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 Most shops design a part and then find a machine tool that can do the work. Sikorsky did it the other way around when it established its new Precision Components Technology Center.
By Mark alBert
Sikorsky Aircraft took an unusually different approach on one recent product development project. Instead of settling on part designs and engineering the processes to produce them, the company looked at the capabilities of available machine tools in the market first, and then designed the parts accordingly. You might call it a new twist on the concept of Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
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 Ask Tony VanDeWalker, President of Hilton Tool out of Clackamas, Oregon, what separates his company from many of the other shops out there, and he’ll tell you that the quality and efficiency that the company has achieved since opening up in 1982 is exactly what has kept them going through these recent economic times. Ask him what the secret behind that quality and efficiency is and he’ll plainly tell you that you’re only as good as the equipment you work with and the people operating it.
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 “This is probably one of the best known little companies in the world”, Alex Kelsay,manufacturing project manager, said. Leatherman multi-tools are designed andmanufactured in the United States, in Portland, Oregon, and they are shipped to morethan 80 countries throughout the world. Everyone knows the Leatherman brand.
There is an actual Leatherman. Tim Leatherman. And he's been the driving force for 25 years. After all, he states, “my name is on every tool.” Today, Tim Leatherman serves as Chairman of the Board.
The company employs nearly 500, and they manufacture in excess of 1 million tools peryear in their 90,000 square foot facility. Their products can be purchased at such bigbox retailers as Target, Costco, Lowes, and they can additionally be purchased by military personnel through their local AAFES (army and airforce exchange service).
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 Nearly 26 years ago Malcolm Schneer started his career in the machining industry with just three machines under the Swiss Wire EDM banner. Today, the self-described “aging CEO” oversees 16 employees, 23 machines, and over 10,000 sq. ft. of shop space with the same enthusiasm he had on day one. Whether its sitting with Malcolm, or chatting with Operations Manager Daryl Lane, a common theme appears very quickly inside the Swiss Wire EDM building... they thrive on making the impossible job not only possible, but profitable.
“The things that are most fascinating to us are the jobs that just simply canʼt be done any other way. Sometimes we look at a model or print and ask, “is that even possible?”, and then we figure out a way.” stated Schneer. “We are always doing things that are either smaller than weʼve ever done before, or bigger than weʼve ever done before. We are always pushing the envelope, and thatʼs what excites us.”
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