QQE was facing a very competitive recruiting market. They developed a strategy which included hiring students to build a pipeline and apprenticeship program. QQE began trying to connect with local schools, but it was challenging to make the right connections because they were new to Greene County.
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Digital Thread
Cat-Wood had upgraded their ERP system and wanted to incorporate machine data collection to be able to improve their estimating methodology. They wanted to ensure data accuracy on the time needed for each job to clarify pricing and understand the profit for each part manufactured. The ability to track this data would improve future quoting, increase profitability, and maximize equipment efficiency so they can be a good supplier for the Department of Defense (DoD).
The Power of Internships
Yaskawa Motoman desired to build an internship program that would support their workforce needs and create a long-term pipeline of students who can fill open positions within the company. They also wanted to connect with more schools and expose more high school students to a variety of careers in manufacturing.
Breaking Down Silos
Lochard was experiencing an influx of jobs that
was double what they were used to handling. As a result, they began to struggle with on-time delivery, customer dissatisfaction, low team morale, increased operational costs, and a decrease in the quality of products.
Triangle Precision Automation and Certification
Triangle Precision contacted FastLane to see how they could leverage automation to improve efficiency and provide more capabilities to new and existing clients in the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain. They also needed to renew their AS9100 and ITAR certifications. The certifications are critical to their business model since they are required for half of their business volume.
Boosting Efficiency and Capacity
Budde’s aerospace customer requested that they take on more work. To stay competitive and take on the additional work to support their defense clients, Budde needed to increase their machine capacity and improve the required first article reporting. Budde needed help refining their inspection docu
My Lean Journey
My Lean Journey by Matt Hoyng Nearly 10 years ago, I was managing an extrusion and injection molding manufacturing plant, and it was struggling. We were losing money; our culture was poor, and our customers were unhappy. We knew we had to do something to save the plant and the jobs, so we started lookingContinue reading “My Lean Journey”
Economic Update September 2023
Manufacturing Economic Update September 2023 Guest post by: Leland Smith What Should Manufacturers Like Me Do About The Economy? Background: The Dayton Region Manufacturers Association (DRMA) held its annual Economic Outlook with Connor Lokar of ITR Economics in September 2023. The event looked at the economy today and beyond focusing on Ohio manufacturers. Below areContinue reading “Economic Update September 2023”
Improving Changeover
Ever-Roll asked FastLane to help reduce changeover times from part to part. Each employee had their own way of doing things. They did not have a standard way to gather the tools and tooling for each part or a way to make the necessary machine adjustments required to perform the setup for each job.
Product Design
Superior Aluminum wanted to improve the screw cover design for the top and bottom rail of their square post products. The existing design required a tedious assembly process and did not allow for field modification. Superior wanted to
