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OT - U.S. Tool Shop to build Mold Tooling for China Manufacturer

Yes, that's right! You heard it here. Probably don't hear that very often (if ever again).

I can't go into any details, being top-secret and all. But we just got the verbal kick-off that we will be building a very large tooling package for a huge proprietary manufacturer for their China location.

We have been working with this manufacturer at one of their local locations, on an enormous tooling project of one of their product lines, for at least the past 5 years. It is a project that will last at least another 5 years, but probably more. Several of their other locations around the world have been working on the same project, but just doing it "their own way". To date, my modular design for this project has made the highest production rate, the lowest scrap rate, and lowest incident of tooling problems by well over 300%. And, our tooling system costs about 50% of what other locations are doing. Therefore, it has been chosen to be the global standard that they want to use at all of their locations. Our first location that we will be supplying tooling to is their China location. YEAH!!!

It makes me proud to be a part of this project. Just had to share this with some people that would understand.

Reply to
Seth Renigar
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Seth, Congratulations. This is what we get by doing things right.

Reaper.

Reply to
Reaper2561

Many bravos to you, Seth, we all applaud you, with much enthusiasm. Chalk one up for the good guys. G. De Angelis

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info

Congrats! Those improvement rates sound like a good submission to the "Solidworks Customer Success Stories" section of the website! ;)

Hope you also see a nice bonus ($) or percentage for that too! Typically, Sales dep't gets the money and Eng gets an " 'at-a-boy" , a pat on the back and you hope you get remembered at Christmas :) (heh)

Scott

Reply to
IYM

Cool! I agree with the submission to SW - it's one of those good PR stories.

WT

Reply to
Wayne Tiffany

How do you find SW working out when you get drawings from China that you need to view. I don't expect SW to translate, but I do expect to be able to view the characters.

Reply to
TOP

Great kudos are due you.

What you have described is what is at the heart of the American panorama of innovation...

"Doing things better". It is always what will lead the U.S. to more high paying worthwhile jobs.

The U.S. & EJ have moved a lot of rather mundane &/or high labor job work to lower wage areas, but I continually find a lack of willingness to innovate when I have tried to deal & dealt with Asian sources. All many suppliers want to talk about is low price, and little about tolerances and cavity to cavity repeatability and zero defects.

Have fun on the project, and I hope you are well rewarded for your innovation.

Bo

Reply to
Bo

Unfortunately, due to the C.A., I wouldn't be able to give very many details. So it probably wouldn't be very interesting. :-(

Reply to
Seth Renigar

I don't get any files from China. The product designs are all done either in a U.S. or European location. And even then, I rarely see CAD files. I usually get a 2d pdf to start with. Sometimes, when I request it, I do get CAD model files. They are parasolids from UG and translate perfectly. But their geometry lacks accuracy and detail. So I usually remodel to their 2d prints and use the models only as a visual reference. The prints are the controlled documents anyway.

Reply to
Seth Renigar

You might try this URL:

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Most of you won't be able to read it but a picture is worth a thousand words.

Reply to
TOP

Your right! A picture IS worth a thousand words. Like, "Holy BAZOOKAS!!!". I am referring however, to the picture on the left near the bottom of the page ;-)

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Seth Renigar

"Seth Renigar" wrote in message news:BI34g.6414$ snipped-for-privacy@southeast.rr.com...

Nice!

Jerry Steiger Tripod Data Systems "take the garbage out, dear"

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Jerry Steiger

You know I was thinking, if we sell the Shuttle system to China we could tip the balance of trade back this way in a few weeks. :)

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TOP

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