Transportation
When a leading manufacturer needs rugged components for braking systems, they partner with CMC. And when another well-known manufacturer for mass transit systems approached us because of issues with an existing supplier, CMC implemented an aggressive transition that enabled our customer to meet a First Article Inspection (FAI) date and avoid penalties.
- Under-car weldments and fabrications
- Interior trim (metallic)
- Inverter subassemblies
- Switching and signaling components
- Shaft and core assemblies
Moving Fast for Mass Transit - A Success Story
A rail transit manufacturer came to us when one of their major suppliers was unable to commit to a timeline for a crucial component needed to meet a transit authority deadline. Missing the deadline would involve severe fines and could jeopardize their future contract with the transit authority. Could we come up to speed quickly enough to assist them?
CMC responded by pulling together a team from various departments and meeting with the client immediately to qualify and scale up manufacture of this product. We developed production timelines, expedited materials from their global supply chain and mandated overtime hours on our manufacturing floor. As a result, we were able to meet a two week target production date and enabled our client to meet their deadline as well. Based on our performance, this client then chose CMC to be the sole source supplier for the duration of their contract.
Since then, they have returned to CMC on two similar occasions involving production issues with their suppliers and CMC has come through on both occasions and delivered product after extremely short scale-up periods. In the most recent occurrence, we were able to coordinate the development of an extrusion die within a single week (!) and had finished component samples available for the client’s review the very next day.
At CMC, we know that a client’s emergency is our emergency too. If you’re
in a bind, talk to us … we listen.
