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The 90,000-plus square-foot facility employs some of the most advanced automation known to industry. Combined with new manufacturing methods and the power of a single, cooperative workforce focused on customer needs, this technology now makes Hitchiner's complete-to-print countergravity casting more competitive than ever with alternative, lower cost but less advantageous processes, such as sand casting, forging, stamping, and fabricating.

A New Competitive Edge
The Automated Casting Facility uses the latest version of Hitchiner's patented supported-shell countergravity investment casting process. The benefits of near-net shape countergravity casting-accurate to within 0.005 inch/inch-are well established. Likewise, Hitchiner's success in high-volume applications, built on its ability to meet customer needs, makes Hitchiner the vendor of choice for high-volume requirements. The Automated Casting Facility now puts these competitive advantages within reach of a wide range of new applications.

Effective Manufacturing
Effective manufacturing requires an approach that starts and ends with meeting your needs as its only goal. To achieve that goal, Automated Casting Facility manufacturing methods include only activities that add value for the customer.

These methods comprise a system for moving production quickly, smoothly and in concert with demand. They do away with unrelated quotas that value output over need. They identify and eliminate factors that delay response and contribute to excess inventory. They make "maximum effectiveness" the watchwords for every aspect of the facility's design.

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