Cutting priorities

摘要

Founded in 1987, Tejas Electrical Enclosures Manufacturing Inc., Houston, focuses on making enclosures and components for customers such as General Electric, the U.S. Army and NASA. Tejas bends, cuts, shapes, perforates, notches, grinds, welds and polishes everything on site. Workpiece materials include steel, stainless steel and aluminum. Versatile, precise machining and quick turnaround is the company's mantra. Meeting those goals calls for a vigilant eye on ways to boost productivity and expand skills, two priorities owner Joe Garza apparently has emphasized since day one. "We started with just one welding machine, a few tools and very little income," he said. "In fact, it took 6 months before Tejas received its first order. We started making electrical enclosures, but I did not have any equipment, so I had to go to other shops to have them cut and formed for me."