Office Equipment Manufacturer Increases Production With Automated Plating Hoist

摘要

A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of office furniture has increased productivity by 15 percent using a programmable logic controller (PLC) that runs the entire plating processing system. Krueger International, based in Green Bay, is a manufacturer of office seating, tables, conference tables, auditorium seating, file cabinets and divider walls. The company is the seventh largest manufacturer in its class, with worldwide annual sales of $260 million. Krueger employs more than 1500 people in six plants located in Wisconsin, Canada and Mississippi.