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Peterbilt has been in the Denton
area since 1979. Halsey Manufacturing has served Peterbilt in the
manufacturing of a variety of machine parts such as motor mounts,
spring mounts, and clutch levers among others. As
the relationship grew over the years, Peterbilt relied on Halsey for
other parts such as aluminum and steel castings and extruded parts
leveraging Halsey’s knowledge and experience. Not only was Halsey
competitive but the precision of Halsey’s work supported Peterbilt’s
exacting requirements and commitment to quality.
Situation
- Peterbilt needs their parts “just in time” (JIT).
- Parts start from green
sand casts with each casting making five or six parts. Since each
casting is different they have to be accurately centered.
Halsey
received a stream of orders not because Halsey was the lowest bidder,
although they were fairly priced, but because Halsey has an
understanding on how to locate these parts whereas other machine shops
didn’t. This knowledge enabled Halsey to machine parts with greater
precision leveraging their skills in correctly positioning them.
Most
machine shops want to take the part and just move it up against the
stop, then another and then another. CNC provides the luxury of being
able to have a single set up and change a part in and out. But with sand castings, this is impossible since each casting is different. Halsey’s
approached the challenge by locating the piece to be machined on a
datum plane or a cored hole thereby accurately centering it and
enabling precision and accurate machining to be performed.
Solution
Halsey
was able to do leverage their experience in this arena coupled with
their strategic approach and process and their apprenticeship training
enables them to handle challenging machining problems and make them
correct.
The additional advantage of being local, enabled them to address Peterbilt’s problems with immediacy.
Results
A seven-year working relationship and the QA1 Quality Performance plaque from Peterbilt. A stream of projects with at times over 30 annual contracts for over 30 different parts. When you see a Peterbilt truck on the road you are sure to have 1, 2,3, or more parts made by Halsey in every truck.
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