Ducommun's Performance Center in Joplin, Missouri, took top honors for the development and implementation of a Customer Oriented Site Systems Utility Manager (COSSUM) program. This innovative Electronic Work Instructions system came about to augment existing systems to support the Joplin site and its customers through innovation in a mostly untapped area: the gap in application capabilities. The Engineering Team used its experience with traditional processes to challenge existing approaches, creating a more streamlined, automated and user-friendly system. COSSUM leverages electronic documentation to support continued growth, meet customer expectations for electronic data, improve engineering efficiency, and provide consistency within manufacturing operations.
The Engineering Team at Ducommun's Performance Center in Coxsackie, New York, received the Company's 2020 Excellence in Innovation Award-Structural Solutions for a new exhaust system and testbed for a key customer in the Aerospace & Defense market. This project required Coxsackie's engineers to meet challenging specifications and deliverables within a minimal timeframe. They presented an innovative, quality solution that exceeded customer expectations for product specifications and delivery. It also allowed Coxsackie's entire team to showcase its capabilities in redesign, prototyping and manufacturing, as well as its significant engineering talent.
The Engineering Team at Nobles Worldwide in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, received Ducommun's 2020 Excellence in Innovation Award-Engineered Products for the development and implementation of a new in-house Fabrication Cell. This Fab Cell augments and improves existing processes and efficiencies in production and manufacturing capabilities, which benefit Nobles' valued customers. The Nobles Engineering Team used a vertical integration strategy to develop this innovative approach, allowing them to make targeted manufacturing equipment acquisitions that maximize in-house production of select product lines. With proper use and routine maintenance, the machines and processes that make up the new Fab Cell's core will remain sustainable indefinitely. It is also scalable to other aspects of the manufacturing process, which they are currently exploring.
