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News Release from: HPC (Services)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 April 2004
Subcontractor expands sub-assembly
services
A direct to line kanban based sub-assembly contract has been won by HPC (Services), which expands its precision subcontract, prototyping and assembly operations.
A direct to line kanban based sub-assembly contract has been won by Ilkeston-based HPC (Services) which expands its precision subcontract, prototyping and assembly operations Says managing director, Paul Cobb: "The contract started as a classic HPC type of service where we initially provided a 'cost-down' design for manufacture advice clinic
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This led to initial prototype development with the customer involving component machining, assembly and a close working relationship to take it into initial production." So successful was the operation that the customer found it more beneficial to contract HPC (Services) direct to produce the family of 15 different types of assemblies for 'direct to line' delivery against a kanban build programme.
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