Hardinge emerges as a global competitor: finds balance and growth in markets, product lines.
Tooling & Production › Vol. 71 Nbr. 7, July 2005
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Hardinge emerges as a global competitor: finds balance and growth in markets, product lines.
A visitor to the headquarters plant of Hardinge Inc. in Elmira, NY, is likely to be impressed with the organization of the facility where, according to J. Patrick Ervin, chairman, president, and CEO, "5S organization" prevails and in-process machines are rail-mounted and manufactured in five days because of the lean manufacturing techniques the company has adopted. It used to take 20 days to make them.
At Elmira, the prominently-displayed motto, "Everything has a place ... everything in its place," expresses the same attention to detail that ac...See the full content of this document
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