Quick question: What is large, wooden and headed to Chile? Answer: UCEC's recent shipment of control panels!
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“Every day at UCEC can be very different,” he says. “One project can be simply drilling holes or all the way to fabricating from raw materials. We do some really big custom projects.”
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It occurred to me the other day that great breweries and great panel shops have one thing in common: they are both a blend of science and art. It’s what sets them apart.
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I recently came across a book that I had read and used in my former life as an Operations Manager for a mutual fund company. The book, Results Based Leadership by Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood, had a profound impact on me.
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UCEC is part of a "manufacturing renaissance" in North America with our customized products, relentless dedication to new technologies and a customer-oriented business model. That's why we were interested in this infographic showing manufacturing trends for 2014. Have you seen any of these predictions take flight in your business?
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My week begins first thing Monday morning with a team of colleagues. We talk through what projects are scheduled to begin this week. Of course, there are incomplete panels still on the floor from the week before, so we attend to those next on the priority list.
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The new CNC machine helps UCEC keep costs lower by increasing shop capacity, all without adding people or overhead. In addition, the machine allows UCEC to shift resources nimbly, further decreasing production time.
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The UCEC shop is a place of constant change. New materials arrive daily while fully fabricated electrical control panels are readied for testing and then shipment to their final destination.
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