FACE TO FACE facility that makes press brake clamping and crowning systems . We have more than doubled our capacity there and that move should be complete by the end of this year ,” commented Jason Semerad .
Wilson Tool is also entering new markets for larger tooling and continues to invest in new press line equipment for its special tooling lines .
Challenges and opportunities
However , with increased growth plans , investment and organisational scale-ups , there are also several challenges to address . Not least of these is the company ’ s ability to keep up with the rapid pace of change …..
“ We are investing a lot of time and dollars into training and developing our workforce , as well as succession planning . Finding good , technically skilled people ( from manufacturing , engineering and customer service ) is hard . In a constantly changing market , Wilson Tool must evolve . I will also add that the world , in general , is more challenging than I have ever seen in my lifetime . By that I mean economies , governments , wars etc . Wilson Tool is looking beyond this and making sure that when things start picking back up , it is on the right side of the uptick and prepared for it ,” highlighted Paul Johnson .
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Jason Semerad echoed that sentiment , and pointed to new workforce skillsets ( such as programming knowledge ) that will be needed in the future as automation increases in manufacturing environments .
“ We must upskill our existing workforce and act with more urgency as we upscale . We are already doing more training with our customers because they have such frequent people churn . With that in mind , we are also looking at how we can simplify our tooling for non-skilled operators . Our new e-clamp is a great example of an easy-to-use system ,” he told ISMR .
The company ’ s investment in training , capital expenditure and facility expansion is designed to set it up for future scalability .
“ We are thinking big in terms of what the world will look like over the next few years , but we will have to scale to do that . Key elements will be our culture , our people and our service . We will need to scale for higher capacity and higher demand . We believe that expanded relationships with our OEM partners , exploring new geographic markets and continuing to serve over 30 industries will give us plenty of opportunities for growth ,” concluded Jason Semerad .
With a new leadership team , and a renewed focus on increasing its product innovations and global market share , the future looks promising for Wilson Tool . n
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