Welcome to
Still Waters Manufacturing
We are so glad you stopped in to learn a bit about us! We are all about manufacturing because frankly we love manufacturing! Our customers are developers of critical infrastructure in the industrial truck and agriculture industries. We don't aspire to have hundreds of customers rather we work with a few really great partners that are doing truly great work.
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We are doing business in the United States of America. While the reality is that so much comes from a global supply chain we believe and work hard to be competitive building the equipment that is critical our economy and society.
Custom Manufacture
Your customer is buying a product from you and they want it to be right. Perhaps it was a service kit being sent out for annual maintenance. Maybe you need replacement hydraulic hoses. Your product started as a small machine and after a few design iterations it is really a series of major assemblies.
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Manufacturing can become complex quickly. What started as the kit became a few people constantly behind trying to keep up. A few people building replacement hoses becomes a department of many people doing a process that is quite tedious. A large product with some major assemblies morphed into a room full of disconnected processes and no clear flow.
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​Our job is to learn your product and then lead the change to how your product is assembled. We are good at identifying critical process steps and ensuring those aren't negatively affected while at the same time finding ways to improve the assembly method. The result for you if a customized manufacturing flow that will deliver a high quality product and scale to meet the rising demand.
Assembly
You are a professional at designing the next great product in your industry. Perhaps your engineering and agriculture background meld to help you see the next level of automation. Your passion for robotics has developed an amazing tool that we redefine whole industries.
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However, you are getting stuck building the prototypes and are unable to break free and focus on designs. In order to scale you are being asked about work instructions, assembly methods, training documents, jigs, fixtures, and the list goes on.
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Let us help! We are professionals at manufacturing. We use time tested simple processes that produce high quality results. Our team has an eye for jigs, fixtures, methods, and process controls that turn a basement project into a "Ford Line". We excel at putting the right tool for the job in place.
Supply Chain
You have designed a great product but now you are tripping over a series of steps such as finding a machine shop or powder coater, figuring out material requirements and then issuing orders, reviewing incoming quality and validating part fit, working with suppliers on schedules and timelines.
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We can help. We have relationships with a number of partners that can provide the components you need and we are willing to work with suppliers you have already developed. We will work with the data you have or we can take a built product and reverse engineer the component list. Once we have a bill of materials we can calculate demand requirements and help get all the parts needed to deliver your build of 1, 10, 50, 100 of your great product.
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We believe serving our customers needs means sometimes doing some jobs that aren't glamourous or may even be outside our core business. Logistics, field repairs, or thigns not on our list are all fair game if it makes sense.
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