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on GE Healthcare: Lampin Supports the Medical Disposables Industry: One Sunday evening a potentially disastrous fire at Smith & Nephew's Andover, Massachusetts facility was averted when the sprinkler system worked. Unfortunately the two machines that were producing their highly popular line of arthroscopy disposable bone burrs were knocked out of commission and possibly destroyed. At 8:05am on Monday morning Lampin's weekly production meeting was interrupted by a panic call for help. Two years earlier Lampin Corporation had supported the development efforts with the understanding that S&N would eventually purchase machinery and equipment to bring production into their own facility. Four hours after the telephone call, material was transferred from Andover to Uxbridge. Production schedules were changed and by Tuesday morning parts were being manufactured. Eventually two CNC Citizen swiss machines were run around the clock and over a holiday weekend to keep up with S&N's needs. Lampin became a critical resource as needs changed and communication between S&N's manufacturing and materials specialists had to be constantly updated. Material traceability, inspection, and lot integrity were coordinated as parts flowed daily from Lampin to a certified heat treat facility and finally to Smith & Nephew. Click HERE to contact us today: info@lampin.com Click HERE for more information
on Smith & Nephew: Lampin Supports the Direct Imaging Industry : Presstek Corporation, the world leader of direct imaging equipment had a problem. Their pioneering technology was rapidly being accepted and their biggest customer was forecasting a massive leap in sales. Direct imaging is a high-tech, pre-press process used in the printing industry to reduce the time between concept and finished product. It eliminates the use of dangerous chemicals and waste in the production of color plates.
Within hours of leaving the meeting arrangements were made for new capital equipment, sources of material were secured, and shifts were changed to accommodate round-the-clock production. Delivery commitments were made without sacrificing the superior quality that Presstek had come to expect. The forecast was actually exceeded and Presstek today is the world-leader of DI equipment to the printing industry. If you are looking for a dependable supplier of precision machined components and mechanical assemblies that has the experience and passion to support you seamlessly from concept through delivery you should be working with Lampin Corporation. Click HERE to contact
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about Presstek Corporation: www.presstek.com Lampin Supports the Optical Equipment Industry : Lampin Corporation has a long term relationship with Gerber Coburn of South Windsor, CT and Muskogee, OK so it was a natural collaboration when Gerber began designing its new gemini™ lens processing system. The heart of the mechanical system is a hexapod design that eliminates hard laps and produces a more exact lens prescription.
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on Gerber Coburn: Lampin Supports the Valve Industry: During the past 20 years as Titanium Ball Valve Co. has moved four times and experienced three different owners, one thing has stayed the same. Today, TBV Inc. Subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corporation continues to rely on Lampin Corporation for critical components. TBV supplies specialty valves where absolutely no external leakage is tolerable so they choose suppliers who don't tolerate missed deliveries or poor quality.
Within minutes of receiving the call, Lampin was able to procure the material and make arrangements for early morning delivery. Because Lampin's production control system is customer-driven, a machine was quickly located and made ready for manufacture. Parts were produced on Wednesday morning and delivered to TBV in the afternoon. Normal lead times in this industry run about four weeks but the reason Lampin can be so responsive is due to two critical factors. They have a unique networked, real time, production control system that is customer driven and they have employees who understand the dedication and commitment necessary to support today's rapidly changing requirements. TBV could keep its promise thanks to the immediate response of a company dedicated to customer service. If you are looking for a dependable supplier of precision machined components and mechanical assemblies that has the experience and passion to support you seamlessly from concept through delivery you should be working with Lampin Corporation. Click HERE to contact
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When
Visualization Technology, Inc. needed help in designing their revolutionary
line of fluoroscopy-based surgical tools they contacted Lampin Corporation,
a company with nearly twenty years of experience as a supplier to
the medical equipment industry. VTI was able to tap into Lampin's
knowledge of precision machining, medically accepted material and
practices, traceability, and documentation to help design and manufacture
surgical instruments that are guided by 3-dimensional data. Surgeons
can now operate more precisely and efficiently in critical areas thanks
to a marriage between high-tech imaging software and reliable tools.
Lampin
Corporation has always supplied the lens holder components, which
are critical to the alignment and focus of the laser that is the
heart of Presstek's equipment. These components require precision
tolerances to .0002 inch, low reflectivity, fine threads for adjustment
and incorporate various metals and plastics. When they received
word of the ramp-up Presstek's material specialists called Lampin
management to their war room. It immediately became obvious that
despite Lampin's excellent performance, they could not support the
increased level of activity without major changes. Although solid
support systems were in place, there was insufficient capacity.
Lampin
has been supplying mechanical sub-assemblies to Gerber Coburn since
1995 and entered into a KANBAN supply agreement in 1999. The original
hexapod leg design for gemini™ incorporated seven parts, required
precise fits, and considerable assembly time. During a conversation
in the middle of Gerber's model shop between Lampin's account manager,
Gerber's engineer, a procurement specialist, and research machinist
a new concept was sketched that addressed all the concerns of the
original design including strength and weight but could be accomplished
with just three components. Within days the prototypes were supplied.
Today the improved design is not only more reliable and aesthetically
more pleasing, but offers documented cost savings in excess of 50%.
One
recent Tuesday afternoon TBV realized it would be unable to meet
a customer's demand because of a missing component. The parts had
to machined from mill certified material and there could be absolutely
no deviation from the exacting specifications. TBV called Lampin
because of its 100% on-time delivery performance and high quality
track record.