Packaging
NEW WORLD HEADQUARTERS REFLECTS BOLD THINKING, THOUGHTFUL PLANNING
Monday 12. May 2008 - "The expansion of the PDC headquarters facility," says PDC President Neal Konstantin, "was our chance to take a fresh, all-options-open look at our facility and our future - clearly a once-in-a lifetime opportunity."
The new headquarters complex will open just prior to the big northeast region PMMI meeting that PDC will host June 18.
Among the highlights of the new facility:
Engineering and administrative space have been doubled. The manufacturing floor has been re-engineered using advanced “lean” and value stream mapping techniques.
Fabrication and machining operations have been brought in-house for better material flow, and tighter cost control.
Cellular manufacturing has been introduced as a primary strategy for optimizing precision in tooling and subassemblies, improving workflow, and reducing delivery times.
Customer service, always a hallmark of PDC, has been made central to every operation within the company.
Aftermarket service and parts departments have been integrated with engineering and process planning for best-possible customer responsiveness.
New offices for sales and finance were designed to make them customer-friendly, and an integral part of our Total Engineered Solutions approach.
New equipment, including a large state-of-the-art steam boiler similar to those customers use, will support steam tunnel R&D, enhance our contract sleeving capabilities, and provide extended testing capacity.
Every decision, from architecture and materials to HVAC and lighting has been made with the goal of minimizing our carbon footprint.
“Our investment in this facility,” says Konstantin, “reflects our faith in PDCs technologies, in our company as an entity, and in the strength of our customer base. We believe it is what well need to compete successfully on our increasingly global stage, well into this century.”