Thierica Welcomes Robb Brewer

Thierica Equipment Company announces the hiring of Robb Brewer as our Regional Sales Engineer for the South East USA.  Robb has more than 20 years experience working in and around automated systems from an integration support role through high-volume production supervision.
 
Robb's diverse automation experience gives him an understanding of robotic applications and all aspects of system design. With exposure to production painting of consumer electronics and automotive interior/exterior parts, he can be an asset to support your automation needs.  Robb will design your system from concept through engineering sign-off, and he will be your single-point of contact throughout the project to ensure your expectations are met every step of the way.  Give him a call to discuss your challenges and see what Thierica Equipment can do for you.

Thierica de Mexico Awarded Sole DUX Distribution in Mexico

Recognizing that high precision knows no borders, Thierica de Mexico was opened to serve customers in Mexico and Central America.

Thierica de Mexico offers finishing system consultation, system installation, mask building, fixture manufacturing, system component construction, system reconfigurations or modifications, robotic programming, troubleshooting dispatch personnel and preventive maintenance programs. If you have an operation in Mexico or Central America, we would be interested in discussing your needs and requirements.

If you want the best new technology in spray guns, you need to be in contact with us.  DUX spray guns bring the global coatings application market a technology that exceeds transfer efficiency expectations while providing coating specialists the finish and productivity output they demand.  DUX - purchased through Thierica de Mexico for all of Mexico.

COATech 2008

Come join us in Mexico City where the Paint & Powder Finishing Expo and the Corrosion Expo have joined forces, resulting in the first technology exhibit in refinishing and corrosion control in Mexico.

At COATech 2008 you will find an excellent combination of Exhibits and Technical Conferences given by industry professionals. In addition, you will be able to personally interact with international specialists who will be giving floor demonstrations of their products.  Visit us at booth 602 and let Thierica Equipment bring your facility into the 21st century with state-of-the-art equipment.

Customer Showcase

The Decc Company is a spray applicator of liquid based functional coatings with a diverse customer base.

We have devoted ourselves in finding excellence in uniqueness, believing that if you do it well, others will respect that and come to you.  This is exactly how we landed our latest and greatest challenge, with a major Heavy Truck manufacturer.  Of course there is always a catch, we needed to develop an automated application process, which we currently did not have, and we needed to have it designed, developed, and in our plant in just a few short months.  In order for us to tackle the technology needed to help develop and build this new application process we knew that we needed to partner with a company that had similar values as ours, and Thierica Equipment Company met the challenge in every way.  They bent over backwards to give our team access to their people and facilities, and completely partnered up with us to the point where our Engineering Manager was at their facility more than she was here at Decc.  I am proud to say that thanks to the great team at Thierica, we should be ready to line off our new, twin robot coating line by the end of this month.   

Victor Stacey

Sales & Marketing Manager

Let The Fun Begin!

All Hands On DECC

Thierica Equipment Company recently completed another successful installation of a custom robotic paint machine.  This machine was built for The DECC Company,a local Michigan company that excels in applying custom engineered coatings. 

DECC presented a significant challenge that required Thierica to draw upon the vast experience of their 65 years in the business.  Everyone at Thierica pulled together to complete the project on time and on budget.  The final system included several new innovations developed by Thierica including a quick change end of arm tool that allows very fast gun changes.

The initial challenge was to design a system that would hold very tight film build tolerance on the inner and outer surface of the parts.  The clear solution was to utilize a 6-axis Paint robot to ensure repeatability and offer a stable process.  Working with the paint supplier, the processing parameters were established which allowed Thierica to develop a layout for the potential system.  After all parties agreed on the layout, the proposal was written, presented to DECC, and the order was placed.

The next challenge was the timing.  The end customer- a heavy equipment manufacturer, needed to get its products to market as soon as possible. Due to the number of different part sizes and shapes, the project required many robot programs to paint the many different parts. This typically would take place after the machine is installed but at Thierica we offered an alternate solution that ultimately saved weeks of programming time.

In a parallel effort to the manufacturing of the system, Thierica installed one of DECC's robots in our Paint Lab booth to simulate the final machine design.  Lisa Mueller (DECC Engineer) and Erik Swift (Thierica Robot Tech) then spent many hours completing the validation and capability study.  The robot programs developed during this time were transferred with the robot into the machine.  This decision shaved up to 4 weeks off the end of the project schedule allowing DECC to meet their customers expectations.

"Thierica really worked hard to meet our goals for the overall machine design and implementation.  The DECC Company has exceptionally high standards and Thierica not only met them but surpassed them time after time." 
Lisa Mueller - DECC

At Thierica, we understand the challenges of a product launch and we know that our customers must be successful before we can be successful.  Purchasing a new paint machine should not be a stressful experience.  Give us a call and let us show you how easy it can be.

