With increasing extreme weather events and other uncertainties that take a toll on manufacturers around the world, meeting clients’ needs remains a priority for The Partner Companies (TPC). TPC co-founders Dan Brumlik and Scott Bekemeyer recently discussed this topic with The Washington Post, sharing how the TPC business can nimbly adapt to withstand challenges caused by the warming climate.
When Hurricane Beryl recently caused one of TPC’s specialty manufacturer’s plants to go offline for several hours, they saw firsthand the importance of resilience. UPG, the specialty manufacturer in Houston that manufactures precise plastic parts used in medical devices, data centers and energy systems, faced nearly two weeks of production losses due to repeated power outages from powerful storms.
Thanks to TPC’s business model, UPG was able to adapt swiftly. With factories in multiple states, China, and Wales, and a network that can deftly share resources, UPG was able to establish copies of production lines and digital sharing solutions across the global team, ensuring that no matter the weather they can provide the timely solutions their customers need.
UPG, and the rest of TPC’s global group of specialty manufacturers, is committed to maintaining operations to deliver the mission-critical components that keep people healthy and safe – even when storms strike.
Read the full article from The Washington Post, linked here.
About The Partner Companies
The Partner Companies (TPC), a global diversified manufacturing company that creates mission-critical solutions for innovators in the aerospace, defense, clean energy, medical, and technology industries. Founded in 2010, TPC has grown into an international leader with 10 specialty manufacturers in the United States, China, Wales, and Mexico: E-Fab, Elcon, Fotofab, Lattice Materials, LT Precision, Microphoto, Optiforms, PEI, Pinnacle Precision and UPG. TPC’s specialty manufacturers specialize in photochemical etching, ceramic metallization, crystal growth and electroforming along with core manufacturing capabilities such as injection molding, machining, metal fabrication and finishing. TPC supports each member entity with expertise in business growth, operations, finance, human resources, supply chain management and more. For more information about TPC and its specialty manufacturers, visit thepartnercos.com.
About UPG
At UPG’s state-of-the-art facilities in Texas, the United Kingdom and China, an experienced engineers deliver concept to completion services for customers worldwide. UPG is a single-source supplier for high volume, precision injection molding, value-added assemblies and contract manufacturing, including design, prototyping, tooling design and manufacture. Its expertise in processing high-performance engineering resins and manufacturing high quality, precision parts has made UPG the plastic injection molding OEM of choice for customers in the data center, automotive, health care, energy and industrial sectors around the globe.
