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Progressive Tool & Die, Inc.

From simple, inexpensive parts to complex custom engineered tooling, Progressive Tool & Die stands ready to help your company increase production throughout, decrease labor costs, improve part quality, reduce rejection rates and re-work - positively impacting your bottom line. 


Here are some of the ways Progressive Tool & Die has helped our current customers capture more business, reduce process costs, shorten lead times and more.


Customer - Injection Molder of Precision Electrical Components 


 Production Volume - 3 shifts, 5/6 days


Geographic Base - National 


Situation


This rapidly growing company was experiencing turnaround time issues from their tooling suppliers. Satisfying new customer orders required a significant reduction in tooling lead-times. 


Need


Very complex Tooling [0001.] delivered within 4 weeks of order placement. 


Response


After meeting with the customer's Engineering and Production team leaders PTD developed an aggressive plan the customer felt would work. Tooling package More... quotes were expedited and tooling production methods were modified to take time out of the process. 


 Result


 The customer's continued ability to satisfy growing demand uninhibited by delivery pressures.


 Customer - Manufacture of Automotive and Commercial Wiring Harnesses 


 Production Volume - 24 / 7 Manufacturer


 Geographic Base - Global 


 Situation


 Market pressures demanded the company find ways to reduce in house tooling inventories. 


 Need


 Vendor managed tool packages 


 Response


 Working with the customer's Engineering, Purchasing, and Planning Departments PTD implemented a plan that managed their daily production run tooling. Using the company's maintenance programs PTD determined what tools to have on hand and the tooling needed to refit the tool at time of scheduled maintenance. To ensure minimal production loss due to tool failure PTD additionally provided same-day replacement tool services. 


 Result


 Met the customer's in-house inventory reduction goals while also greatly reducing lead times for complex mold cores, mold cavities, reworked injection molds, precision assembly machine parts and build to spec assemblies. 


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