Case Study
Rediscovering E2 After 15 Years
www.shoptech.com | 800.525.2143 Dave DeVandry, grandson of the original founder of DeKing Screw Products in Chatsworth, CA was involved with his family’s business at a very young age. In his words, he was a “grease monkey” from the start and loved being in the shop, smelling the oil and hearing the machines chug and churn. However, it was just in the past two years that Dave stepped into his family’s company and started putting his analytical mind to work as VP of Sales and Purchasing. After his grandfather had some health issues and the company took a hit from the recession, Dave’s father took a more leading role in the business and decided to invest in CNC Swiss lathes. With these types of screw machines, their business grew by producing small, complex parts for the aerospace in