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President's Message
Larry Difatta
President of Granco Clark
While I won’t try to sugar-coat the realities of the current global economy, good can come from challenging times for companies that choose to make the best of them.
Times like these force us all to re-examine and, if necessary, adjust business practices and even our business models. Businesses that adapt rather than hunker down and try to ride out the storm usually emerge leaner, stronger, more marketable, and more competitive. How so?
The challenging economy heightens the urgency to change, innovate, and continuously improve and in doing so, we become an even greater resource to our customers. At Granco Clark, we’re continuously developing technology and equipment that help our customers reduce costs and become more productive, efficient, and sustainable. In this issue of Profiles, you’ll see examples of how we work collaboratively with customers to develop custom solutions that help them do just that. For example, our Billet Saw Stacker that saws billets to exact lengths as needed to reduce billet inventory and automate handling, or our new Spinning Log Welder that eliminates two-piece billets and increases yield by 1 - 2 percent.
For those placing technology investments on hold for the short term, our service and support with dial-in modem diagnostics and parts hotline are another invaluable resource to customers. Our experts are available 24/7 to help troubleshoot, solve production challenges, and minimize downtime with existing systems.
Finally, there’s reason to be optimistic. Most of us have been through downturns before. We all know they’re cyclical. If there was good news to come from recent reports that the current economic recession actually began in the U.S. in December 2007, it’s that it’s already just that much further behind us.
Are you using this time wisely? Will you come out of this downturn leaner, stronger, and even more competitive? We plan to help our customers do just that.
The New Spinning Log Welder: A Model of Efficiency
Why Our Customers "Have It Made"
President's Message: Finding the Silver Lining in Tough Times
Profiles: Serving the information needs of the international aluminum extrusion community
