Nordson Corp., Dawsonville, Ga.
Employees: 64, non-union
Total Square Footage: 60,000
Primary Product/market: Adhesive dispensing equipment
Start-up: 1993
Achievements: Finished product first-pass yield of 99.7%; 2008
IndustryWeek Best Plants finalist; 93% reduction in customer reject rate in the past three years
The right attitude doesn't guarantee that a manufacturing facility will be named an
IndustryWeek Best Plant, but it certainly helps. And Nordson Corp.'s Dawsonville, Ga., plant has plenty of it. For example, "The philosophy here is a 'git 'er done' attitude," says Diane Cheek, manager of inventory, shipping and assembly.
"There are no boundaries. At the end of the day, our job is to get a quality job done," adds factory manager Jeff Skimel. That means both for external customers and other Nordson facilities. "We hold the same philosophy supporting the other [Nordson] plants... we jump through hoops."
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