wolverine – shawnee facility july 2013- canadian company purchased wolverine tube
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Wolverine – Shawnee Facility
July 2013- Canadian Company Purchased Wolverine Tube
Wolverine Operations
Shawnee, OK Built in 1974 by WLV 50 Acre Site 325,000 Square Feet Under Roof 500 Employees Including
Salaried Total Sales Per Year-$275M Total Pounds Sold/Year-55
Million
Shawnee Plant Layout
3 Primary Mills - (1) - Converting, (2) - Industrial, (3) - Technical Tube (Red) (Blue) (Green)
Shawnee Operations Staff
Greg GallmanVP/ GM
Stefanie BridgesAdmin. Asst.
OpenController
David YockelHR Mgr.
Lori SookQuality Mgr.
Mike ShepherdDir. Conv/ Ind Mill
Mike WilliamsDir. Technical Mill
J ohnie MaloneSupply Chain Mgr.
Wolverine’s Tech Center
• Located in Decatur, Alabama• Heat Transfer Lab• Mechanical/Process Lab• R&D Center• Precision Tool Center
Global Tube Markets
Large Commercial Chiller HVAC Market
Residential & Light Commercial HVAC
Refrigeration and Appliance Market
Water Heater/Boiler Market
Process and Chemical Application Market
Technical Tubes
Enhanced Surface Tube• Product Class Inventor
• Global Technology Leader
• Strong Patent Portfolio
• Global Market Leader
• Custom Solutions
• Various Alloys
Shawnee is a Fully Integrated Mill
Melt / Cast Extrude Draw
Anneal Fin Test / Pack
Wind Anneal Pack
MELT Con-Cast 10” OD x 17”
Billet
Con-Cast 10” OD x 17”
Billet
Extrusion Press 3000 Ton3.25x.300”
Tube Reducer2.25x.125”
BreakdownBlocks 84”
Coils1.402” x 0.068”
Fully Integrated Converting
Level Wound Coils
LWC ¼” – ⅞”, Product 38 & 39
IGT ⅜” – ⅝”, Product 35 & 36
Straight Length½” – 1⅛”, Product 44
Draw Block
Finishing Machine
Winder AnnealerLevel
Wound Coil
Finned Tube Products
Draw Block
Finishing Machine
AnnealerFinned
TubeFinning Machine
Size, Deburr and
Test
Chiller Tube 19-60 FPI ½” – 1.0” OD15 Evaporator / 21 Condenser
WH TruFin 11 FPI ½” – 1⅛” OD
High Fin 4-9 FPI1” – 2¼” OD
Technical Mill – High Fin Products
Draw Bench Saw Annealer
Finned Tube
High FinMachine
Saw & Test
Focus On Shawnee Self-Sufficiency Corporate Center Down-Sizing
Transferred- Global HR- Planning- Customer Service- AP/AR- Metal Buying
To Be Transferred- R/D- Tool-Making- Metallurgy
What Has Changed Over The Last Year
This Means Good Jobs!!!!
Investment Into Future Technologies Focus On Technical Side Of Business
- Creation of Future Fin Machines- Speed and Quality Improvements- 4 Per Year Up To 15 New Machines- Already Received Tax Credit- Patent Protected
Investment Into TOC Methodologies- Consulting Group Best In World- Support Software Based on Constraint Management
Successes Already- Cost of Manufacturing Down Double Digits
- Customer Lead-Times Cut In Half
- Inventory To Run Business Down Over 1Million Pounds
What Has Changed Over The Last Year
Questions????