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COURIER JULY / AUG 2016 WW.CARRLANE.COM VOL. 64 NO. 4 IN THIS ISSUE: President’s Message p. 2 Engineer Honored p. 2 Ball Lock Pins To TX p. 3 Ball Lock Pins Donated p. 3 2016 Trade Shows p. 4 Distributor Portal News p. 4 We Want To Hear From You! Online: carrlane.com Phone: 314.647.6200 Email: [email protected] Mail: 4200 Carr Lane Court PO Box 191970 St. Louis, MO 631197970 Carr Lane Manufacturing Presents New Products At IMTS September 12-17, 2017 in Chicago T he Americas’ Largest Manufacturing Show is how the International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS, is billed. And it certainly lives up to its branding. Held every two years, the show attracts more than 2,000 exhibiting companies and more than 114,000 visitors from all over the world. As in past years, the 2016 installment will take place at McCormick Place in Chicago from September 12 to 17. Carr Lane Manufacturing will be exhibiting with its sister company Carr Lane Roemheld in a 20 x 40 booth, #1663, in the west building. “IMTS is a great opportunity for us to showcase all of our manufacturing capabilities as well as our product line,” explained Chief Business Development Ocer and Chief Manufacturing Ocer Colin Frost. This year, Carr Lane will be unveiling several new products to the manufacturing market at the show.
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Page 1: Carr Lane Manufacturing’s Senior Engineer Recognizedfiles.constantcontact.com/5da76016201/2a334190-147f-454b-845c-… · IMTS 2016 Chicago, IL September 12-17, 2016 Booth W-1663

   COURIER JULY / AUG 2016                                          WW.CARRLANE.COM                                              VOL. 64 NO. 4 

IN THIS ISSUE:

President’s Message p. 2

Engineer Honored p. 2

Ball Lock Pins To TX p. 3

Ball Lock Pins Donated p. 3

2016 Trade Shows p. 4

Distributor Portal News p. 4  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We Want To Hear From You!

 

Online:             

carrlane.com 

Phone:              

314.647.6200 

Email:   

[email protected] 

Mail:  

4200 Carr Lane Court PO Box 191970 St. Louis, MO 63119‐7970 

Carr Lane Manufacturing Presents New Products At IMTS September 12-17, 2017 in Chicago

T he  Americas’  Largest Manufacturing  Show  is how  the  International Manufacturing  Technolo‐

gy Show, or  IMTS,  is billed. And  it certainly  lives  up  to  its  branding. Held  every  two  years,  the  show attracts  more  than  2,000 exhibiting  companies  and  more than  114,000 visitors  from all over the  world.  As  in  past  years,  the 2016  installment will  take place at McCormick  Place  in  Chicago  from September 12 to 17.       Carr Lane Manufacturing will be exhibiting with  its  sister  company Carr  Lane Roemheld  in  a  20  x  40 booth, #1663, in the west building. “IMTS is a great opportunity for us 

to  showcase  all  of  our manufacturing  capabilities  as  well  as  our  product  line,” explained Chief Business Development Officer and Chief Manufacturing Officer Colin Frost.  This  year,  Carr  Lane  will  be  unveiling  several  new  products  to  the manufacturing market at the show.  

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COURIER — JULY / AUGUST 2016

Best Practices A Message From Carr Lane Manufacturing President Alan Frost

M any of us have heard the expression, “Learn from the mistakes of others, because you can’t make them all 

yourself.” As with most such sayings, there is a lot of truth in this saying. One way to take advantage of the 

experience  of  others  is  to  adopt  the  “best  practices”  of  a  particular  discipline.  In  almost  any  field  of 

endeavor, there is a history of people who have done the same thing we are now attempting to implement. 

     Many  industries have developed  a  standard  approach  that  codifies  the  learning  to be  realized  from  the mistakes of 

others.  As a part of the drive to achieve “excellence” in 

a  subject  matter,  companies  and  individuals  have 

codified what has been shown to be a superior approach 

into  a  list  of  “best  practices.”  Think  the  Toyota 

Production System. 

     Oftentimes,  adopting  these  best  practices  allows  us 

to  avoid  problems  we  had  not  even  considered  as 

possible. Utilizing a best practice can  illuminate an easy 

solution  to  a  problem  by  placing  that  problem  in  its 

proper context. 

     The  drive  for  continuous  improvement  in  a  business  leads  us  to  address  a  broad  range  of  topics.  Leveraging  the 

experience of experts  in the field can save us time, money and aggravation. Therefore, when you encounter a complex, 

difficult situation, draw on the “best practices” of others to help set you on the right path to continuous improvement and 

the avoidance of repeating others’ mistakes. 

