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Andrew Harbath 4 Comments

Trumpf Equipment at HUI

HUI has been running parts on our brand new TruMatic 6000 TRUMPF machine over the last year.. This is great news for both our customers and our teammates. With the machine running at full capacity we have seen improvements in production speed, shop floor efficiency, and additional design capabilities.

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Manufacturing Blog Custom Enclosures, Custom Industrial Products, Custom Medical Carts, Industrial, Laser and Punch Machine, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Production Capacity, Midwest Manufacturers, Production Speed, Quality, Sheet Metal Fabrication, TruMatic 6000 TRUMPF

Shannon Pelky 11 Comments

Adding Production Capacity at HUI Manufacturing

HUI has added manufacturing production capacity by remodeling office space and turning it into a new shop floor area. With the new additions HUI plans on adding over 10,000 hours of capacity, which translates into space to hire additional manufacturing employees as we continue to grow as a sheet metal manufacturing company. In this video HUI's Continuous Improvement Manager, Mike, explains the renovation and the plan for the new area.

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Shannon Pelky 12 Comments

Custom Fabrication Options for Electrical Enclosures, Boxes, and Cabinets

If you typically buy standard electrical enclosures and boxes, you know that there are thousands of options available. However, when you need a few modifications to enclosures at high production volumes, it’s best to get help from a manufacturer who provides custom fabrication. HUI’s Industrial Business Development team specializes in these custom enclosures, so we thought we’d share some common modifications you can expect from custom metal fabrication manufacturers.

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Shannon Pelky 1 Comment

20 Secrets We’ve Learned from 55 Combined Years of Engineering for Manufacturing

The industrial design engineering team at HUI has been with the company for many years now. In fact, the longest-standing team member, Chris Freund, has been engineering with HUI for 29 years. Wayne Schad has been engineering for 13 out of the 25 years he’s worked for the company. Lastly, Scot Hoerth has also been engineering at HUI for 13 years. Over this time they’ve gained a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience with each new industrial design project. That’s why we thought we’d share some of the secrets they’ve learned from 55 combined years of engineering for manufacturing at HUI.

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Manufacturing Blog Custom Enclosures, Custom Industrial Products, Design Engineering, Dimensioning, Electrical Enclosures, Engineering, Industrial, Industry Insights, IP Ratings, Manufacturing, Midwest Manufacturers, NEMA Enclosures, Quality, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Standard Enclosures

Shannon Pelky 1 Comment

Top 5 Manufacturing Blog Posts of 2018 from the HUI Blog

The New Year is finally here! It's nice to take this time to think about everything we’ve accomplished in 2018, as we get excited to begin 2019. That’s why we’d like to take a moment and reflect on the top five manufacturing posts published on the HUI Manufacturing Blog in 2018.

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Manufacturing Blog Manufacturing Blog, Build to Order, Continuous Improvement and 5S, Custom Enclosures, Custom Industrial Products, Design Engineering, Electrical Enclosures, Engineering, IP Ratings, LEAN, Made to Order, Manufacturing, Midwest Manufacturers, NEMA Enclosures, Quality, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Standard Enclosures

Shannon Pelky 5 Comments

8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing: Downtime Infographic

In a recent blog post we discussed "Activities to Get You Started with Continuous Improvement" to give you more information on some popular activities you can use to weed out the unnecessary wastes in your manufacturing processes. However, in that post we didn't go into detail about the types of wastes you might find. The best way to illustrate those wastes is to remember the acrostic: "Downtime", which derives from the seven forms of muda/waste outlined by Toyota Production System. The eighth waste was added in the 1990s as the system became more widely accepted around the world (source: The Lean Way Blog). Keeping these eight wastes in mind will keep you in the continuous improvement mindset, so we've created this "8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing" Infographic to help you remember what each letter stands for.

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Activities to Get You Started with Continuous Improvement

You’ve probably heard it many times before: “work smarter not harder”. This is a great phrase to live by, but it is much easier said than done. Especially when it comes to our own workplace processes. We get so stuck in our ways that we often need an outsider’s perspective to show us where we can improve. That’s why continuous improvement is so valuable, it puts everyone in the mindset to look for process improvements throughout the company. It also reminds everyone to never get complacent and settle for adequate work. Time is a huge commodity, if you don’t want to waste it, here are some activities to get you started with your own continuous improvement program.

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Manufacturing Blog Manufacturing Blog, Continuous Improvement and 5S, Custom Industrial Products, Design Engineering, Industrial, Industry Insights, LEAN, Made to Order, Manufacturing, Midwest Manufacturers, Project Management, Quality, Sheet Metal Fabrication

Shannon Pelky 1 Comment

Reduce Order Entry Stops with Your Contract Manufacturer [with Checklist]

Sometimes the little things can slow down a project with your contract manufacturer. When production slows down, it can be frustrating when all they needed was some general information that you didn’t originally provide. Whether your manufacturer struggles with finding the right contact, or waiting on a response, it wastes valuable time on both ends. The solution involves making information accessible for your manufacturer from the beginning, but it can be hard to know what they need until you have guidelines. That’s why we created this checklist to help you reduce order entry stops with your contract manufacturer.

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Why You Should Consider a Build-to-Order Policy

When people first learn about our build to order policy, they tend to be a little skeptical that we can actually accomplish what we’re promising. Most manufacturers aren’t in place to follow the same build-to-order (a.k.a made-to-order) strategy as us, so it can be hard for people to believe it until they see it. However, once we do get a chance to prove our capabilities, they’re often impressed. It gives them a few reasons to question if they should consider switching to a supplier with a build-to-order policy, and here’s why:

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Shannon Pelky 2 Comments

Advantages of a Made to Order Manufacturing Strategy

We’ve been implementing LEAN manufacturing principles at HUI for over 15 years now. One of the best improvements to come from those changes was our made to order strategy. To give you a snapshot of all the advantages that come from working with a contract manufacturer who has a made to order manufacturing strategy, we put together this infographic:

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