05.25.11
Mack Molding has received the 2011 Managing Automation Communications Progressive Manufacturing 100 Award. The Arlington, Vt.-headquartered company was recognized at the Manufacturing Leadership Summit in Palm Beach, Fla., for expanding its market position and redefining itself as a major North American manufacturer.
Mack’s business model dates back about 10 years, as OEMs turned to offshore manufacturing. The company drafted a new business model that would expand its position as a contract manufacturer for the medical market as well as a custom plastic molder of super-large parts.
“This aspect of our business model drives us toward products that are too large to be manufactured efficiently overseas and too complex to be confidently and expediently managed from offshore locations,” said Jeff Somple, president of Mack Molding Northern Operations.
So far, the varied list of products includes a fully automated, self-cleaning commercial milkshake blender, mail sorters and production systems, solar-powered municipal trash compactors and recycling systems, RFID (radio frequency identification) inventory management systems and insect control systems for lawn and garden care.
For each product, Mack’s vertical integration of services—product development, plastics injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, machining and total product assembly—play important roles in the development process.
Other companies honored for their manufacturing business models include Caterpillar Inc., Chevron Corporation, the Coca-Cola Company, Dow Chemical Company, Ford Motor Company, Honeywell International, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Nestle S.A.
“These companies have demonstrated an ability to rethink their businesses and apply advanced technologies in innovative ways that manufacturers everywhere would be well served to emulate,” said David Brousell, a judge. “The [Progressive Manufacturing 100] winners this year are role models for the successful manufacturing company of today and in the future.”
Mack’s business model dates back about 10 years, as OEMs turned to offshore manufacturing. The company drafted a new business model that would expand its position as a contract manufacturer for the medical market as well as a custom plastic molder of super-large parts.
So far, the varied list of products includes a fully automated, self-cleaning commercial milkshake blender, mail sorters and production systems, solar-powered municipal trash compactors and recycling systems, RFID (radio frequency identification) inventory management systems and insect control systems for lawn and garden care.
For each product, Mack’s vertical integration of services—product development, plastics injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, machining and total product assembly—play important roles in the development process.
Other companies honored for their manufacturing business models include Caterpillar Inc., Chevron Corporation, the Coca-Cola Company, Dow Chemical Company, Ford Motor Company, Honeywell International, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Nestle S.A.
“These companies have demonstrated an ability to rethink their businesses and apply advanced technologies in innovative ways that manufacturers everywhere would be well served to emulate,” said David Brousell, a judge. “The [Progressive Manufacturing 100] winners this year are role models for the successful manufacturing company of today and in the future.”