Dane Manufacturing _________________________________________________________________________________________
Growth trajectory
“ In total , we ’ ve spent around $ 20 million investing in the new factory and infrastructure investments . In addition , we invested another $ 18 million in our smart factory ’ s equipment and automation capabilities . With the latest advances in manufacturing technology available to us in-house , we ’ ve been able to run higher volumes for larger , more demanding customers , and we ’ ve also been able to reduce all our lead times .
“ In the last three years , we ’ ve accelerated growth as a result of our push for an innovative , state-of-the-art smart factory . Automation has been a huge asset in keeping the business growing . Our loading and unloading processes are now fully automated , and our storage unit is managed by a computerized retrieval system . Automation also allows different parts of the production process to speak to one another , meaning that materials are automatically moved from laser cutting and punching , downstream into automated bending and onto the next steps of the operation . The
production parts will go through production , many times not being touched by a human until it ’ s finished and packaged .”
Having grown Dane Manufacturing from a small-size operation into an industry competitor on a national scale , Troy and his team now look toward the future . “ In our industry , you ’ re never really done , there are always growing customer needs that we want to meet or exceed . We ’ re a growing company , and we want to keep it that way . We ’ ll continue our growth trajectory by anticipating our customers ’ needs and leveraging technology to maximize our capabilities .
“ Our customers are looking for highly professional management , ongoing investment , and minimal risk . Our goal is to stay at the very cutting edge of our industry , to attract a customer base of national and multinational businesses who demand quality parts , delivered on-time , every time ,” he concludes . ■
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