Deutz Corp. recently moved its Value Add production operation from Norcross, Ga., to a facility with a larger, 60,000-square-foot production area in Pendergrass, Ga., enabling the company to increase the number of Value Add production lines from one to three.
The Deutz Corp. Value Add production operation uses base engines delivered from Germany and provides modification adjustments according to each OEM customer’s specific requirements. OEMs can choose to provide their own design specifications, or rely on the expertise of Deutz’s engineering team to design a custom-engineered solution. Deutz engineers then work closely with the OEM partners engineers throughout the entire process.
“Our Value Add lines allow us to provide customers with a high-value, customized engine solution,” said Jim Smith, director of production operations at Deutz Corp. “Moving our Value Add production lines to our new North Georgia location both increases our capacity and streamlines the overall production process.
“To make the process more efficient, we’ve introduced a number of important ‘lean manufacturing’ waste-reducing concepts to help to take the operation from a batch-build operation to a one-piece-flow operation. Our redesigned work stations ensure that the necessary tools, materials and documentation are close at hand. This has reduced cycle times by 25 percent and increased the line’s ability to run a wider variety of products.”
