The Active Management Process (AMP) fosters continuous progressions in our companies' technology, materials, processes, and applied knowledge. This secondary strategy for continuous growth is to amplify the strengths of each company and to synchronize those capabilities across our disciplines. Shared best practices, joint research, and development elevate the entire Thunderbird family.
Growing the technological strengths of our companies is crucial to our success. To do this, we make ongoing investments in robotic-assisted automation, 3D printing, and the cultivation of advanced secondary processes. These enhanced technologies elevate our companies to better serve our customers.
The expansion of materials application knowledge is of special interest to our customers. Product or subassembly applications requiring plastic and metal componentry can often be addressed holistically. Understanding material options based on performance characteristics often contributes to more cost-efficient component manufacturability and improvements in end-product performance.
Companies under our leadership experience continuous process improvement in every area of operation. This is progressively achieved by system integration whenever possible across our companies. For example, cellular manufacturing among paired locations forms the collective ability to accelerate production flows, hold to high-quality metrics, reduce scrap rates, and meet compressed delivery schedules.
The cultivation and sharing of knowledge-driven best practices are among our priorities. We build "bench strength" through cross-training, team building, leadership development, and personal recognition. As we collectively grow our abilities to explore and solve customer needs, we cultivate application-specific knowledge.
