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MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Industrial Molds

This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Andre Topper, the shop foreman of Industrial Molds of Pyramid Molding Group in Rockford, Illinois, joins me for a quick five minutes during this MMT Chat to share his 5 tips for improving efficiencies.

1 How do you create and maintain an employee-centered culture?

Topper: The team plans together. Meetings include everyone, not just management.

2 What are your top three best technology investments and why?

Topper: Our automated EDM and HSM cells that run lights out operation. Also, in-house laser welding to speed up repair work.

3 What is your latest process improvement?

Topper: Hiring a processing improvement engineer to streamline operations to avoid mistakes and errors by teaching us how to track history and mistake patterns.

4 How do you measure success?

Topper: Success is based on on-time deliveries.

5 How do you stay competitive or put another way?

Topper: We invest in the latest technologies like automation. You can't stay stagnant. We also try to be system-driven, as opposed to a bench-type approach to work.

For the full quick chat, watch above, and for more MMT Chats, click here

This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

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