Forklift Manufacturer Saves $365K per Year With Hobart
Hobart metal-cored wire helped Taylor Machine Works increase productivity by 27 percent and saves the company approximately $365,000 annually.
The forklift and material handling equipment manufacturer welds on materials ranging from 1/2- to 5-inch thick that are subject to repetitive high stresses. Having a highly-durable filler metal that offers high-fatigue strength ensures the company produces the reliable, quality equipment its customers have come to expect from the Mississippi-based company. And with over 85 models of industrial trucks featuring Taylor’s “Big Red” signature, along with the ability to produce customized equipment, having a reliable welding wire fits perfectly with the company’s motto to “Depend on Red.”
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Mr. Taylor started this company back in 1927, so it’s over 90 years being here in Louisville, Mississippi. We’re proud that this company was built in America, and we continue to make product that is built off of American labor.
We have over 85 models of powered industrial trucks, and we do lots of customized equipment. Welding and welding technology is actually pretty complex. Having filler metals that can be highly durable, high fatigue strength, and then be able to handle all these high stresses and high forces, it takes a lot of knowledge and a lot of experience. Hobart and Miller have been very successful partners in our designs to do that.
We’re using 1/16 Hobart metal-cored wire. We weld anything from 1/2 inch to five inch thick material with a 1/16 wire. Switching to the Hobart metal-cored wire, we increased productivity 27%. We saved $365,000 a year by going to this wire. The edge wires that we use now have a lot better eye appeal, and we move our product faster than we were before welding with the flux-cored wires. It’s just a better product now.