Case Study
ACIPCO’s (American Cast Iron Pipe Co)
VTC 1600 Vertical Turning Center The Challenge As ACIPCO’s (American Cast Iron Pipe Co) production machinery aged, the company faced increasing maintenance costs and downtime. The machine shop, located in Birmingham, Alabama, produces spare parts to repair production machinery for all of ACIPCO’s facilities. In their evaluation, the company compared the cost of rebuilding versus purchasing new equipment. The Solution After evaluating