Implementing a Calibration Management System in 3 Days Flat
Progressive Turnings goes from “problem” to “problem solved” in record time.
Wednesday was quickly starting to feel like a Monday. Luke Niels, the Plant Manager at Progressive Turning, Inc., had a fresh headache to deal with: it looked like the company’s aging calibration management software finally turned in its resignation. There were some problems with the system for a while but today it was “crashing” every few minutes – it just was not usable. It was November, and there was no budget to upgrade the software this year. To make matters worse, an ISO 9001:2008 audit was coming up next Monday. Another “pressure cooker” situation was all set.
Progressive Turnings, a precision CNC job shop in Aurora, Illinois is ISO 9001:2008 certified. The company was founded in 1979 and was originally run by a father, Larry Niels, and his two sons Dave and Ken. Today, while having grown over the years, the company is still run by the founding family, a third generation of machinists, and produces components for a variety of industries including pumps, hydraulic valves, furniture, locking systems, and laboratory equipment.