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Technological advancements and evolutions remain a key priority for the company. Kevin outlines the approach to investing in research and development processes:“ Innovation is really concentrated on automating processes to improve speed and delivery. The laser welders, for example, required significant research to implement into our US facility. Firstly, we had to learn how to operate them ourselves. Secondly, we needed to ensure our customers’ engineering departments accepted it as a viable welding technique. Beyond that, our focus is on automating as many processes as possible because it’ s becoming increasingly challenging to find skilled labor.”
Ambitious targets
These technological advancements benefit customers directly, as Kevin explains:“ As a contract manufacturer, our goal is to ensure we have the techniques that our customers need. We don’ t have any of
our own products; we focus solely on our clients’ requirements. We would gladly double or triple the size of our US facility tomorrow if we could find the right people. Our customers face the same challenges. Providing solutions that enable businesses to grow without necessarily increasing their workforce is a significant advantage, particularly for our partners in the US, where immigration laws make it more difficult to bring new talent into the industry compared to Canada.”
Looking to the future, Kevin outlines the company’ s ambitions for the coming years:“ The remainder of this year will be about analysis and assessment. We have doubled the size of our business over the last three years, so we’ ll be evaluating where to make further investments and identifying areas for improvement. We will also continue to serve our existing customers as they expand, ensuring we can meet their evolving demands.
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