SITUATION Located in Newberg, Ore., Wolcott Design Services is a small job shop that specializes in design and prototyping for the sport racing, electronics and outdoor equipment industries. Bob Wolcott owns and operates the company and oversees daily management and operation of...
THE CHALLENGE Abipa Canada Inc. of Laval, Quebec, is a Tier 2 supplier of small to mid-sized aircraft engine and structural components. The company wanted to be more competitive with low-labor-cost countries and realized that having stand-alone machining centers with an operator...
THE CHALLENGE As aircraft OEMs search for new ways to simplify the supply chain, they depend on high-performing, vertically integrated suppliers. The Alcoa Titanium & Engineered Products (ATEP) division facility in Laval, Quebec, Canada, works to continuously improve and leverage...