COMPANY PROFILE: Componex, which operates a facility in Edgerton, Wisconsin, is a division of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Maxcess International. Componex manufactures precision, aluminum idler rollers that have extremely low rotational inertia. Its products include WINertia idlers, which feature free spinning, […]
Category Archives: Case Studies III
Componex Uses Work Instructions to Gear Toward Greater Productivity
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- January 14, 2022
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Becoming a employer of choice, MTM empowers leadership for sustainable company growth
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- December 20, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Company Profile: Manitowoc Tool & Manufacturing LLC is an industry-leading production, metal stamping, metal fabrication and tool and die business. With 200,000 square feet of temperature-controlled production space, Manitowoc Tool & Manufacturing, located in the city of Manitowoc, offers turnkey […]
An Automation Assessment Helped Address Workforce Challenges & Increases Productivity
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- December 03, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
COMPANY PROFILE: Established in 2002, TYRI has extensive experience in off-highway lighting and is at the forefront of lighting technology. With more than 200 employees worldwide, TYRI’s Stevens Point, Wisconsin, facility focuses on the design and assembly of lights for […]
Wiscon Products Leverages Automotive Certification (IATF 16929:2016) to Expand Opportunities
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- September 16, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
COMPANY PROFILE: Founded in 1945, Wiscon Products is a third generation, family-owned machine shop, that provides advanced CNC lathe precision turned parts from bar stock. The company’s expertise is in highly complex, high-volume CNC precision machined parts for the hydraulic, […]
Automation Delivers ROI in Half the Projected Time for A To Z Machine
- Post Category Automation
- August 24, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
COMPANY PROFILE: A To Z Machine Co. was founded in 1996 to provide machining and contract manufacturing solutions for customer-specific manufactured goods and services. Services include machining, additive manufacturing, contract manufacturing and fabricating processes to create solutions for a variety […]
Heiden Inc. uses a Profit Risk Assessment (PRA™) to find an array of solutions.
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- June 14, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
COMPANY PROFILE: Heiden Inc. is a privately held custom manufacturer founded by F. “Chet” Heiden in 1958. The company is currently owned by Matt Jacobson, who joined Heiden in 1998 and bought the business from his father in 2007. Heiden has […]
Wiscon Products Gains Control of Explosive Sales Growth
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- June 11, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
By Rich Rovito A shift in the type of products it manufactured followed by a period of explosive sales growth created a series of challenges for Wiscon Products Inc. The Racine contract manufacturer, which produces complex CNC components for the […]
WMEP Manufacturing Solutions’ programs help businesses automate
- Post Category Automation
- June 03, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
WMEP Manufacturing Solutions’ works with small and mid-size manufacturers to assess whether automation is a fit for them. If so, WMEP consultants work with manufacturers to effectively get them from automation ideation to implementation. Traditionally, industrial automation has been limited […]
“A Smashing Success” Heiden Inc. uses WMEP’s PRA® to find a multitude of solutions.
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- May 10, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
Heiden Inc. has forged a long-standing relationship with WMEP Manufacturing Solutions through multiple projects and services that have had wide-ranging positive effects on the Manitowoc custom manufacturer’s overall operations and performance. Heiden’s partnership with WMEP has evolved over more than […]
Marsh Electronics reduces lead times, increases volume and realizes additional dramatic results thanks to QRM
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- April 20, 2021
- Author: Rich Rovito, Industry Reporter, WMEP
COMPANY PROFILE: Founded in 1937, Marsh Electronics Inc. is a distributor for many lines of electrical and electronic products. The company also provides value-added solutions using in-house wiring and assembly operations. Marsh serves various markets, including food and beverage, energy, […]
