August 2001
Purdue Technical Assistance Program Helps Indiana Companies Grow!
 When Web Converting of Indianapolis outgrew its old facility, they turned to Purdue for help. The company provides slitting, winding, spooling, and sheeting services for customers in the food, medical, pharmaceutical, and consumer products industries. Karl Kussro, general manager, requested help from Purdue in finding the best option to increase output and productivity. Hui Zhao and Jack Posey worked closely with company managers to develop recommendations to meet these objectives. Web Converting moved into a new 65,000 square foot facility in late 2000, and has used the Purdue input to achieve significant improvements in product output, productivity, and warehouse management.
The Purdue University Technical Assistance Program (TAP) was established in 1986 to help Indiana companies grow by adopting new and advanced technologies. Most of the program's 5,000 projects have been with manufacturing and high tech companies. TAP also helps companies find summer interns, provides technical information, and hosts an annual High Tech Job Fair for Indiana companies. TAP has a staff of 45 faculty, graduate students, and professionals available year round to respond to questions regarding manufacturing, product design, information technology, management, and environmental issues. All work is strictly confidential (the opening example is used with permission), and most services are offered at no cost to Indiana companies. TAP works with 500 companies each year.
Companies report high levels of satisfaction with TAP. Since 1986, TAP input has resulted in $60,117,700 of capital investments, $25,049,570 in cost savings, $281,102,200 in increased sales, and 3,880 jobs added or saved.
To request assistance, contact David McKinnis, Director, at (765) 494-6258, e-mail: mckinnis@purdue.edu
You can subscribe to the TAP e-mail newsletter at their web site: www.purdue.edu/TAP.
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