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A full engine-rack fleet — weeks ahead of the line.

When a Tier-1 supplier needed returnable engine racks faster than their usual source could deliver, SPF designed, welded, and finished the fleet under one roof — and hit the launch.

~6–8Weeks to deliver (about half the quoted time)
300+Returnable engine racks delivered
On-TimeTo the program ramp / launch

The challenge

A Tier-1 automotive supplier needed returnable steel racks to move finished engines between its machining and assembly operations — and needed them fast, ahead of a program ramp. Their existing rack source quoted roughly twice the lead time, a timeline that put the line start at risk.

What SPF did

SPF engineered the engine rack in-house with SolidWorks, then cut, robotic-welded, and powder-coated the full fleet in one Byron facility — no brokered steel and no outside coater's queue. One purchase order, one accountable team, and short Southeast freight kept the whole job on a single clock.

The result

The full 300+-rack fleet was delivered in about 6–8 weeks — roughly half the lead time quoted elsewhere — in time for the program ramp. The returnable racks are built to run hundreds of trips, protecting finished engines in transit.

Why SPF

Fast TurnaroundOne RoofRobotic WeldingReturnable

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