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 Located in Batesville, Miss., Batesville Tooling & Design manufactures complex injection molds for a variety of industries. For decades it had slowly been transitioning the operation from manual to commodity computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines, to improve...
THE CHALLENGE DV Systems of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, produces 500 different models of air compressors. With plans to build upon a growing customer base in the United States, it sought to improve its competitiveness. The company hoped that replacing its outdated equipment would give...