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Speaking of robots, our final stop of the day was Navy Island.
The owner, Jeff Stone, has transformed his business from a plywood
shop to a full-scale manufacturer of innovative acoustic panels. Jeff’s
unique approach to manufacturing has resulted in tremendous growth
for the company. The use of robots for material handling throughout
the plant combined with the fact that he makes his own proprietary
machinery made for a very interesting plant tour.
The day concluded with a group dinner back at the hotel, which
was followed by a presentation by Jack West of Federated Insurance
about Distracted Driving. Finally, attendees were invited out in the
parking lot for a look at Jeff Schrock’s trailer for his BenchWorx
program to teach woodworking skills to kids in grades K-8.
On Thursday, we had an early start to travel to Lacrosse, WI, to Painted products are
visit WalzCraft. When we arrived, we were welcomed by Dick Walz finished with a post
who explained the company history and gave an overview about their catalyzed conversion
production process. They operate 24 hours a day, 6 days a week – in- varnish for a superior,
cluding an office staff that works third shift to cue orders for the next long lasting finish. See our
day’s production. Every job is custom made, and their only inventory Solid Color Collection and Quality Committed,
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is raw materials. They uniquely refer to lead times as “wait time” get your quote today. Environmentally Driven
instead because that’s what the customer has to do. 1-800-665-0623
Before lunch, we enjoyed two informative presentations. The
first was given by Jeff Lewis of Allmoxy software, which focused on Come see us at IWF Booth #2617 www.eliaswoodwork.com
people, processes, and profit. The second speaker was Darin Johnson
of Lockdowel, who also demonstrated their fasteners by quickly and
efficiently assembling a cabinet. CMA Profiles - Elias July-Aug 2016 Painted Finishes
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