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Continuous Improvement Projects Completed in 2010Successes:• Daily Manufacturing Goals Chart – Efficiencies (Pc’s per day) |
Where do You Go When Your Rocket Ship Needs a Part Fast?Sometimes our customers forget to order parts – parts that take over fifty weeks to make! Recently, Superior Thread Rolling was given a challenge to transform a 70-lb. forged Inconel block into a precision-machined clevis in fourteen weeks. The pressure was on for both Superior Thread Rolling and our customer due to a critical government payload that could not miss the scheduled launch date.Superior Thread Rolling brings more to the table than just a job shop. Our technical capabilities and engineering creativity enable us to find alternative manufacturing methods that can condense a fifty-week manufacturing cycle into fourteen weeks – a seventy-two percent reduction in lead time! In this case, Superior Thread Rolling created innovative processes that changed the material configuration and manufacturing sequences to produce a dramatically shortened delivery schedule, as well as a substantially lower unit cost for future runs. Our six lean-manufacturing cells offer a level of flexibility that empowers our employees to make the impossible happen. Each cell has a set competency that really makes a difference in all areas of quality, part flow and cost. In addition, Superior Thread Rolling has invested a considerable amount of time to improve our supply-chain relationships, increasing our ability to move work quickly through our outside processing partners. With our clevis challenge, these efforts paid off with perfect coordination between fourteen separate outside processing operations. To say the least, our successful team effort made us heroes. Our customer made a special trip to Superior Thread Rolling to thank us, and to present an award from their management team for a job well done. They said that this is a part that will never move from our company. Now, that is the kind of relationship we are looking for!
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Superior Thread Rolling Now Accepts Credit CardsSuperior Thread Rolling now provides another convenience for our customers by accepting Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards for all payments. Now you can simply call us with your credit card number and save the time and expense of dealing with paper-based invoices. Your account is never charged until your parts have shipped, unless other arrangements have been made and approved by you in advance. Your transaction is 100% secure so why not try our latest convenience for yourself. Call us today and find out how simple it is to pay by credit card at Superior Thread Rolling. |
A Commitment to Cell-Based ManufacturingSuperior Thread Rolling has forged ahead with our strong commitment to lean manufacturing. We have increased our cell-based manufacturing to include eight Thread Rolling Cells and five Precision Machining Cells, for a total of thirteen fully-operational manufacturing cells. With the majority of our manufacturing operations now organized into cells, we have increased our efficiency, reduced average lead times, and enhanced overall value to our customers through flexible, faster deliveries, unrivaled quality and very competitive pricing.At Superior Thread Rolling we are committed to lean manufacturing throughout our organization, and to providing you with the optimum balance of pricing, quality and performance. Contact us today to find out more about lean manufacturing at Superior Thread Rolling, and what cell-based manufacturing can do for you.
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AS9100-B Certification of RegistrationSuperior Thread Rolling has successfully completed an audit with the Performance Review Institute (PRI) and is now certified to AS9100-B, including a renewal of our existing ISO 9001:2008 certification. We are proud to report that, even with a rigorous and thorough examination by a top-notch registrar, our quality control and management systems at Superior Thread Rolling passed the initial audit with no findings. We received a 100% approval rating at every level of our organization - a rare occurrence in any industry - with successful subsequent surveillance audits.Our recent AS9100-B and ISO 9001:2008 certification is an integral part of our lean manufacturing initiative to lower our production costs, increase our quality, and maintain our world-class competitive environment.
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Superior RFQ Forms OnlineNow you can download and print our new Request for Quotation forms for thread rolling and manufacturing services right from our website. These new forms make it easy to get a quote from Superior Thread Rolling. Just fill out the form and fax it to our quote specialist for a quick response. Click on the Quote Us button to the left, or click here for our Thread Rolling RFQ form, or click here for our Manufacturing RFQ form. |
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Lean Manufacturing at Superior Thread RollingPut simply, Lean Manufacturing is all about reducing the time and resources required to produce a product by eliminating non-value-added waste in the production stream. Lean Manufacturing is a dynamic process, one that is never completed. At Superior Thread Rolling, Lean Manufacturing is an integral part of our commitment to continuous improvement at all levels of our organization.On the shop floor, we have applied the principles of Lean Manufacturing to create precision machining cells, speed the thread rolling process, and enhance our computerized production control system, just to name a few. Selected management and production personnel meet regularly as a team to assess the results, with positive applications replicated in other areas of the company. Lean Manufacturing is one of the many ways that Superior Thread Rolling is maximizing efficiency and value for our customers. When it comes to world-class Lean Manufacturing technology, Superior Thread Rolling is committed where it counts.
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Superior Uses KaizenThe word Kaizen comes from two Japanese words: Kai (continuous) and Zen (improvement). Kaizen in manufacturing means improving and streamlining a particular process by deconstructing, analyzing, improving, and reassembling that process in order to minimize waste and maximize efficiency. Superior Thread Rolling is committed to the Kaizen principle as a part of our overall process of continuous improvement. We have applied Kaizen to various processes at Superior with excellent results. Our latest effort involves cell #3 in our thread rolling department where we re-established hand tools on a shadow board, and standardized blade attachments, work rests and work stops.As a result, set-up time on this cell has been reduced by twenty percent, with the added value passed on to our customers in the form of reduced lead times and faster service. Our ongoing Kaizen events are one more way that Superior Thread Rolling saves you time and money on your thread rolling and precision machining requirements.
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A State-of-the-Art Production Control SystemSuperior Thread Rolling has recently invested in M1 ERP software from Bowen & Groves. The new system incorporates a wide range of business analysis and productivity tools into an easy-to-use, integrated format accessible to all levels of management and qualified personnel at Superior. The software also features web-based, individualized training modules to get our entire team up to speed quickly. From your first RFQ to your final shipment, the M1 system tracks your order through our manufacturing process and provides vital, up-to-the-minute information to keep your parts moving on time.When combined with our company-wide commitment to Lean Manufacturing, the new M1 ERP system offers you a combination of information and efficiency that is hard to beat in the industry today. Superior Thread Rolling remains committed to the latest in information technology to provide you with exceptional value and outstanding service in thread rolling and precision machining.
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