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Mack Rolling Out Tulip Manufacturing App Platform

February 5, 2019 by Larry Hovish Leave a Comment

Tulip Connects Workers, Machines & IT Systems to Provide Real-Time Insight into Operations

ARLINGTON, Vt. (Feb. 5, 2019) – Mack Molding has announced it has expanded its relationship with Tulip, the manufacturing App Platform. Tulip’s cloud-based platform augments the productivity of Mack’s workforce with shop-floor apps, industrial IoT and real-time analytics.

“It is similar to a manufacturing execution system, only better,” said Headquarters Plant Manager Rich Hornby. “With big pictures, interactive elements and videos it is more efficient than paper-based work instructions when training new operators. Real-time data allows our team to rapidly recall information, ensuring we don’t find out tomorrow there was a problem today. Tulip also provides us with a platform to easily share data with our customers as they are just a click away.”

Mack has been testing Tulip at its headquarters for approximately a year, and will now begin rolling out the digital factory management software throughout the facility. The program allows Mack’s manufacturing and quality engineers to build apps on their own, enabling better operator training and increased productivity through guided, interactive work instructions. In addition, the apps validate data on entry, record KPIs, cycle-time data, collect critical data for customer traceability and track gauges, calibrations and due dates, all in real-time.

“It is highly customizable,” Hornby noted. “We like to say it is open to what your imagination can handle. Most importantly it puts the power of information, and the ability to act on it, into the hands of our front-line engineers, supervisors and operators. This gives them the ability to drive productivity and direct continuous improvement efforts.”

“We’re thrilled about this expansion with Mack,” added Tulip’s Head of Customer Operations Erik Mirandette. “We’re excited to see how they continue innovating with manufacturing apps and leading the way in their space.”

About Tulip

Tulip, the Manufacturing App Platform, is being used by leading manufacturers around the world to increase the productivity, quality and efficiency of their operations. Launched out of MIT, the company is headquartered in Somerville, Mass., with offices in the UK and Germany. It has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor, IDC Innovator, Frost and Sullivan Entrepreneurial Company of the year, an AWS Partner Network member and a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Learn more at Tulip.co.

About Mack Molding
Mack Molding is a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. Mack specializes in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing. Founded in 1920, Mack is a privately owned business that operates 11 facilities throughout the world. Don Kendall is CEO and chairman. For more information, go to www.mack.com.

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Mack Implementing ISO 9001 and 13485 Revisions

February 6, 2018 by Larry Hovish Leave a Comment

Company Mobilizes Resources & Personnel to Maintain Competitive Advantage

Mack Regulatory Compliance Manager Lee Fox discusses the new revisions to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 and the Company’s implementation plans during an offsite mobilization event Jan. 24, 2018, at the Mack Performance center at Arlington High School.

ARLINGTON, Vt. (Feb. 6, 2018) – Mack Molding, a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, is in the midst of systematizing ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 – the fifth and third revisions, respectively, of the international standards for general quality management and assurance, as well as for medical devices.

Mack’s ISO certifications are critical to not only assuring its customers their products will meet expectations, but also in the Company’s business continuity. More than 140 members of its manufacturing, quality, sales, engineering and leadership teams recently gathered for an in-depth discussion on what the new standards mean for Mack and how they will be implemented. Next Mack will train internal auditors to help ensure it is ready to become certified following audits scheduled to take place in July.

“When we first implemented ISO 9001 in 1990 we were one of a handful of injection molders to do so,” said Mack Molding President Jeff Somple. “It was a great selling point at the time, but today it is a necessity – a license to do business in the highly technical markets we serve. In the early 2000s we implemented ISO 13485 to gain access to the medical device industry, and as a result today we are a stronger, more diverse organization. It has proven to be a competitive advantage for Mack, and the good news is we are already doing most of what the new standards require.”

Mack personnel were briefed on the new revisions to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 and the Company’s implementation plans during an offsite mobilization event Jan. 24, 2018, at the Mack Performance center at Arlington High School.

