RESPECT • SUPPORT • INSPIRE 1295 Lund Boulevard • Anoka, Minnesota 55303 • USA +1.763.421.0230 • 800.328.4492 En Español: +1.763.576.3700 mate.com Louver Tool Increases Productivity 68% Red Dot Corp., a global manufacturer of HVAC systems for heavy trucks, heavy equipment and military vehicles, was having trouble producing a louvered part efficiently. The process incurred a lot of excess manual handling, which in turn led to a lot of poor-quality parts. So, when Mate Sales Engineer John Nugent asked Red Dot’s production programmer Jericho Abad if he was experiencing any problems, Abad mentioned the louver issue. Excessive Material Handling Nugent worked closely with Abad to better understand the situation. Red Dot was cutting a one large sheet of galvannealed steel into 5 sm

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