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pallet-jack. This has resulted in a 25-percent labor reduction per shift and has reduced the risk of accidents.
Also, stamped satellite dishes previously were placed on paint racks that held only two dishes; HDS redesigned the racks to hold four dishes, doubling throughput.
Before putting the improvements in place, HDS had been packaging the assembly components on a manual line, com- pleting 228 skids/shift. To decrease labor requirements, it installed two robots at the end of the line to place the assem- bly kits on pallets. It also added a Lantech stretch-wrapper to eliminate the need to manually wrap the pallets. All told, the new packaging process resulted in 25-percent decrease in labor, and enabled a 5-percent increase in throughput (240 skids/shift).
The Productivity Award, sponsored by Zierick Manufac- turing Corp., Mount Kisco, NY, recognizes outstanding achieve- ment by a manufacturing company in the development and implementation of programs, processes and use of assets that lead to significant improvements in productivity.
Excellence as an Educational
Institution—Schoolcraft College
Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI, received the 2015 Clips & Clamps Industries Educational Institution Award, recognizing its outstanding manufacturing programs designed for stu- dents seeking 21st-century skills based on today’s manufac- turing environment. Educational programs at the school cover middle-school and college students, and industry workers.
Schoolcraft College has a well-established Industry Advi- sory Committee that has been active for more than 15 years, with a dozen companies participating at the most recent meeting. The school acts on the committee’s recommenda- tions and as a result has developed and implemented a geo- metric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) course. It also is working to add NIMS accreditation into its programs; has helped companies set up apprenticeship programs; and has developed curriculum for new internship courses in advanced manufacturing and welding.
The college, along with the Livonia Chamber of Commerce and Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, works directly with local industry through the Livonia Industrial Council and the Plymouth Manufacturing Council. This partnership of edu- cators, businesses and policymakers focuses on growing a skilled and high-tech workforce. In addition, local busi- nesses have donated time and machines to its manufactur- ing department.
Under the leadership of Gene Keyes, head of the advanced manufacturing department, Schoolcraft College has aggres- sively tackled the challenge of developing new skilled met- alworkers, by updating curriculum and pursuing NIMS accreditation. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, students were able to acquire NIMS certification from the col- lege’s advanced manufacturing programs. Also, in an effort to expand NIMS credentials in Michigan, Schoolcraft College
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