A significant piece of the new standards is based on risk management and ensuring employees are aligned with organizational goals. This ties in neatly with Mack’s existing strategy for growth. Known internally as the Seven Key Success factors, the Company uses intelligent business growth, total customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, profitability, competitive readiness, risk management and environmental sustainability as its guiding principles.

“We are well on our way to achieving what ISO, and many of our customers, are looking for,” Somple added. “It goes far beyond what most organizations would consider for a quality management system, emphasizing the management piece in ways that have already proven to be our strength. Risk-based thinking is a critical part of engineering, however, we cannot rest on our laurels. That is why Mack is committing the resources and the time to get it right.”

About Mack Molding

Mack Molding is a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. Mack specializes in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing. Founded in 1920, Mack is a privately owned business that operates 11 facilities throughout the world. Don Kendall is CEO and chairman. For more information, go to www.mack.com.

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Mack Training Program Builds Skills Needed for Future Growth

February 7, 2017 by Larry Hovish 1 Comment

ARLINGTON, Vt. (Feb. 7, 2017) – Mack Molding, a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, utilizes several tools, including workforce cultivation, prudent fiscal planning and vertically-integrated services, to position itself for future success. Today the Company announces the addition of a core competency program to its toolbox, ensuring employees are prepared to meet customers’ increasingly sophisticated needs.

Mack’s first graduates from the Company’s core competency training program, dubbed Mack U: Jim Cook, Tyler Willette, Lucas Cross, Nelson Nieves, Amanda Adams, Sarah Warren and John Morin.

Dubbed Mack U, the program recently graduated its first seven students from the initial curriculum, Electro-Mechanical Operator I. In all, the graduates completed 14 courses and 21 hours of classroom time and hands-on training. To receive certification, successful trainees must demonstrate their proficiency through tests, on which they must score a 90 or better.

“We believe employees are the Company’s most valuable assets,” said Headquarters Plant Manager Rich Hornby. “We developed Mack U because our work is getting more complex, making the quality of our output more important than ever. We carefully looked at what we are doing and where we are going, and this program gives our team the tools needed to meet the demands of our customers, as well as a pathway for advancement.”

According to Hornby, the initial program was foundational, helping to improve safety awareness and explain the reasoning behind Mack systems. They tapped into the talents of 12 veteran Mack employees who channeled their expertise to become subject experts and develop courses on topics like customer communication, electrostatic discharge and wiring assemblies.

While there are seven employees in the first graduating class, a significant number continue working toward certification. Moving forward, the trainees will take on Electro-Mechanical Operator Levels II and III in which they will be introduced to advanced topics such as drawing and wire schematics, pneumatic connections and plumbing, soldering and the integration of firmware, software and hardware. Additionally, Mack will be rolling out a molding program.

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Mack Finishing Operator Sarah Warren has used what she learned in the 5S class both at work and in her personal life.

If an improved customer experience and being better prepared to deal with marketplace changes was not enough, the trainees also are benefitting personally. Finishing Operator Sarah Warren used what she learned in the 5S class to alter the way she sets up her tool box, taking her organization skills to the next level.

“It’s made everything easier to find, and I am working more efficiently,” Sarah said. “This is my first job, so this is totally new to me. I am even using what I learned at home, just yesterday I was talking to my dad about the state of his toolbox!”

Since taking the classes, Sarah’s classmates have used their newly gained knowledge to make recommendations on calibration and raise important questions about materials, enhancing their value to Mack and its customers.

“As a ninety-six year old company we have a lot of knowledge and an intimate relationship with manufacturing, but organizing like this is truly a first for us,” Hornby said. “By establishing foundational skills, and then building on them, we are creating a team that will be unsurpassed in skill and quality of work – ensuring Mack continues to serve as the manufacturing arm for current, and new, customers, well into our next century as an organization.”

About Mack Molding
Mack Molding is a leading custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. Mack specializes in plastics design, prototyping, molding, sheet metal fabrication, full-service machining and medical device manufacturing. Founded in 1920, Mack is a privately owned business that operates 11 facilities throughout the world. Don Kendall is CEO and chairman. For more information, go to www.mack.com.

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Contact: Larry Hovish
(802) 375-0772
larry.hovish@mack.com


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