Case Study
STRATTEC Security Corporation Automates for Flexible Mold Making
THE CHALLENGE STRATTEC Security Corporation has been supplying locks and keys for the automotive market since vehicles were invented. This Milwaukee, Wis., company is a worldwide leader that has driven the innovations in its eld, including the move from mechanical to electromechanical systems in automobile locks and keys. When it needed to improve its lead-times to keep up with demand while maintaining repeatability and quality, the company began to re- evaluate its manufacturing processes. It needed a system that would provide exible mold making, better repeatability and greater e ciency in cycle times and labor. THE SOLUTION STRATTEC obtained the following high- performance equipment: STRATTEC Security Corporation Automates for Flexible Mold Making • A Makino SNC64 vertical mac