1) Optimize the current workforce (labor repurposing) to support their core competency / strategic product manufacturing. 2) Reappropriate existing floor space (approx. 4,000 sqft.) used for rubber molding operations for their core competency / strategic product manufacturing.
This company is a very large consumer of Chemours Viton (FKM) specifically as driven by their customers. Allocation and Force Majeure on this material is wreaking havoc with the potential for them to lose a sizeable amount of business. Convincing their customers to finally accept an FKM replacement was critical.
Supply chain disruptions, extended lead times from an offshore supplier & formulation concerns given the volatility of the polymer industry market. Goal – Material validation/compliance performance specification testing, rapid proto-typing, and expedited production tooling.
The need for added capacity because of increased customer orders continue to grow. The current part of Rahco molds is 90% of their product line with EPDM and FKM produced using the same tool made 18 years ago. EPDM is approximately 6 times the volume of the FKM part.
Rahco “knocked this one out of the park!” Rahco co-engineered a revolutionary design of a food service industry condiment dispensing valve. Our major league creativity and experience provide to be a winner in delivering a robust component that lasts millions of strokes.
The tale of the Two-Piece Assembly Structural Plumbing Seal & Fastener. Chapter I – what began as an “inherited” hot pot transfer mold from a customer struggling with quality and hurting from costs soon became a VAVE opportunity when Rahco proposed a low waste flashless mold and transfer cold pot production process!
A major OEM came to Rahco with a recurring problem that was jeopardizing their standing with a very important customer. The problem was inconsistent material along with unpredictable delivery and unacceptable part attribute qualities from their previous rubber molder.
