MAY 2016 EDITION
CHOOSES Leading Wood-Plastic Composite Decking Supplier Uses
ENTEK Extruders and Predictive Parts Stocking Program for High Output Production with Minimal Downtime
twin-screw extruders running at its two plants in North Carolina and Meridian, Idaho. In addition, Fiberon employs an innovative ‘predictive parts stocking program’ with ENTEK to avoid downtime and ensure its machines stay running at maximum capacity.
Downtime is Not an Option!
Fiberon and ENTEK first met to discuss implementing a parts stocking program back in 2009, during the slow-down of the ‘great recession’. “Both companies took the opportunity at that time to meet and try to come up with a better way to proactively plan for the future,” said Tammy Straw, Business Development Manager at ENTEK. “It was out of those meetings that we came up with the parts stocking program we continue to use today.”
According to a 2014 report from the Freedonia Group, US demand for wood- plastic composite (WPC) and plastic lumber will rise 9.8 percent annually to $5.5 billion in 2018. Decking will remain the largest application and will grow the fastest, based on alternative lumber’s minimal maintenance and long service life. Wood-plastic composite materials will outpace plastic lumber.
That’s a great forecast if you’re a supplier to this growing industry, and one of its leaders, New London, North Carolina- based Fiberon, partners with ENTEK Extruders to produce its high-quality WPC decking and railing products. A long-time ENTEK customer, Fiberon purchased their first ENTEK twin- screw extruders in 1999 and today has numerous ENTEK high-output 103mm
A systematic, quarterly approach was proposed by ENTEK, to review Fiberon’s needs, schedule, build, and ship parts to them throughout the year. The program included barrels, screws, melt pumps, and other wear parts. Some of these parts take months to manufacture and ship – but with this new program, Fiberon always would have spare parts in stock at their facility, ready to go when needed.
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