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quire certain assets of Production Tool & Supply of Rockford, Illinois. DGI Supply has hired the Production Tool & Supply employees and will continue to operate under the PT&S brand for its customers in the Rockford area.
DGI Supply plans to combine its inventory in Loves Park with PT&S’ Rockford location 9 miles away. Bill Henricks, DGI Supply chief mar- keting officer said “The combined inventory will improve service levels and broaden the product offering that PT&S provides its customers. The COVID-19 pandemic has given us an opportunity to amalgamate these two great companies and retool our product and services to get our customers back to work without disruption.”
DGI Supply is a full line industrial distribution company which represents over 1,500 brand names in the industry and was recently named in Industrial Distribution magazine’s Big 50 report. In business since 1927, DGI Supply has 25 branches in North America.
Starrag US Increases Parts Availability and De- livery Times by Relocating Warehouse near Kentucky
Headquarters
For today’s manufacturers, spare parts availability is a key factor in the purchase decision of machine tools; particularly high end machine tools. Starrag believes its customers should confidently expect access to critical parts whenever the need arises.
As Starrag’s US market has ex- panded to include more machines and systems, the decision was made in mid-2019 to move the parts warehouse from Dallas, TX, to a site within ten miles from Starrag’s Hebron, KY, headquarters, offering greater logistic control of their spare parts inventory.
Their new location, positioned fif- teen minutes from Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky International Airport (CVG), also will help ensure prompt parts de- livery to North American customers.
In addition, this relocation brings the Starrag parts warehouse closer to their special tooling and equipment warehouse, located at the Hebron Headquarters. Many machine instal- lations and repairs not only need parts but also require special tooling. Having these warehouses within close proxim- ity allows all parts and necessary tool- ing to be combined into one shipment, giving customers in North America access to comprehensive solutions without delay.
Starrag implemented processes for warehouse ramp-up to be ready on time for new machine configurations sold in North America. A monitoring system is in place to visibly record each step of a part order, from the customer’s first request until delivery to the customer’s door. This data is analyzed quarterly and used for continuous improvement. This information helps accurately adjust stock levels to meet customer demand, especially in urgent cases where speed and availability to deliver spare parts quickly is critical
DMG MORI Machines Now
Available for Rent
DMG MORI has launched DMG MORI Capital, INC., a machine tool- ing rental company that offers access to DMG MORI machines via custom- ized, short to medium term rental agreements. Machine rental allows
customers to be flexible with cash flow while addressing current manufactur- ing needs.
New rental agreements range from 12 to 72 months and include a precision protection plan and biannual mainte- nance performed by a DMG MORI service team member.
DMG MORI’s CMX 50 U, CMX 1100 V, DMU 50 3rd Gen., NHX 4000, NHX 5000, NHX 5500, NHX 6300 and NLX 2500 SY are available to rent.
API Launches Virtual Showroom
In addition to developing global studios for live web demonstrations, metrology equipment supplier API has launched an online virtual showroom to support its customer’s growing need for online support and resources. The virtual showroom is meant to be a one-stop information portal for API’s products and services, providing users with virtual demos, technical videos, motion brochures and more. The re- source also enables users to download more information, request quotes and contact API directly by phone or email.
“The business world requires a new paradigm,” says Joe Bioty, president. “In-person, onsite support will always be essential, and will always be a cor- nerstone for API, but decisions happen at lightning speed. There isn’t always time to wait for someone to come to you. The virtual showroom takes API directly to the customer, putting all of the information about our products and how we can support all manufacturing processes at their fingertips.”
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