Since the start of the Great Recession in 2008, many Tier 1 suppliers have either closed or downsized. F&P America Manufacturing Inc., in contrast, has continued to operate at maximum capacity. The keys to the company’s success are JIT manufacturing and safe robotic welding.
F&P opened in Troy, OH, in 1994 as a 100,000-square-foot welding shop with 80 employees. Today, the company operates a 300,000-square-foot facility where 500 employees stamp, weld, assemble and paint 1,800 to 2,000 assemblies per day, six days a week.