Industrial Scientific Named Manufacturer of the Year Finalist
PITTSBURGH, PA, USA - 10 Dec 2007 - Industrial Scientific Corporation, a global leader in gas detection and monitoring instruments, systems and related services, was named a finalist in the Pittsburgh Business Times Manufacturer of the Year award. The program annually honors manufacturers in the 10-county Pittsburgh region that have achieved growth through innovation and process improvements.
The awards were divided into four categories based on the number of employees in each company. The judging was based, in part, on product innovation and differentiation, growth in sales revenue and personnel, and the company's plans for sustaining that growth into the future.
"We're proud of our manufacturing achievements and we're thankful to be recognized for them," said Dan Timco, Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain. "The improvements that we made in the past few years have allowed us to better serve our customers. We're now able to meet or exceed their high expectations with same-day delivery on 80 percent of shipments. More importantly, we reduced our lead times while improving the high level of quality that we've always been known for."
These accomplishments were realized through the implementation of several manufacturing and supply chain management "best practices." Processes such as Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing as well as single-piece-flow, cellular manufacturing and kanban material management have helped to increase customer service and efficiency while decreasing cost.
About Industrial Scientific Corporation
Industrial Scientific Corporation is a global leader in designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing gas monitoring instruments, systems and related products. With continuous improvements in engineering and R&D, lean manufacturing operations and expanded service capabilities, Industrial Scientific is widely known for providing rugged, dependable products that excel in monitoring hazardous gases in the most demanding work environments in the world. Employing over 800 people, Industrial Scientific has manufacturing operations based in Pittsburgh (USA), Arras (France), Dortmund (Germany) and Shanghai (China), provides technical services to customers from local service centers around the world, and has additional subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Dubai, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. For more information about Industrial Scientific, please go to www.indsci.com.
Contact:
Kay F. Mangieri,
Director of Marketing
E-mail: kmangieri@indsci.com,
Phone: 1-800-338-3287 or (412) 788-4353
