Weigel & Associates is about to enter Year 20 of MANA membership and was recently awarded as a Member in Good Standing!

As a member in good standing, W&A have made a commitment to continuous improvement and use MANA’s member-only educational resources and Agency Sales magazine to make our agency better every year. As a MANA member, we are able to use member resources to best serve our customers and principals.

We are proud to be a member of the world’s most prestigious representative association. MANA representative members are an elite, highly professional group that gives back to the representative profession through membership in the association that is dedicated to advancing the professionalism and utilization of independent manufacturers’ representatives.

For more information about our MANA membership, please check out our member page.

Do you feel that you don’t have enough time to effectively source new parts or have too many vendors? Do you need to limit the number of contacts that you must deal with on a sourcing basis? Do you sometimes need parts just-in-time or do you need to keep stock at lower levels?

Let Weigel & Associates help in simplifying your supply chain. The product consultants at Weigel & Associates can work with you to efficiently source and manage your projects. With their large group of manufacturing principals, Weigel can identify the easiest and sometimes most cost effective manufacturing processes. We can work with you to identify parts that we can make faster, better or cheaper.

We can work with you on packaging kits, source assemblies, limit manufacturing processes and more. Our premier line of manufacturers work with all varieties of customers, purchasing situations and process requirements to usher a new project all the way to the finish line.

Make sure to call us today at 513-662-8115 to schedule an appointment or to speak with one of our staff about simplifying your supply chain and purchase process.

We at Weigel & Associates wish you a Happy and Successful 2016.

2015 was a great year for our team as we celebrated our 16th year in business. We are thankful for our Principal Manufacturer’s such as Newact, Accurate Gear, and Liberty Plastics that have been with is from the beginning and longtime associates in Custom Tooling and Mercer Supply. We have added new lines in the last couple of years such as Deltec, Clow Stamping, AECA, and Marni Spring that have been great additions to the team.

Since Brad Sr. founded the company one thing has always remained consistent and that is we strive to provide the highest level of service and expertise in our industry. We promise to treat your issues as our own and work together to provide a solution that meets our customer’s needs.
2016 promises to be another great year in our history and we look forward to serve you and your company and make it the best yet.
Happy New Year from Brad Sr., Lauren, Bryan, and Brad Jr.

Even in today’s high-tech world short run stampings still provide a key component in the lean manufacturing model. From 50 to 50,000 parts, short run stampings allows you to get a high quality part at an in-expensive piece cost. With a variety of stamping and metal forming companies out there, why should you choose short run stamping and the Clow Stamping Company as the supplier for your upcoming project?

PRICE- Both tooling and piece part costs are kept to a minimum through the use of common holders and common forming tools used by many of our customers. Clow makes all of their tooling in-house and maintains the tool for the entire production of the part. You can expect the tooling to be 5-10% of the average cost of a progressive tool.

QUALITY- Through the use of technical advances in both engineering and quality control, stampings will provide you with quality unmatched by most other manufacturing processes such as a turret press. A stamping can provide a prettier part without creating the burn a turret or laser would create.

DELIVERY- Technical advances, such as wire EDM machines, have drastically reduced tooling times. With an average on-time delivery rate of 99.5%+ Clow is set up to be the reliable suppler you can trust.

VALUE ADDED- With the aid of our outside services, which we work closely with, we can provide various value-added operations. Examples are: plating, painting, silk-screening, heat treat, etc.

To see how the Clow Stamping Co. can help with your next project, reach out to our team at 513-662-8115 or hello@weigel-associates.com for more information. We look forward to the opportunity to earn your business.

Is a lack of an Inventory Management Program causing headaches that lead to a loss in productivity and profit?

Do you face pressure to keep as little inventory on the shelf as possible? Are you subject to the peaks and valleys of a seasonal business cycle? Do you like to take price discounts of bulk purchases but lack the space needed to store a large amount of product? Do you have too many SKU’s and not enough time to stay organized an up to date with the needs of your production staff? Are international vendor prices enticing but the turnaround time is too long?

Let Weigel & Associates and Mercer Supply help develop a Stock Program that is right for you. They will help you balance the price factors you need to stay competitive while providing a system that will set your mind at ease.

“I don’t have time and too many SKU’s to manage my inventory”- Mercer can create a State of the Art Stock Program where they visit your site based on your production schedule. They will tag and bin each item of your program and set visits based on your schedule to measure and fill your hardware.

“I like International Pricing”- Mercer is established with a wide variety of hardware suppliers both foreign and domestic allowing you access to the best pricing available to meet your needs. They can hold inventory at their central location and distribute at the time right for you.

“We have too many peaks and valleys in productions”- By establishing Minimums and Maximum’s, they can keep track of what items you need. Mercer also accepts blanket orders to get you the best price possible.

Mercer Supply has developed relationships in the Greater Cincinnati area for over 35 years. Allow them the opportunity to share their expertise and provide your company the personalized service it demands. Please reach out to our team at 513-662-8115 or hello@weigel-associates.com for more information. We look forward to the opportunity to earn your business.