__________________________________________________________________________________________ Cox
Manufacturing
Family-owned advantage
Long-term strategies and stable planning drive Cox Manufacturing’ s growth and operational excellence
“ We have developed a sophisticated quality management system. This includes a patented data collection and display system at each machine, so we’ re constantly monitoring the equipment. We’ re also collecting statistical dimensional information throughout the run and displaying that as well. This enables the operators to understand where their process is as far as centering and capability.
“ We also manage tool life and manage other aspects of the process throughout the production cycle. As a result, we are fully equipped to handle high volume manufacturing smoothly and efficiently. We also have a very thorough threeyear apprenticeship program to train operators and familiarize people with how to run the machines and how to manage their processes.
“ The program is certified by the Department of Labor and is comprised of a mixture of on-the-job learning, online based lessons as well as classroom-based lessons which we have developed ourselves, inhouse. Each year an apprentice completes a year of their course, they gain more pay and vacation benefits. At the end of the three-year program apprentices have a certificate from the Department of Labor that says they’ re a certified machine technician.”
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