Short Run Short Takes
Welcome to Short Run Short Takes, keeping you up to date on Donnelly Custom Manufacturing’s latest achievements for and with our customers. This issue takes a closer look at how Donnelly’s customers leverage our short run manufacturing expertise to save time and money.
 
 
 

Save time, money in up-front engineering
By: Tim Stewart and Jim McCarthy, Donnelly Custom Manufacturing Company

Seeking to cut costs in the molding process? Don’t overlook the opportunity to improve profit margins by involving your processor early in part design, a practice known as “up-front engineering.”

Up-front engineering ensures robust part manufacturability, minimizes tooling costs, optimizes material selection, increase processing speeds … and generally leads to better and more cost-effective parts.
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Events Calendar

Training Within Industry Summit
June 5 – 6
Orlando, FL
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Survival Boot Camp 2007
September 13 – 14
Chicago, IL
Ron Kirscht participates in Roundtable: Differentiation & Innovation
as Growth Drivers.
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An Inspired Business Model
A savvy custom molder adapted to the changing economic climate by abandoning a shoot-and-ship mentality and providing more services to fewer customers.
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Echo Press
Donnelly’s Tim Stewart participates in product customization panel at American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) conference.
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Modern Plastics
Modern Plastics features Donnelly President Ron Kirscht as a guest columnist, Dec. 2006 Modern Plastics.
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Ron Kirscht
“Customer service is the forgotten staple” by Ron Kirscht in Jan. 1, 2007 PlasticNews.
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Tight lead times. Quick changeovers. Just-In-Time inventory. Pricing pressures.
These are just a few of the challenges OEMs face when they need short-run parts. To succeed, they need suppliers that intimately understand their operations - and have the flexibility, expertise and commitment to meet their most pressing needs. Download our Case Study on Customer Intimacy to learn how Donnelly Custom Manufacturing Company helps customers achieve their goals.
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Donnelly Takes First-Class to New Heights
B/E Aerospace, a leading manufacturer of cabin interior products for commercial aircraft and business jets, recently selected Donnelly as the injection molder for a variety of first-class and business-class aircraft seats.
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