Lowell Adds Edward Jaeck as New VP of Operations
Lowell, Inc. is pleased to announce that Edward Jaeck, has joined the company as their new Vice President of Operations. Edward comes to Lowell with extensive experience in Operations, Quality, Supplier Development and GD&T. He will oversee the Operations and Quality functions at Lowell. His experience includes leadership positions at Intel and most recently Medtronic […]
Lowell Heading to NASS
See us at NASS – Booth #1310 We’ll be attending NASS in Chicago, IL next month. Please stop in to say hello and to check out our new and improved booth. We’ll be showing our latest capabilities video there and we’ll have a limited supply of our 50th anniversary coffee mugs on hand. Be sure […]
Lowell, Inc. Appoints New Quality Assurance/CI Leader
We are pleased to announce that Udaya Joshi MS, MBA, CSSBB has joined the company as our new Quality Assurance/CI Leader. Udaya comes to us with extensive experience in Quality, Project Management, Compliance and Regulations including leadership experience at companies such as Actuant, Donaldson and TE Connectivity. In addition, Udaya is a certified Lean Six Sigma […]
Lowell Adds More Capacity
Lowell is adding to our multi-tasking machining capabilities with a second Nakamura-Tome WT-100. The two Nakamuras are relieving bottlenecks in our Swiss and Mill/Turn departments. The new “Nak”, as we call them, is configured identically to our first WT-100 we took delivery on this spring. We’ve already seen the results in more capacity and throughput […]
Lowell adds another Tsugami S206!
We are adding another Tsugami S206 to our Swiss department! The 6 axis S206 has 12,000 RPM main and sub-spindles and 8,000 RPM live tooling that enables our operators to machine with both spindles simultaneously. A Fanuc 32i-A CNC controller, 35 tool capacity, bar feeder and chip conveyer round out the package. Lowell has invested […]
Chill Out!
In addition to extra capacity, new manufacturing equipment generates lots of extra heat. So our latest equipment purchase this year goes on the roof! On a bluebird day in Minnesota our HVAC contractor is installing a new 20 ton Lennox Strategos rooftop unit. According to the folks from Lennox, the Strategos is the most energy […]
Looking for a Quality Engineer
Lowell, Inc is seeking a Quality Engineer to become an integral team member of the continuous improvement initiative at Lowell. Responsibilities include: Managing the CAPA system. Implement statistical techniques and manufacturing process controls. Assist with design verification and validation test planning, execution and reporting. Lead FMEA/Risk Management activities. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits […]
Lowell Heading to AAOS
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting is in Las Vegas, NV March 25-27. Lowell is new to AAOS having exhibited for years at NASS. As a result you’ll need to look pretty hard to find us. We are in the First Time Exhibitor section booth #768. Lenny Schaust, Rick Cullen and Jurell Baker who […]
Lowell Adds Nakamura WT-100
Nakamura WT-100 – Reduces Cycle Time 33% Lowell is adding to our multi-tasking machining capabilities by acquiring a Nakamura-Tome WT-100. The Nakamura standard features include upper and lower 6,000 RPM turrets with 24 tools each, two opposed spindles and a Fanuc 31i controller. As usual we’ll be adding all the bells and whistles doubling the […]