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News Release from: Alcoa Fastening Systems | Subject: High-quality, high-performance fastening systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 April 2007
Enlarged warehouse speeds fasteners
deliveries
A GBP 44,000 investment to oust third-party storage systems will increase on-time delivery of fasteners used in a wide range of transportation markets.
A UK manufacturer's commitment to increasing on-time delivery has been given a boost with the installation of a new warehouse storage system Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) who engineer high-quality, high-performance fastening systems serving a variety of applications predominantly in the truck, trailer, commercial vehicle body builder, auto and railcar markets, have invested GBP 44,000 in racking at their European headquarters in Telford, UK
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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With 2006 boasting both the most successful year of trading as well as best figures for on-time delivery since the UK arm of the company was originally established as Huck Fasteners in 1985, Wayne Lill materials manager at AFS, said: "We were spending up to GBP 14,000 a year on third party storage which is not only costly but inefficient in terms of stock retrieval and monitoring".
"The new system supplied and installed by Teccon; in a three phase development to ensure day-today running of the factory was not interrupted; now provides us with 160 more pallet space and wider isles for forklift truck operation and access." He added: "In the long run, on-site storage of both the product we manufacture and the goods supplied to us from our US plant in Texas, enables us to respond quicker to customer orders and improve yet again on lead times.
In addition, and as part of our commitment to recycling and environmental management, the redundant racking has been utilized by a neighbouring electrical and maintenance services contractor.".
* About Alcoa Fastening Systems - makers of 'Huck' fasteners - Huck fasteners solve the problems associated with extreme stress and vibration between adjoining materials.
They provide strength and facilitate lighter, stronger, more durable structures.
Today the product range based on Lou Huck's original drawing of a Lockbolt from 50 years ago, now known as a 'HuckBolt', has evolved to include small and large diameter Lockbolts, medium and heavy duty blind rivets and accompanying installation tooling.
Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) is part of Alcoa, the world's leading producer of primary aluminium, fabricated aluminium and alumina, of which Huck fasteners, Camloc, Recoil, Keensert, Marson, Simmonds and SNEP are branded products. Request a free brochure from Alcoa Fastening Systems ...
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