RegO plans expansion of North Carolina manufacturing facility

RegO is planning a major expansion of its U.S. manufacturing capacity at the company’s facility in Whitsett, North Carolina.

RegO’s Whitsett, North Carolina, facility will see an expansion that includes improvements to its machining work centers. Photo courtesy of RegO

RegO explains the expansion will upgrade several of its machining work centers with equipment that will enhance operational efficiency and significantly increase machine throughput across its manufacturing lines.

The manufacturing line upgrade consists of four new machining stations – two automated gantry CNC lathe/saw/washer combination cells and two automated rotary transfer machines. RegO explains the rotary transfer machines incorporate several machining process steps to achieve high volume production of components from bar stock of brass and stainless steel, as well as forgings of brass, stainless steel and ductile iron, without the need for operators to manually change parts between different machines.

“RegO is committed to keeping our U.S. manufacturing facilities at the cutting edge of efficiency, reliability and cost-effective operation,” says Mike Lucas, RegO CEO. “By replacing existing machinery with the new automated CNC machining cells, we’ll be able to double our throughput capacity for the parts made on that manufacturing line with a 60 percent increase in efficiency. With the new transfer machining stations for the high-volume brass product line, we can increase production to more than 5 million parts per year with optimum overall equipment efficiency.”

The machines are planned for installation in stages at RegO’s Whitsett, North Carolina, manufacturing facility over the next eight months, the company explains.

“This latest investment, together with the skill and experience of our manufacturing team, gives our company the ability to deliver the highest quality parts for our customers at a competitive cost,” Lucas says.