CNC Secret is Well-Protected

Tried to get into the HBH job shop tonight, but never expected the high fences and high security. Their night production was rolling, odd in this economy. Somehow, we need to get into the shop, get to the secret behind their unusual production. Will try again soon, but plan our approach more carefully.

Job Shops Need to Know

Joe (my camerman) and I are on a plane to Asheville. I keep going over that phone call from Dark Cover. If HBH is experiencing productivity that high, there have to be some amazing process improvements going on, both at the machine and shop-wide. And if they have access to CNC that advanced, all job shops have a right to know. These are hard times for most job shops and if they’re going to survive, they need to find ways to reduce costs and get more out of their machines. This is more than a news story. It’s about people keeping their jobs and job shops keeping their doors open.

The Road to the Truth

I don’t know what HBH is trying to hide but in a few days my cameraman and I are flying to Asheville, North Carolina to find out. We’re not leaving until we get to the truth. What is the secret behind their remarkable productivity?

Job Shop with a Secret

I’ve been calling HBH for two days trying to get a comment but all I’m getting is the runaround. Nobody there will talk to me. And my informant, Dark Cover, has been silent.

An Anonymous Tip

Yesterday, I received an anonymous tip about a job shop in Asheville, North Carolina. The caller said this job shop – called HBH Enterprise – is experiencing off-the-charts productivity. The informant said they’re using CNC programming that’s five times faster than conventional job shop CNC because they’ve “cracked the g-code”. Not sure what that means, but if true, it would be a productivity breakthrough. My informant wouldn’t give me his name, so I’m calling him Dark Cover.