
RLE INTERNATIONAL is a leading global automotive full service supplier with design and engineering services operations in North America, Europe and Asia.
In recent years, RLE INTERNATIONAL has expanded its competence with
a firm focus on utilizing the latest engineering techniques and
principals working alongside coherent partners for the benefit of our
customers and the flexibility of our business.
Today, the company is working globally for and with a broad customer
base, represented at locations close to its customers in USA, Germany,
England, Poland, Hungary, China and India and has a total of around
1200 employees.
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Korry Electronics, a subsidiary of Esterline, is the internationally recognized leader in the design and manufacture of electro-optical display products, subsystems and discrete components for the aerospace and defense industries. We are a cutting-edge, industry pacesetter in many technologies (such as Night Vision and LED) that drive advances in critical applications for man-machine interfaces.
We currently have an opening for a Die Maker.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs a variety of complex, specialized tasks in the Tool and Die department. Specializes in the construction, repair and modification of all types of punch press dies for small precision parts. Operates various machine tools as required and works closely with Tool Designers and end users to fabricate the most efficient tool possible. May work from sketches or CAD drawings and uses considerable ingenuity in fabricating specialized tooling.
REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma, substantial technical education and/or completion of a Die Maker Apprenticeship Program
- 6+ years of Die Making experience
PREFERRED
- Above requirements
- Technical Degree
OTHER
- Shift 4/10 6:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
PEOPLE make it happen at Korry. Our success is built on a philosophy that encourages personal growth, involvement and individual commitment in a team environment. Korry offers many exciting benefits including educational support, three flexible weeks off during your first year of employment, a subsidized ride to work, and the opportunity to work with the best people in the business.
Salary history will be required during the hiring process.
Korry Electronics is an equal employment opportunity employer and a drug/alcohol free workplace.
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Outlook optimistic
BY JIM MARTIN
jim.martin@timesnews.com [more details]
Published: August 03. 2008 MEADVILLE -- It was news no one wanted to hear, especially Mark Turner.
It was March 2005, and Andover Industries Inc. had filed for bankruptcy, which meant 250 people at the company's plant in Meadville would soon be unemployed.
And it left Turner, executive director of the Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County, with a 250,000-square-foot vacancy to fill in the Crawford County Industrial Park.
Today, a little more than three years later, those voids -- the space and the jobs -- have been filled by a collection of new, smaller companies.
Along the way, Crawford County's manufacturing employment has clawed its way back to 8,000. It had fallen to as low as 7,595 in 2003.
Erie County has done almost as well. In the past five years, the county has lost just 200 manufacturing jobs overall, according to an analysis by the Economic Research Institute of Erie. Total manufacturing employment as of June was 23,600.
More significantly, 16.5 percent of all Erie County residents still make things for a living -- things such as locomotives, helicopter parts, electromagnets and plastic containers.
That gives Erie County the 12th-highest concentration of manufacturing in the United States, according to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal.
This is happening when much of the rest of the country is bleeding manufacturing jobs.
Since early 2001, Pennsylvania has lost 21.9 percent of its manufacturing jobs, falling from 830,800 to 648,500.
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Nationally, 35,000 manufacturing jobs were cut in July alone, according to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor report.
Such a comparison leaves Jake Rouch, vice president of economic development for the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, feeling optimistic about the region's future.
"Erie County hasn't run away from manufacturing," he said.
Quite the opposite, he added.
"Right now, the weak dollar has made us very attractive for international investors," he said. "We have gone from being a highest-cost producer to a lower-cost producer."
He said the companies that have prospered have had a global focus.
He concedes that two things have helped local manufacturing: The declining value of the American dollar has made local producers more competitive against foreign ones, and GE Transportation has done a lot of hiring.
GE Transportation has added about 400 jobs in recent months and more than 1,000 over the past few years.
"You are not going to find many employers that have added that many jobs," Rouch said. "It's a great success story of workers partnering with management and getting the global picture."
Crawford County's success as a manufacturing center has been built by smaller companies. In Crawford County, manufacturing employment in the summer of 2003 -- considered the low point after a recession and the near-collapse of the tool-and-die industry -- stood at 7,595. Five years later, 8,000 Crawford County residents work in manufacturing.
Brian Dean, president of Nu-Tec Tooling Systems Inc. in Meadville, saw it happen. Employment at his company fell to a low of 28 a few years ago. Today, he has 55 employees.
"My perspective is that manufacturers who have a commitment to stay domestic will find a way to remain competitive," he said. "There is a certain segment of manufacturing that is going to make a commitment to improve their processes and products and remain in the United States."
Dean, who has a new electrical engineer starting Monday, counts himself among those who aren't about to leave.
And he and others find optimism in some other key indicators of local manufacturing:
· GE Transportation, where local employment now stands at 5,500.
· Dad's Pet Care in Meadville, which recently added employees as part of a plan for the regional company to go national.
· Saegertown-based Acutec Precision Machining Inc., which laid groundwork to double its size in the next five years.
Buoyed by the recent growth, Turner, who has about 900,000 square feet of industrial space, said he's eyeing a $2.5 million rehabilitation to foster growth among other companies.
In short, he's doing what a lot of local manufacturers are doing: He's hoping for growth in a sector many had given up on.
"It's kind of an interesting story and maybe an indication of things to come, but manufacturing in Crawford County is not dead," Turner said. "It's alive and well."
JIM MARTIN can be reached at (814) 724-6397, 870-1668 or by e-mail.
