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September 9, 2008 08:35
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Cincinnati, OH --
Palmetto Brick Company, headquartered in Cheraw, SC, has chosen
Zontec's Synergy 2000™ Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software to
help its manufacturing operations manage product quality.
"The primary reason we purchased Synergy 2000 is to keep our
manufacturing process consistent so that our colors and brick
properties meet customer's needs," says Todd Butler, Palmetto Process
Engineer. "To achieve this consistency, we must monitor our raw
materials and manufacturing processes very closely and try to reduce or
eliminate any variability that can be measured.
Palmetto produces 150-million brick per year. The residential market
accounts for approximately 50 percent of Palmetto's business.
The investment in Zontec SPC software follows a $28-million,
400,000-sq. ft. plant expansion in 2005, featuring robotic handling and
computer controlled processes to make it one of the most
technologically advanced brick manufacturing plants in the U.S.