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GrimmerSchmidt Compressors
Franklin
GrimmerSchmidt Compressors, LLC, whose products enhance oil and gas production,
had experienced such rapid growth because of the energy boom that its backlog had
doubled quickly. To meet increased demands within the confines of its current facility,
executives asked TAP Manufacturing Extension Partnership consultants for lean advanced
manufacturing training. Over three months the TAP advanced manufacturing specialists
worked with Grimmer staff to embed new skill sets that were applied in small-batch
manufacturing, cellular manufacturing, and other topics. After reorganizing the
shop floor, reconfiguring machining centers, and adding some staff, the company
has increased its monthly output about 60 percent, all without physical expansion.
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“MEP consultants helped us choose the lean advanced manufacturing
courses most relevant to optimizing our shop floor, which was our goal. They were
very well educated, prompt, and stayed to our schedule, and they kept the classes
entertaining and interactive. Our workers engaged in fictitious case studies, performing
tabletop simulations and recording results.
Once we all saw the benefits of the
theories, we were able to apply the principles to our organization. Now we're able
to work with more efficiency.”
- Pete Grimmer, President
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