MS"eye”Watch Spring 2005

The MS"eye"Watch is a Machinery Systems publication produced quarterly for
MSI staff members, vendors, and friends.

SPRING 2005

A Look inside the MSI Family

Regular Features:
CEO Message
Family Medical Crisis and Throughput
New Faces in MSI Places
  New Members and Babies
Health News
  Stomach Flu
Customer Stories
  Northrop Grumman
  Pentair
  Brad Foote Gear Works
Systems Financial Credit Update
Something Special for Our Customers
Used Equipment Update
Coping with a Hot Used Market
Spiritual Journey
Mission Accomplished

Whatever it takes... After almost two years it came down to whether or not it would fit through a very tight hallway and two doors at Northrop Grumman.

CEO Message How can a family medical crisis possibly relate to throughput?

Pentair Every lean manufacturing company establishes it's own unique path to "lean." Read, see and hear how the Kaizan event has transformed the Pentair culture in less than four years.

Brad Foote Gear Works "The most competitive, high quality, large gear manufacturing comany in the U.S. operating 24 hours, seven days a week."

Used Equipment Update: Used machine tools sales are soaring. U.S. manufacturing companies are looking for ways to improve their throughput with used (as well as new) machine tools. Is that good or bad? It depends if you're buying or selling. What can we do to help our customers?

Systems Financial Credit (SFC) Update: One of our customers decides to make an equipment purchase to improve their throughput. Now what? How do they go about finding the best financing package available for their specific needs?

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The Stomach Flu Learn how to quickly get rid of this common affliction.

New faces in MSI Places. Meet our newest MSI & MT&S members along with several member new family arrivals.

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