Sometimes our customers forget to order parts – parts that take over fifty weeks to make! Recently, Superior Thread Rolling was given a challenge to transform a 70-lb. forged Inconel block into a precision-machined clevis in fourteen weeks. The pressure was on for both Superior Thread Rolling and our customer due to a critical government payload that could not miss the scheduled launch date.
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Superior Thread Rolling now provides another convenience for our customers by accepting Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards for all payments. Now you can simply call us with your credit card number and save the time and expense of dealing with paper-based invoices. Your account is never charged until your parts have shipped, unless other arrangements have been made and approved by you in advance. Your transaction is 100% secure so why not try our...
Superior Thread Rolling has forged ahead with our strong commitment to lean manufacturing. We have increased our cell-based manufacturing to include eight Thread Rolling Cells and five Precision Machining Cells, for a total of thirteen fully-operational manufacturing cells. With the majority of our manufacturing operations now organized into cells, we have increased our efficiency,...
Put simply, Lean Manufacturing is all about reducing the time and resources required to produce a product by eliminating non-value-added waste in the production stream. Lean Manufacturing is a dynamic process, one that is never completed. At Superior Thread Rolling, Lean Manufacturing is an integral part of our commitment to continuous improvement at all levels of our organization.
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The word Kaizen comes from two Japanese words: Kai (continuous) and Zen (improvement). Kaizen in manufacturing means improving and streamlining a particular process by deconstructing, analyzing, improving, and reassembling that process in order to minimize waste and maximize efficiency. Superior Thread Rolling is committed to the Kaizen principle as a part of our overall process of continuous improvement. We have applied Kaizen to various...
Superior Thread Rolling has recently invested in M1 ERP software from Bowen & Groves. The new system incorporates a wide range of business analysis and productivity tools into an easy-to-use, integrated format accessible to all levels of management and qualified personnel at Superior. The software also features web-based, individualized training modules to get our entire team up to speed quickly. From your first RFQ to your final shipment,...
