Precision Screw Machine Parts: Successful Projects
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Customer: Hydraulic Equipment Manufacturer
Location: Europe and USA
Hydraulic Power Equipment
- Niche worldwide market
- N. America facing increased domestic competition and price pressure from large customers
- Low volume, very customized products
Competitive Response
- Established relationship with Chinese manufacturer who was capable of producing many part numbers at low unit volume
- Reduced costs of key product component by 80%.
Customer: Hydraulic Valve Manufacturer
Location: USA
Hydraulic Valve industry
- Increasingly cost competitive
- Cycle time for New Product Introduction rapidly shrinking
- Quality and Service (delivery) is often the key to making a sale>
CSI-Customer Competitive Response
- Developed outstanding vendors exclusively for hydraulic components in Asia over a two year period.
- Initiate New product development initiative to establish rapid prototyping for new USA-based customers.
Customer: Ladder Manufacturer
Location: USA
Ladder Industry
- Niche market in North America
- Semi-commodity industry facing increased domestic competition and price pressure from large customers
Competitive Response
- Established exclusive manufacturing relationship with captive manufacturing operation for steps and other components;
- Reduced costs of key ladder components by 50%.
Success Stories
Part Name: CUTTER
Application: Hydraulic Power Equipment
Material: 4140 Steel, Weight 5.6 lbs.
Critical Dimension: Three concentric diameters to be within
.0003" after machining, Black Oxide and Hardened to 34 - 42
Rc
Quantity: 5,000 pcs.
CSI's value added: CSI's customer concluded they could only machine this part internally, after several attempts to outsource the part to USA-based vendors. In 2003, the customer approached CSI, who able to cast and machine part in India (after several rounds of sampling and tool development) allowing customer to outsource to Asia at a cost savings of over 60%.