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Marmon/Keystone
renews sales office lease
MARMON/KEYSTONE has renewed the lease of its sales office at
Appleton, Wisconsin for a three year term. Originally established in
Wisconsin, the sales office was relocated to Appleton in 1993.
James C Schrader Sr, Appleton district manager, commented,
“Our inside sales group has enjoyed many years in this location
and we anticipate continued growth in the area we serve.” Appleton
customers are in the north and central portions of Wisconsin and
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
A wholesale distributor of tubular products for over 100 years,
Marmon/Keystone inventories more than 15,000 sizes and grades
of carbon, alloy, stainless and aluminium tubular and bar products.
Service centres and sales offices are located throughout North
America, with corporate headquarters in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Marmon/Keystone LLC – USA
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Re-engineered business
model
MANCHESTER Tool & Die, Inc has re-engineered its business
model, including machining processes, purchasing procedures
and manufacturing and assembly operations. These changes
have led to reductions in lead times and in cost reductions for the
customer for both machines and tooling.
Machine components have been upgraded, including MTD’s
new programmable HMI (human machine interface) controls,
which are more labour and user-friendly, flexible and include
diagnostics for machine maintenance. Many machine options
that were formerly optional are now standard, creating savings for
MTD that will pass to the customer. The company has also started
purchasing and building components in bulk for stock to lower cost
and reduce lead times. MTD has also invested in several new
machines to help streamline the manufacturing process.
Manchester Tool & Die, Inc – USA
Fax: +1 260 982 4575
Website:
Manchester Tool & Die has re-engineered its business model