GROB Shares Tips for Machine Shops in Demanding Times

Ohio, USA – Universal machining center builder, GROB Systems Inc, (GROB), offers four key highlights of how it has managed to stay competitive and keep pace with the ever-changing demands on machine tool builders working in the automotive, aerospace, medical, mold & die, military, and small-scale production markets. These pointers are aimed for machine shops and others in the manufacturing industry to help succeed in this time of rapid changes.

First, the company's capacity to engage in vertical integration, made possible in recent decades by continuously re-investing company’s profits into expansions that serve customers and allow it to keep pace with industry trends. This gradual process of supplying customers with integrated solutions was possible by building every component of its own machines in-house, the company’s Bluffton facility sets an example for the use case.

Second, the implementation of an apprenticeship program which introduces new workers to every aspect of the company. The company intakes 40 apprentices per year and to date, roughly 40 percent of the Bluffton workforce has been through GROB’s apprenticeship program. As a result, the customers can get sales, service, and support from people with familiarization and expertise about the company’s full range of products.

Third, to offer individualized, engineered solutions to customers that are precisely tailored to their end-use. This focus on retaining and growing with customers ensures that even as trends within the industry shift, the company can meet the customers’ requirement at every stage.

Fourth, adhering the process of knowledge transfer / sharing across industries. As GROB manufactures machining technology for many different industries, the trends that shape industries at the cutting edge can begin to benefit other industries. Thus, solutions for automation or data management developed for one industry can be extended to others as manufacturing practices evolve.

“Just one of these strategies would not be enough to keep us ahead of the crowd, but we’ve shown a strong commitment to adjusting to change. Through our overall ethic of adaptation and innovation, GROB is demonstrating how machine tool builders can move with and shape the industries we supply,” concluded Derek Schroeder, Universal Machines Sales Supervisor, GROB Systems Inc.

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