Now , they have a better work / life balance taking Friday through Sunday off , giving the employees something that they can never replace — time with their families . Another thing they have done as a company is cross-training . Rogers said that everyone is cross-trained , “ Knowing everyone else ’ s job makes the entire place run smoothly ,” he shared .
Swiss Productions stayed open during the pandemic , which is a point of pride for the company . Rogers said , “ We were one of the companies who didn ’ t end up closing . We were considered essential by our medical device customers from the beginning and continued to supply components to customers around the world .” He said they were involved in supplying components for COVID tests . He shared that they produced components that were used to help produce over 5,000 tests per week . “ Whatever our customers would send us , we ’ d create components based upon specifications to match that .”
Aside from work in semiconductors and medical , two industries for which they are known , they are also conducting work in aerospace and hope to expand that industry . They also provide biotech , irrigation , automotive , and Department of Defense ( DOD ) products .
Lunceford said there are a few things that differentiate the company . Their 44 Swiss-style screw machines hold a tighter tolerance (. 0002 to . 0005 ) on plastic and metal . He explained that an application could be used for a syringe tip or tiny screws used in medical or testing with fluids . Also , with the addition of automation they incorporated two robotic arms to their mills which increased their spindle times , running parts ‘ lights out .’ They ship out 2.5 million parts monthly from their 25,000-square-foot facility . “ We designed the building with manufacturing in mind .
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