Doing what they can to keep their image clean.Amen Brother! You hit it on the head in the August editorial ("Our Image Stinks"). We don't have to be a dirty old foundry, rather a neat and organized metalcasting facility. That is our philosophy at Clow, and we discuss it daily. I hold my managers to it annually. I am a firm believer in "how you look is how you do." My older foremen were the hardest to change because of the way it use to be done--organizing and cleaning up didn't ship castings. But when it is supported from the top down, we can have it all and be successful! John L. Grahek Clow Valve Co. Oskaloosa, Iowa Oskaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States.GR6 The population was 10,938 at the 2000 census. Oskaloosa is the current home of William Penn University and the former home of Oskaloosa College. Congratulations, the August editorial ("Our Image Stinks") is the best I have ever read in more than 40 years in the metalcasting business. Your point about making a good first impression is so important. We have a metalcasting facility that is clean, well lit and organized. We have a saying here that if we get a potential buyer to visit, we do business with them. Woodland/Alloy Casting has never had a customer tour our plant that did not end up buying castings from us. It does not cost a lot of money to keep your plant clean and orderly. It is a culture, and, when demanded by ownership, it becomes a way of doing business. Thank you for having the courage to address this issue to our fellow metalcasters. Hank hank n. 1. A coil or loop. 2. Nautical A ring on a stay attached to the head of a jib or staysail. 3. A looped bundle, as of yarn. Adams Woodland/Alloy Casting Racine, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. . Your article in the August 2006 magazine titled "Our Image Stinks" really caught my interest. The fact is that foundries in themselves are not an environment in which employees even give thought to organization or cleanliness Cleanliness See also Orderliness. Cleverness (See CUNNING.) Berchta unkempt herself, demands cleanliness from others, especially children. [Ger. Folklore: Leach, 137] cat continually “washes” itself. until reading an article like yours or having it addressed by an outsider. We at NLC NLC National League of Cities NLC National Library of Canada NLC National Library of China NLC Northern Lights College (British Columbia, Canada) NLC North Lake College (Irving, Texas) Inc. (Lenco) in Jackson, Mo., feel we are the exception to your comments. Floors are swept daily, pans stacked neatly, equipment maintained routinely and vendor comments regarding cleanliness are and have been a priority. As a green sand facility for over 50 years, we only cast to supply our own needs as an arc welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. accessory accessory, in criminal law, a person who, though not present at the commission of a crime, becomes a participator in the crime either before or after the fact of commission. manufacturer. We employ approximately 65 people with only about eight in our metalcasting facility. I am forwarding your article to our plant supervisor to share with his co-workers. In closing, feel assured there is a metalcaster in Jackson, Mo., that has been and always will maintain American pride American Pride is a three-masted schooner built in 1941 by Muller Boatworks in Brooklyn, New York. She is one of the few tall ships left sailing in the world. Owned by the American Heritage Marine Institute (AHMI), her homeport is Long Beach, California. in its production and facility. Rick Griswold NLC Inc. Jackson, Mo. |
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