As part of Industry Appreciation Month, LEDCO organized a tour at STEMCO, a local manufacturing company, on Tuesday, February 26th . Michael Carnes, V. P. of Operations, told the group of about 26 people a little of STEMCO's history and the products they make. He also related how the Lean Manufacturing process has improved their customer service and efficiency. Process time from receipt of order to shipment to customer is now 2 days, compared to 12 days before the process changes. Mr. Carnes then led the group of educators, business people and city council member on a tour of the plant.

STEMCO's Longview manufacturing facility is also their corporate office. They have manufacturing facilities in Texas, Georgia, Michigan, New York, Tennessee, Kentucky, and China.  And they have centralized distribution centers in the U.S.A, Canada, Mexico, Australia and China.

STEMCO, which stands for Specialized Truck Equipment Manufacturing Company, offers a diverse line of long life products for the commercial vehicle market.  STEMCO is a world class manufacturing corporation with innovative wheel end solutions designed to “make the roadways safer.”

STEMCO's products are classified in four major groupings:

• wheel end products which include seals, fasteners, bearings, hub caps and mileage counters;
• suspension products which include king pins, spring pins, bushings and polyurethane components; 
• brake products which include brake shoes, friction, automatic brake adjusters, new lined wheel kits and brake drums;
• intelligent transportation systems which include the tire pressure monitoring, automatic tire inflation, and automated mileage collection. 

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