HYDRATION!!! A holiday weekend is coming up and many will be outside playing cornhole (like CIT employees will be Friday), family picnics, celebrating in remembrance for the holiday…

At CIT we are constantly figuring out new ways to improve on time, efficiency, and quality. The video below is of our new automated Drill and Tap machine that we designed, built, and even have touch screen installed to run. If you watch this machine is taking our 1 x 1 pieces of metal and first drilling the ends, then it moves them to the front to be tapped. The machine itself saves 2 minutes per part over using our manual way where there is more room for error and was taking 3 minutes per part before.

Upon hearing the news of an amazing and influential actor passing, I can recall how inspiring his words and movies have always been.

I don’t want to name names, but I’m sure many of you have heard about the customer service incident that went GLOBAL via the internet this week.

Excuse me as I deliberately disrupt you! Did you know Nokia once upon a time made rubber boots, and that Samsung used to have low quality technology? Times have changed, but mainly because “those companies that were bold enough to burn down their businesses, defy their success and reinvent themselves for future victories.” All through deliberate disruption.

For some of us/ you it is quarter end and semi-annual report time. Your brain may be overworked and over used.. Take a break and check out this video on Brain Power. It’s pretty magical (pun intended).

Work safety truly is important in every workforce. It can prevent you from being laughed at on YouTube, but also more importantly it keeps everyone injury free. Most safety errors don’t only put the one person at risk but multiple persons.

“By training your brain just like we train our bodies, what we’ve found is we can reverse the formula for happiness and success, and in doing so, not only create ripples of positivity, but create a real revolution”

This video is worth watching all the way through. I challenge you to be happy!

The “STACK” video is 5 operators playing large JENGA using their Caterpillar equipment driving experience. The video of their skill is just impressive. Caterpillar, one of our customers, posted this on their website and we keep watching it over and over.

They weren’t so happy to have their picture taken (see pics), but we had 10 supervisors/ group leaders trained in First Aid/ CPR / AED last week. We have purchased an AED unit and it should be delivered around the beginning of May. Employee safety is important here at CIT, and although we hope we don’t need to use this training because we have trained them well on prevention, it is better to be safe than sorry.

“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” ― E. Joseph Cossman. At CIT we have set the goal of “World Class Company”. If you research this online you will find that it is much more than just Quality or ISO certification, it is the totality of your business.

This is pretty awesome, we have been featured on OEM Off Highways’s website… check it out.

The recap from our ConAgg Expo show.

We now have Robotic Welder 6 running in the Fab department. It has the brains and the brawn.

This is what we have been working diligently on for the upcoming ConAgg Expo. IT’S ALIVE!!!!

The Fabrication department has been busy moving equipment around. I think we finally have everything set up in the place regarding process flow. At CIT we are always looking for improvements we can make to help with work flow and time management. BRAINS AND BEAUTY?? Yes!!!! Well, that and great quality products of course.

With each new year there are changes. With this new year we as a company are setting our own resolutuions.

During the Holiday Season more than ever, our thoughts turn to those who have made our progress possible, our employees and customers. We’re truly grateful for your trust in our company and look forward to many years to come. Have a wonderful Christmas holiday!