Dave Kooienga
Sales Engineer
Thierica Equipment Company
616-453-6570 x257

Thierica's Lab Gets To Work

Our lab is up and working now after a successful open house preview. We are currently working with a customer on programming their robots and working on part racking. The lab is also booked to test both coating and process issues for our customers. If you missed the open house give us a call and we'll give you a tour so you can see first hand what Thierica Equipment can do for your company. We encourage you to take advantage of our lab to help you define and refine you application process.

Thierica Welcomes Doug Isenga

We have a new addition to our sales staff!

Doug Isenga has over 30 years of paint experience focused primarily in wood finishing and is now heading up Thierica's wood industry market focus. Doug's unique experience as an end user, paint material supplier, paint equipment supplier, and wood applications consultant gives Thierica great depth of knowledge in this market.

Open House '07

Let The Fun Begin!
May 3, 2007
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Tour our new 84,000 square foot manufacturing facility and see our latest equipment offerings. We will be unveiling our fully operational test lab featuring new product designs and technologies.

Key suppliers will be on site to answer your questions and demonstrate equipment operation.

Featured Equipment:

    * Rotational Open Air Plasma
    * Booth Mounted Sludge Consolidator
    * The Latest Painting Robot Models
    * Air Handling and Abatement Equipment
    * Upgraded Water Wash Booth Design
    * UV Curing Technologies
    * Fabrication of Several Production Systems

Award Winning BBQ will be served throughout the event along with cold beverages so bring your appetite and dress casual.

Don't miss our customer appreciation golf event scheduled for May 2, 2007 at 1:00PM. This way you Greencan get in a round of golf on Thierica during your visit to the open house.

Please contact Dominic Zerilli at 616-292-8369 to reserve your tee time, or visit our website for more info.

Thousand Oaks Golf Outing

Lets Go Tee It Up!

 

Winter is still going strong but it can't last forever, so we are planning a customer appreciation golf outing on May 2nd, 2007. Strategically scheduled the day before our Open House so that you can play a round of golf on us and then tour our facility the next day.

 

Thousand Oaks Golf Club is one of Michigan's premier golf destinations. Golf Digest has rated this Rees Jones signature course "4 ½ stars Places to Play" and one of the 25 best golf courses in Michigan. This stunning piece of property will give you the feeling of a classic Northern Michigan-style golf course designed to provide a challenging test of golf, while accommodating golfers of all skill levels.

Tee times begin at 1:00pm on May 2nd and dinner will be served at the club restaurant after the round.

 

Please reserve your tee time by e-mailing Dominic Zerilli with the names and number of people in your group.

 

We hope to see you there!

Thierica's R & D Lab

Thierica is building a state of the art test lab that will be used to validate paint application methods and develop new products. We have identified the need to work with emerging technologies and have created an R and D resource that we can offer to our customers. The 3600 square foot test lab will house the latest technologies in surface cleaning, application equipment, curing methods, and robots.

Scheduled for completion in April of 2007, we will be unveiling the new test lab at our open house event on May 3rd, 2007. Look for our special Open House newsletter in April for details or visit our web site at thiequip.com

Contact Dominic Zerilli to reserve your time in our new lab!

ISO 9001

Why should your company work with an ISO certified company? Thierica Equipment Co. is proud to be one of the few ISO certified paint systems houses available today. We’ve all heard the mantra, “Say what you do, do what you say, and prove it”. Sounds easy, but requires work, attention to detail, and constant evaluation and follow up. It doesn’t mean that we are mistake free, but that we are accountable for our mistakes and required to correct them as part of our normal process. That process also means that those mistakes will become fewer and fewer because when a mistake is corrected, the process is also evaluated and adjusted to avoid repeating the conditions leading to the problem in the first place. There is an additional cost to becoming an ISO certified company, but the cost, like so many quality related costs, quickly turns into a savings as rework expenses are reduced. Take a look at Thierica Equipment Co. for your next system or system up grade. We work hard to provide “first time” quality and cutting edge technology for your system needs.

Winning In 2007

We, at Thierica Equipment Company, are excited about 2007. Sales activity is up. The finishing industry is beginning to boom again. When we invested in our new building, some thought we were crazy. Business was slow. Why invest now? Our management had the wisdom to see past next week, or next month. They knew the industry was slow, but it would come back strong at some point in the future. They decided to be in a position to lead rather than follow when the up turn hit. As a result, Thierica is ready to help you if you want to lead rather than follow. Manufacturing is just beginning to come back. There is still time to be in position to increase your sales and profits by improving your company's return on investment, piece/part cost, and profitability. We can help. Give us a call and join the ranks of the "Leaders"!