Case Study
Quarterly Inspections Boost Productivity and Safety
MARKIN TUBING, WY OMING, NY QUARTERL Y INSPECTIONS BOOST PRODUCTIVITY AND SAFETY Markin Tubing operates eight steel tube mills, offering a complete range of small diameter plain, copper flash and Galfan® coated as-welded carbon-steel tubing. PROCESS-CRITICAL CRANES Markin Tubing is one of the world’s leading small-diameter tubing manufacturers, producing 30 million pounds of tubing each year. Their process begins when a receiving crane unloads steel coils from flatbed trucks. From there, the coils are transported to one of four production lines, where they are loaded onto the line with a workstation crane. Markin has positioned eight electric chain hoists on each line at various coating, welding and cutting stations. Every unit is critical to the production process. ADDING VALUE T