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he said. “Quantum did a really good job of bringing in
shelving styles that fit their bins. Just about every bin
that we make has a shelving system to accommodate
that size bin, so it really has melded well to become an
entire system.”
The last 18 months have been a significant period of
reinvestment in state-of-the-art injection-molding ma-
chines – “the fastest and best available,” Granger said
– that’s boosted production capacity by 45 percent.
Prior to their arrival, he said, the company had been
nearing the top end of its production potential, which
was creating situations where the sales group was out-
selling the pace at which product was available.
Upon arrival, the machines were arranged in a man-
ner which enabled the material handling and process
flows to be trimmed down, which, in turn, ramped up
production significantly. And, thanks to additional in-
vestment in warehousing and distribution space, too,
enough assets are readily on hand to enable Quantum
staff to “make it, stock it and ship it” with a faster-
than-ever turnaround time.
“Our ability to make product has increased immense-
ly,” Granger said, “and the gentleman who runs our
manufacturing plant said that there was absolutely no
way I could outsell his capacity now. He said that with
a smile. We really have been able to produce much
more product than we were able to in the past.”
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