Change that connects.
Production and sales support for American manufacturing
Get the plant and the sales floor working toward what you want.
Plants slow down when equipment keeps failing, processes drift, and nobody has time to chase new customers. We fix what slows you down and help you sell what you make.
What we do
Six kinds of help.
| Service | What we do | What you should see |
|---|---|---|
| 1Keep equipment running | Find the root cause of repeat failures, then set up maintenance and reliability programs your crew can follow. | Fewer surprise stops and a maintenance plan with names and dates on it. |
| 2Bring in new equipment | Manage the project from quote to startup, and stay until the line reaches your production goals. | A line that starts up on plan, with the documentation to run it. |
| 3Improve the process | Walk the process, find where cost hides, and finish the manufacturing steps that never got finished. | Lower cost per part and a written standard for how it is made. |
| 4Grow sales | Build rep and distributor networks and a repeatable way to win customers for US-made products. | More qualified conversations in new regions, with reps who know the product. |
| 5Put AI to work | Pick the daily tasks AI can take over, then set up an operating rhythm like Traction so the change sticks. | Hours back each week and a team that knows who owns what. |
| 6Get found online | Build and run your website, blog, LinkedIn, and Google profiles. Set up an online store if you sell parts or product. | Buyers who find you before they find your competitor. |
How a project runs
We start small and in your plant, so you know what you are getting before you commit to more.
- 1
Walk the floor
We spend a day in your plant or with your sales team before we recommend anything.
- 2
Scope one fix
One problem, one owner, one number to move. You approve it before we start.
- 3
Hand it off documented
Procedures, checklists, and training, so the improvement stays after we leave.
Built for owner-led manufacturers
You make something real in the US. Your people are good, but there are more problems than hours, and the know-how lives in one or two heads. When those people are busy, everything waits. We take the problems you keep putting off and see them through.
- Equipment keeps stopping and the fix list keeps growing.
- You have a good product that too few people know about.
- A process works only because one person runs it.
- You are planning growth, an acquisition, or a new line and need someone to lead the work.
Who we are
We have known each other for more than 20 years and have worked together for eight. Both of us have mechanical engineering degrees and hold Engineer in Training certifications from NCEES and the State of Tennessee. Neither of us pursued a PE license because we were drawn to the plant floor. Instead of living in theory and equations, we spent our careers right beside the operations and maintenance teams solving the daily problems that prevented the company from reaching its goals.
Maintenance and reliability
One of us started with equipment. Along with his mechanical engineering degree, he earned a minor in reliability and maintenance engineering, and he interned on the reliability team at a paper mill, working to keep the plant running. He spent the first four years of his career in the maintenance department of a steel mill, working alongside the technicians to troubleshoot failures, find root causes, and put fixes in place. He earned certifications in thermography and vibration analysis along the way.
He then led the plant's in-house CNC machine shop, working with production, quality, and maintenance so the process could turn out good parts every time. A new ERP rollout pulled him into procurement. He went on to become a product manager and later Director of Engineering at an international manufacturing and sourcing company, acting as the bridge between customers' procurement and engineering teams and the factories making their parts. There he managed new product introduction programs across machining, casting, extruding, and fabrication. Most recently he has worked on cost savings, equipment reliability, and groundwork for sales growth across a group of manufacturers in water management.
Production and product
The other started on the production side. He ran a precision fabrication and CNC machine shop, then became the first production manager at an industrial transformer plant for a larger international manufacturer. While earning his MBA in finance, he saw how technical experience and financial thinking together can improve a company's bottom line and its top line.
He went on to lead product development, picking products worth taking to market and following them from validation through manufacturing, marketing, and sales. He later used those skills to help other OEMs bring their products to market as director of business development at an international manufacturing and sourcing company. His grasp of how a product is made, and of where the money is made and lost, helped drive revenue growth and stronger margins.
Between us we have walked through about 100 production plants around the world, and we bring the best of what we saw to yours. We cover the failing bearing and the balance sheet.
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