residential...
Doing the obvious is often wrong
What’s happening here? This contract manufacturer of control panels for the construction, medical, food-service, appliance and...
Finding and removing the ‘obvious’
What’s happening here? A privately held manufacturer of automotive aftermarket bug deflectors, window guards, and visors cannot meet its...
Doing much more with less
What’s happening here? A manufacturer of engineered hinges, custom stampings and assemblies for the automotive industry fears the loss of...
Facing the realities of more new business
What’s happening here? An auto-industry supplier was faced with a sharp increase in orders for engine mount brackets when it was awarded...
Getting people and machines to play like an orchestra
What’s happening here? A manufacturer of industrial ovens and furnaces for laboratory test chambers, heat treating, annealing, and other...
‘New’ and ‘bigger’ mean nothing unless...
“What’s happening here? A small Midwest metal fabricator of light gage materials for everything from high-end consumer gas grills to...
Winning back a big customer’s trust
What’s happening here? A manufacturer of engineered hinges, precision tubes and spacers, custom stampings and assemblies for the...