Author Archives: ASPC
COBOT’s at Work
Automatic Spring Products Corporation maintains a strong commitment to adopting new and emerging technologies. We have introduced collaborative robots into our facility as part of our effort to create consistent and dependable parts for our customers at competitive rates. Advanced automation has reduced our exposure to the staffing issues plaguing the US economy and has […]
ASPC Partners with Elementary Schools to Solve Problems
Several Grand Haven classrooms partnered with local businesses, including Automatic Spring Products, in the fall of 2018. This program is called Homegrown. Students are presented a challenge facing their partnered business, and it’s up to students to develop a possible solution. The program takes several classrooms of grades K-4 through a design-thinking process. Teacher Nick […]
ASPC’s Lean Vertical Integration Strategy
At ASPC, we are dedicated to engineering new and innovative ways to provide the best products at reasonable prices to our customers. And one of the main ways we do this is with our Lean Vertical Integration Strategy. Learn more about what this strategy is, the benefits of lean manufacturing, and how we’ve used it […]
How We’ve Used a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) to Inspire Innovation & Implement Positive Change
At Automatic Spring Products Corp., we’re all about BHAGS – Big Hairy Audacious Goals. In fact, for over 10 years, our BHAG has become the driving force for innovation, growth, and positive change across our entire organization. Here’s how we developed a BHAG in 2006 and how it has completely revolutionized ASPC since then. […]
Customized Butterfly Retaining Clip Solution Designed for Global Automotive Interior Manufacturer
A global automotive interior customer came to Automatic Spring Products Corp. with a spring retainer clip problem that their current North American supplier was struggling with. Their supplier was experiencing tremendous rework and sorting costs in trying to supply this difficult spring retainer clip, causing significant delivery issues for this manufacturer. An outside firm suggested […]
New Clip Design for National Pants Hanger Company
A national hanger manufacturer came to Automatic Spring Products Corp. to request help in developing a spring clip application for their concept of a new pants hanger design. Solution ASPC’s owner and engineering team worked with the customer to design, develop, prototype, and fine-tune the new clip design for the new patented pant hanger design. […]
Cost-Effective, Labor-Saving Stainless Brush Box Assembly Solution for Global Firm
Automatic Spring Products Corp. was manufacturing a tight tolerance 3-sided brush box in a progressive die for a global automotive electric motor manufacturer. When the potential for product improvements was identified, the ASPC team traveled to the manufacturer’s plant in Tennessee and observed their assembly process. Solution During this time, ASPC noticed two things: The […]
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