This expansion could bring their workforce up to 260 employees in the next three to five years.
But to remain competitive— in a world where cost control is the name of the game— Tool Gauge will look at hiring and training a new class of employee to respond to new technology demands.
Always looking to deliver cost savings to Boeing and other customers, the company feels that the best starting path is through robotics in manufacturing for pick and-place and inspection. Ultimately, they are going to eliminate repetitive motion jobs.
“ As part of our 2019 Tacoma manufacturing facility expansion, we foresee using collaborative robots on injection molding machines, CNC metal machining, and in secondary operations for a wide range of applications, specifically repetitive motion work, load / unload, assemblies, etc.” said Lee.
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