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Bodine Aluminum, St. Louis, is in the process of implementing facility-wide lean manufacturing initiatives. That shouldn't come as a surprise for this job shop, which is owned by Toyota.
Let's head out for a quick tour of the continuously improving facility's automatic green sand line and permanent mold machines.
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AlumAlloy Co. Inc., Ontario Calif., specializes in castings that others can't pour, according to the father and son management team of David and Clark Howell.
The nonferrous job shop operates a number of squeeze mold machines, rotalifts and a nobake line, among others. In this video, we walk through the company's pattern storage, nobake room, green sand lines and finishing room.
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Corbitt Manufacturing Co., St. Charles, Mo., recently won a new contract that will account for more than 10% of the company’s annual sales when it reaches full production, according to Bob Bristow, plant manager.
Just more than one year ago, the permanent mold aluminum job shop hit a downturn that caused it to take a step back and investigate whether it wanted to continue in the business. The company’s executives decided to push on, with a focus on lean initiatives.
While the company is part of American Railcar Industries, Corbitt produces parts for a variety of outside customers. In this video, we head out for a tour of the plant’s core room, tilt pour permanent mold machines and machine shop, which is currently receiving a new paint job and facelift.
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