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When looking to outsource overseas for Plastic Injection Molds or Stamping Dies there are many things to consider.Usually price is the first thing to be looked at, that’s probably why you’re looking overseas for a new mold or die source-to save money.One of the first places to come to mind is Asia.Large labour forces and low wages can get your job done quickly and cheaply. Or so you think.
When doing business in Asia you may encounter several common problems:
*communication problems: language barriers, different terminologies, engineers with little or poor English skills
*cultural differences: East and West business practices can be very different which often leads to misunderstandings, mistakes, poor quality, and delays.
*empty promises: sometimes the shops you will find can’t deliver what you need when you need it, they just don’t have the technology or resources to provide you with the quality you are looking for, many countries have poor infrastructure with communication failures and can’t make the delivery as promised.
*most shops in Asia are small and cannot do a wide variety of jobs, they may not be able to do everything you need for all your projects, you’ll end up looking for other shops for each different project. They may not be able to provide you with after sales maintenance and services.
*quality certifications: getting ISO certified is an expensive and time consuming process, many shops in Asia just aren’t qualified, they don’t have quality control programs, they don’t have the proper technology or experience to produce the products according to your exact specifications and timetable.
What’s the solution to these potential problems? Research and patience. You need to find the right agent to help you overcome these potential problems.
The qualities and services you need in your agent should include:
*multi-lingual/cultural staff:
staff members are fluent in English, and other languages. Staff members have a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, education, and experiences, extensive experience in international trade shows, seminars, and customer relations.
* a high level of technology, reinvestment, R&D, and has a solid, modern infrastructure to ensure reliable communication and dependable deliveries.
* a global network of services, access to a wide variety of tool shops for any kind of project, in-house engineers can design any type of mold or die that you require for any project, large or small, plastic or metal.
* uses only highly qualified tool shops for your project to ensure quality control, provide weekly feedback, sampling, and local site visits.
For more information on innovative outsourcing techniques, please visit: www.injection-molds.blogspot.comorhttp://www.solinc.net
Steve Koons is on the marketing team at Solinc, an International company specializing in innovative outsourcing solutions for the die and mold market. You can view his blog at www.injection-molds.blogspot.com
Metalstamp Inc., in Channahon, is celebrating its 25th year in business this month. But the company has more to celebrate than just an anniversary.
In April, Metalstamp landed the cover of the industry magazine, MetalForming. The recognition was for an Aida NS2-2000 straightside press equipped with ServoPro that Metalstamp recently purchased from a Japanese supplier. The $300,000 press is the first of its kind in this country.
The 200-ton capacity press gives Metalstamp the ability to easily program when the press should stop the stroke, slow it down, reverse it or pause to perform laser welding or insert components. The functions used to take workers several minutes to do, but the new press can accomplish the tasks in seconds.
Because of the new press, Metalstamp has been able to give quotes on jobs it could never before consider.
Metalstamp began in 1983 by tool and die workers Robert Ditton, from Joliet, and Leroy Hutchinson, of Lockport. Ditton said had a good working knowledge of the field from vocational classes he took at Joliet Township High School. After school, the two worked at what was then Plainfield Tool and Engineering, later Plainfield Stamping.
Business was good, and the duo moved to Channahon near Interstate 55 and U.S. 6 in 1997, expanding to 32,000 square feet, then upgraded to their current 56,000 square feet. Ditton said they chose Channahon because the village officials were easy to work with and gave them good incentives to relocate, taxes were reasonable and the facility had easy access to Interstates 55 and 80.
According to Metalstamp sales manager Peter Plante, the business now employees about 60 workers, from sales reps to managers, quality insurance staff, toolmakers, pressroom operators, customer service reps, secretaries and accountants. They even have their own apprenticeship program.
The business sells parts mostly to the automotive industry, but also to the computer industry, telecommunications, appliance, industrial, electronics and the medical industry.
The idea behind the industry, Plante explained, is not difficult to understand. Large coils of stainless steel, iron, brass, copper, bronze and even precious metals are fed into large automated presses, which stamp out parts from the metal sheets.
Many of the formed metal parts are then encased in plastic.
"They almost all sense or conduct something," Plante said of Metalstamp's products.
Examples he gives are fuel vapor sensors inside car gas tanks, conductors inside air bags and sensors in the handles of some treadmills that sense heart rates and bike speeds. Some parts are manufactured of precious metals, such as the air bag conductor, so they will last longer.
Most of the company's orders are repeats. Toolmakers at the facility design the stamps that fabricate the parts. Once a particular stamp is made, it can be used over and over again for repeat orders. Clients might pay from $20,000 to $100,000 just for the tooling.
Then the presses stamp out the parts. Metalstamp's presses run 200 to 300 strokes per minute, day and night. Staff work two shifts of 10 hours each. The company has put a lot of money into keeping the neighborhood as quiet as possible for nearby homeowners, soundproofing around the presses, sound deadening the back end of the building, and installing berms with landscaping on the exterior.
Ditton said the market outlook can be scary now, with the economy down and with so much manufacturing moving out of the country, but a large part of Metalstamp's products are designed for high-end fuel-efficient cars, which are in demand now with the increase in gas prices.
His goals are to continue to invest in the latest machinery for tool and die making and to expand into other markets. He says the company's success is due to the high quality of its employees, and he and his partner try to run it like a family business.
Metalstamp's Web site is www.metalstampinc.com.
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