“A Supplier Who Handles the ‘Complicated Stuff’”
A mid-size packaging-equipment company was redesigning its carton-forming machine. The new design required:
- Laser-cut stainless plates
- Welded frames
- Several machined gears & shafts
- Plastic machined guides
- BOM filled with custom fasteners
Normally this meant managing many different vendors, causing delays and cost overruns. They brought in Weigel & Associates. W&A helped coordinate the entire build:
- Laser cutting and metal fabrication through one principal
- CNC machined gears and shafts through their gear specialist
- Machine guides through our plastics partner
- Fasteners sourced from their hardware network
The company went from juggling several suppliers to just one project manager at W&A.
Impact:
✔ Faster build cycles
✔ Lower total cost
✔ Better quality consistency
✔ Fewer headaches for engineering and purchasing teams