MAG Industrial Automation Systems has been granted the Caterpillar Inc. Supplier Quality Excellence Process Certification (SQEP). MAG's Six Sigma program helped the company achieve the award.

Caterpillar's SQEP is presented to suppliers that demonstrate strong values, ethical principles, and a commitment to Caterpillar's objective to implement a culture for zero-defects among its supply base. MAG’s Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, plant supplies machining centers, boring mills, vertical turning centers, tooling, and maintenance services to Caterpillar plants around the world.

“The most important contribution Six Sigma has made to MAG is to help strengthen our position as the world’s leading supplier of large machine tools,” says Ellie Kemp, MAG’s Six Sigma Master Black Belt, adding that the company started up its Six Sigma program as a result of the relationship with Caterpillar. “One example of this is our industry-leading delivery on vertical turning centers and horizontal boring mills. We are often able to ship product in half the time of our competitors. MAG’s fast deliveries provide real cost savings for large OEMs looking to justify equipment purchases by bringing costly subcontract work back inside, and they enable job shops to pursue work with short turnaround times that they might otherwise not be able to go after.”

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