Outsourcing their complete assembly to us made perfect sense

An industry leading equipment manufacturer struggled to manage and assemble numerous components that comprised their finished products. Increasing market demand highlighted throughput problems in assembly.

H&H Swiss produced a variety of parts made with CNC Swiss machining as one of many suppliers providing the components for the final assembly.

The complexity of procuring all the parts and assembling finished product had their factory in turmoil.

Excessive time spent purchasing, receiving, inspecting and inventorying so many components proved wasteful and costly. Plus their assembly process was less than effective.  Their associates were multi-tasked on other products throughout the day causing them to fall behind on customer commitments.

They realized they needed help- and turned to H&H Swiss to get it.

H&H Swiss excels at producing precision machined components and managing inventory to support it. The discipline instilled by AS9100 assures process capability, traceability and documented quality performance for its customers.

When the customer discovered that outsourcing complete assemblies to them made perfect sense, H&H Swiss quickly assumed complete responsibility for supplying finished product.

Components are now purchased or machined depending on specifications and fully assembled to aerospace quality standards. Complete product is ready to ship daily from H&H’s stock.

Immediate improvements achieved

 

• Streamlined operations
• Raised overall quality
• Increased on time delivery performance
• Enhanced customer satisfaction

The ongoing value they receive

• Eliminates inventory and maintenance cost for numerous individual components
• Reduces their supplier base
• Frees up labor for other important tasks 

Plus their associates can now focus on increasing sales with the advantage of superior quality and fast delivery.

Would similar relief with one of your products help your business run better?

Call the experts at 800-826-9985 or email me here. Let us know what you want to accomplish and we’ll customize a solution that works for you.

To your success,

Brett Hardman

Director of Sales and Marketing

PS If you want to learn more about manged inventory, we prepared a special report titled "The 4 Master Links to Supply Chain Security". Your copy is available here.

We deliver AS9100 quality to our customers so they can deliver peace of mind to theirs.

ISO 9001:2008 certification establishes quality management standards that are recognized world wide.

A mark of optimum quality is acknowledged by achieving ISO accreditation, but this falls short of aerospace, defense and aviation industry requirements. 

AS9100 quality certification is the gold standard of a quality system. H&H Swiss has demonstrated the superiority of their quality system by earning this prestigious accreditation.

The H&H Swiss AS9100 quality management system benefits our customers by eliminating poor quality. This has been achieved by:

• Robust supplier development programs
• Prevention and control of nonconforming product
• Optimization of manufacturing processes

It's the way we operate every day.

Don't let late deliveries and nonconforming product add costs, delay shipments and add unnecessary stress.When your supply chain demands on time shipments of high precision turned components count on H&H to deliver.

Let H&H Swiss strengthen your supply chain. 

For more details call 800-826-9985 or email  me here.

To your success,

Bret Hardman

Director of Sales and Marketing 

P.S. Discover supply chain security with the power of AS9100 quality and a custom managed inventory program in our free report. You can find access to it here. 

Reshoring – Has globalization been put into reverse?

Precision machined components manufacturing returning

According to the International Monetary Fund “the current financial crisis has put globalization on hold, with capital flows reversing and global trade shrinking"

Last June, Forbes ran an article that asked “Is the Re-shoring of Manufacturing a Trend or a Trickle?”"Is the Re-shoring of Manufacturing a Trend or a Trickle"   

A skeptical author surveyed member companies of mfg.com with eye opening results. He found that 40% of the respondents had won new business for formerly outsourced production making him conclude that it was indeed a healthy trend.

That’s been our experience as well.

Customers are beginning to report that the cost of doing business overseas has risen to the point that the risks now outweigh the rewards. We are seeing previously outsourced parts returning to domestic production.

ReShorenow.org lists these 7 reasons why manufacturing is coming back to the U.S:

• Reduces Total Cost of Ownership
• Improves quality and consistency of inputs
• Reduces pipeline and surge inventory impact on just-in-time operations
• Clusters manufacturing near R&D facilities, enhancing innovation
• Reduces intellectual property and regulatory compliance risk
• Eliminates the waste and instability caused by offshoring
• Strengthens companies’ ability to respond quickly to customers' demands

If your firm is not reevaluating its total cost of procuring components from overseas vendors, it may be time to reconsider.

There is a free Total Cost of Ownership Estimator ™ tool available to help guide your initial study.  Access is available here. They contend that when price alone is the basis of outsourcing decisions a 20-30% miscalculation in the total cost of outsourcing results. 

When you have a handle on the true cost of your custom, precision screw machined parts and components, may we have the opportunity to earn your business and bring that production back home?

Reduce your total cost and eliminate the risks to your supply chain from overseas procurement. Take advantage of custom tailored inventory management programs that maximize your cash flow coupled with our and ongoing commitment to aerospace quality for everything we make. 

If you would like to know more, call us at 800-826-9985 or email me here for more information.

To your success in 2013,

Brett Hardman

Director of Sales and Marketing