Accountability is everything for manufacturers. Our customers need assurance that they can rely on us to consistently deliver the parts they need when they need them. Checks, balances, and traceability are all vital to accomplishing this on a world-class scale, and that’s where Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) comes into play. What is Enterprise Resource Planning?
Life can hit really hard. No matter your age, gender, career field, or salary, there is always a chance something entirely out of your control may occur that’s both difficult and devastating. During these times of hardship, it’s vitally important to have friends and family around to help support us. At Swiss-Tech, we are so
Swiss-Tech Production Supervisor, Ed Hatch To become a world-class provider of precision components, it’s vitally important to plan ahead, and this rings especially true in terms of manufacturing capacity. By determining your production limits and needs, it becomes easier to forecast areas of future growth. After all, how can you sustain growth if
The topic of workplace diversity has become a hot button issue for companies over the last decade – especially those operating in industrial engineering and manufacturing. Between outside-the-box recruiting/training efforts and attracting top talent from countries outside the United States to fill skilled positions, it’s more relevant than ever. Benefits of Diversity in the Workplace
Photo Courtesy: Greg Lebrick, Gateway Technical College Anyone within earshot of a machine shop, these days, knows that there’s one major, industry-wide challenge: filling skilled labor positions. At Swiss-Tech, we’re taking a proactive approach to solving this dilemma by partnering with Gateway Technical College for CNC training. Finding Skilled Workers in a Tight
We have some very exciting news to share; we’re growing! Swiss-Tech is an established provider of quality, precision, CNC machined components, and our operations continue to expand. This means adding talented professionals to our team, and our most recent addition is Inside Sales Representative, Kayla Oehrke. Hired in February of 2018, Kayla comes to us
What does it take to be an innovative industry leader? At Swiss-Tech, we believe it starts with consistent identification and forecasting of potential issues for our customers, so we can invest in long-term solutions. A great example of this is our newly acquired image measurement system – the Keyence IM-7020. This advancement in product quality
"We still have all our digits!" Is employee safety at the top of your company’s priority list? We believe it should be. This means more than simply creating a safety policy but also implementing a company-wide safety program to engage workers, educate them on laws and regulations, and make the top workplace safety
As we began 2017, the Swiss-Tech team started the year with a full bar coding technology implementation project. While it kicked off as a corrective action project, it quickly turned into a company-wide continual improvement plan impacting many areas from receiving raw material to the shipment of finished goods to our customer. We have definitely
Swiss-Tech, LLC has developed a deliberate culture as an enabler for future growth and success. The following illustration defines our “DNA” that is accepted and embraced by all of our team members. We remind all of our employees about “our house” every quarterly town hall meeting.