Project development
Early in 2008, Husky´s sourcing team visit several potential suppliers on the Northeast region of our country, searching for a company that had both the technical and financial capabilities to build their industrial control panels.
After visiting and analyzing more than 10 different companies, Newland was awarded the project and in May of that same year, Newland´s management team visit Husky´s plant in Bolton Canada to get to kow the products and receive intense training. Part of the training included raw material reviews, production standard times, kanban systems, etc.
Together with the sourcing team, we implemented a supplier transition program that consisted in transfering all Husky´s suppliers to Newland (control panel related). During a 3 month period of time, Husky´s sourcing team made all the proper instroductions while Newland´s team setup more than 70 suppliers.
In parallel, layout at Newland´s plant was designed and implemented as well as training for all direct personnel. In addition to the training that the management team received, Husky personnel visited Newland several times to continue training at the shop floor
Husky was building their control panels in-house, resolving all type of production and sourcing issues. The difficulty involved in building their control panels was a challenge to the company, mainly due to the fact that panel building isn´t part of their "core business". By outsourcing they panels to us, Husky was able to focus more on their core business, free up space, focus people to value added actitivities, reduce purchasing and expediting activities, etc
After 6 months of transition, early in May 2009, Newland was building the first control panel in it´s Apodaca Facility successfully starting a formal business relationship with Husky
Husky´s control panels
All of Husky´s injection molding machines have a main control panel which typically had more than 1,000 raw materials ranging from a small label to a large drive. On average, each panel required more than 300 man hours to build due to the complexity and size (typically 5 meters long)
The manufacturing process consisted of a mechanical assembly first, followed by electrical wiring process and ended up with an inspection and a 8 hour test
+300,000
man hours
+1,200
control panels built and shipped to Husky