by Matt Ciavarella | Apr 30, 2021 | blog
Automotive Aftermarket Exhaust Manufacturer Challenge: Lean manufacturing principles have long been used to reduce the amount of non-value added or waste in manufacturing. One of those wastes is material handling. Simply moving a part from one location to another...
by Matt Ciavarella | Apr 23, 2021 | blog
Application: Driven to achieve zero defects, international automotive tube supplier performs 100% length inspection immediately after double end finishing. Solution: In the world of zero defect requirements, visual inspection is not adequate. After all, even 100%...
by Matt Ciavarella | Apr 16, 2021 | blog
Application: Reduce chip contamination from double end finishing operation. Solution: Haven designs and builds some of the most advanced process solutions in the tubing industry. But even the best solutions may have an inherent characteristic that may not satisfy...
by Matt Ciavarella | Apr 2, 2021 | blog
To remain competitive in today’s metal tube market, tube manufacturers must meet their customer’s increasingly difficult demands for tubes with diverse applications. Tubes are used in products across a broad range of industries, including automotive, aerospace,...
by Matt Ciavarella | Mar 26, 2021 | blog
Fabricated tubes are processed and used for a wide variety of structural, plumbing, and manufacturing applications. Steel is often used for construction tubes over other metals like aluminum when extra strength is necessary. Steel tubes are also used in automotive...