Product Marking and Labeling Manufacturing Parts Solutions Eliminating your printed production parts challenges
A manufacturing operation is only as efficient as the supply chain that supports it. When done right, printed production parts — such as product marking and labeling items — have the ability to streamline assembly processes, reduce costs and enhance product performance. Done poorly, they have the potential to impede your business and cause lasting damage to
What Are Your Challenges? Taylor has been supplying printed production parts to manufacturers in a wide variety of industries for more than 50 years. In that time, we have become known for our ability to solve the complex challenges facing our
the brand.
customers including:
Taylor’s manufacturing parts solutions are designed to take the
• Acquisition management and administration
risk out of the design and procurement of printed production parts. Manufacturers throughout North America rely on Taylor for the functional labels, decorative labels and supporting technical literature they need to build the brand and keep production lines running at optimum efficiency.
• Aggressive MRP scheduling deadlines • Brand alignment across multiple SKUs and production facilities • Compliance with government and regulatory agency requirements • Excessive waste and obsolescence • Inefficient manufacturing processes • Label durability and real-world performance • New product introductions and model changes • Product decoration and branding that stands out from the competition • Supplier consolidation and cost reduction strategies, and more
A True End-To-End Solution Taylor is much more than a vendor — we are a business partner. Our proprietary Methodical Assessment of Printed Parts and Processes — MAP3 for short — enables us to identify the ideal material, format and production technology for each printed part application. Taylor’s experts then apply their knowledge of printing and finishing equipment, materials science, logistics, and regulatory agency compliance to recommend the right solution at the right price.
Total cost of ownership reduction • Enjoy a variety of administrative efficiencies thanks to the industry’s only technology platform designed for managing printed production parts. • Benefit from label re-engineering that ensures cost-effective labels that meet or exceed your performance and budgetary requirements. • Incorporate process improvements that reduce your costs through kitting, parts consolidation and on-demand printing.
Comprehensive resources • Our design services work across multiple technical platforms to deliver full graphic capabilities and electronic cataloging for easy retrieval.
Case In Point A leading global HVAC manufacturer has benefited from continuous process improvements — and saved more than $7.4 million over a period of 10 years — by working with Taylor.
• Compliance experts with years of experience ensure your parts meet the appropriate standards required by ANSI, UL and CSA. • Translation services in more than 30 languages support the global needs of your business by accurately communicating vital information.
• Taylor standardized and kitted labels for the manufacturer’s facilities worldwide, eliminating over 2,000 SKUs. • Our automated process for producing nameplates improved accuracy and resulted in a 12% cost savings.
Global supply chain management
• By printing owner’s manuals, diagrams, charts and
• Our ordering technology makes bilingual electronic parts
dynamic labels on demand, Taylor substantially
catalogs, EDI ordering capabilities and just-in-time (JIT)
reduced the manufacturer’s annual printing,
delivery a reality.
inventory and obsolescence costs.
• Taylor’s international footprint — including Mexico —
• Taylor’s automated ordering and billing processes
enables the same level of support to all of your operations,
have created ongoing supply chain efficiencies for
no matter where they are located.
the company.
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