In its production of various cylinder and related products for hun- dreds of customers, TRD Manufacturing, Inc. of Machesney Park, Illinois (near Rockford), a division of Bimba, one of the leaders in actuation devices, was challenged by an ever-increasing variety of sizes, styles and materials in their workpiece blocks. As VP of Op- erations Kerry Reinhardt explains, “TRD is a fast-paced manufac- turer but very dedicated to high quality and fa

Join for free to read