“ Learn from the mistakes of others, because you can’t make them all yourself.”

Carr Lane Manufacturing’s Senior Engineer Recognized SME’s Thirty Under 30 Annual Review

C ongratulations  to  Josh  Herschbach,  Senior  Engineer  at Carr  Lane Manufacturing  on  being  recognized with  an Honorable Mention  in this year’s Thirty Under 30 review by SME.  Josh was nominated by CEO Nance Frost who 

stated  in her nomination  letter for Josh,   “My desire to nominate Josh  stems  from  my  utmost  respect  for  this  young  man.  He embodies  the  forward‐thinking  momentum  the  manufacturing industry needs and has proven himself here at Carr Lane Mfg. to be  a  highly  reliable,  results‐driven  individual.  I  can  tell  you  he  is respected  among  his  peers  here  who  rely  on  Josh  for  both engineering‐related decisions as well as his willingness to consider the input of others.”  

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COURIER — JULY / AUGUST 2016

Ball Lock Production Heads To Texas Concentrating Production To Improve Demand Needs

I n  a  letter  to Carr  Lane Manufacturing  employees  last month, CEO Nance Frost explained  the decision  to move all production of Carr Lane’s Ball Lock Pin product line to the company’s facility located in Austin, Texas, was made “in order to make best use of our resources 

as we strive to serve our customers better.”      The  transition of  the Ball Lock Pin Department  to Austin will occur  in several steps over the next several months, with a tentative completion date  of  the  end  of  November  2016.  The  first  step  was  shipping  the  majority of  the Ball  Lock Pin  raw  stock  and  some  related machinery  to Austin, which occurred in mid‐July.        Consolidating the manufacturing of Ball Lock Pins in Austin has several  advantages for Carr Lane as well as for our customers. First,  it will allow us  to  take  advantage  of  economies  of  scale;  especially  those  of  new  capital  investments  in  Austin.  Secondly,  this  will  simplify  logistics  and  inventory with  the move  to  a  single manufacturing  site  reducing  back  orders and out of stock situations. Finally, Carr Lane Manufacturing will be  able  to  re‐task  current  St.  Louis  Ball  Lock  team members  to  other  positions within the St. Louis operation.  

Loading the truck bound for Austin with Ball Lock Pin production materials.  

Congrats to University of Washington’s Formula Motorsports Success! Carr Lane Manufacturing Ball Lock Pins Helped Production of Winning Vehicle

F or  the  second  year,  Carr  Lane Manufacturing  is  a proud  sponsor of the  University  of  Washington’s Formula Motorsports program where 

students  from  the  Mechanical  Engineering School collaborate to design, build and race a formula motor car. This year, U of W finished second  overall  behind  Auburn  University  at the  big  competition  in  Lincoln,  Nebraska! (We’d  like  to  think  our  ball  lock  pins  had something to do with that success!) 

The U of W team in front of their championship car. See page 4 for more photos.  

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COURIER — JULY / AUGUST 2016

STOP BY AND SEE US! A trade show is your chance to see Carr Lane Manu-facturing products first-hand. If you are planning to attend either of these shows, we invite you to stop by our booth, see what’s new, what’s on the horizon, ask a question, and find out how Carr Lane Manufacturing can answer all your manufacturing workholding needs start to finish! Here’s where you can find us this year:

IMTS 2016 Chicago, IL September 12-17, 2016

Booth W-1663

AMTS 2016 Dayton, OH October 12-13, 2016 Booth 822

University of Washington Formula Motorsports Carr Lane Manufacturing Is A Proud Sponsor

Carr Lane Manufacturing logo featured near the front wheel (see photo at right). 

Welcome New Distributor:

Cornerstone Supply in Jacksonville, FL 

 

 

New Enhancements To Distributor Portal Improved Functionality & Additional Features

M ore  enhancements  are  planned,  but  here’s  what  we’ve pushed  lice  to  the  Carr  Lane Manufacturing  Distributor Sales Portal in an effort enhance your user experience.   

 LATEST ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE: 

On P&A searches, extended part name description has been added 

On P&A searches, subtotal now correctly shows total of NET price 

DHL now included as shipping option 

Inactivity log out time has been extended to one hour 

On Request For Quote Form, "Assign A Customer Field" is now op‐tional 

On Request For Quote Form, "Name Your Project" is now "RFQ #" 

On Manage Customers, Ship To info is pre‐populated with custom‐er's information, allowing you to leave as is or edit 

On Manage Customers, any customer you edit as "inactive" will show as greyed out in your Customer listing 

 COMING SOON: 

Tracking Information will be displayed by line  Displaying Net Price and Discount for Configured Items 


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