A proven project management plan and prompt client feedback are essential for integrators to build fully and semiautomated assembly systems on short deadlines.
Most people would agree that the proverb, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease,” is not meant to be taken literally. To them, the expression conveys the idea that the most important problems are the ones most likely to get attention. However, integrators and machine builders are not most people.
“A few years ago, an automotive manufacturer needed us to build and install an add-on grease-application station to an assembly system,” notes Edward Karabec, president and CEO of Lanco Integrated. “The station was necessary because the parts made on the original system were too-often squeaking in the car during movement.”