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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