Crafts Technology

03/15/2022

A Lean Journey Starts as a Team!

Crafts Technology had the honor of hosting John L. Van Fossen, Hyperion’s Global Director of Operational Excellence.

John spent a few days with Crafts conducting lean transformation group training and facilitated planning and related activities leading to value stream mapping, Kaizen event, etc. John helped Crafts identify process inefficiencies and waste while building employee engagement and ownership of process improvement results.

Crafts Technology had the honor of hosting John L. Van Fossen, Hyperion’s Global Director of Operational Excellence.

10/14/2021

Crafts Night Out at the Ballpark!

Crafts employees spent a night out at the ballpark on August 29th with their colleagues, friends, and family. In addition, they are continually support local companies in the area – they did not head to the big city of Chicago for this type of event but instead attended the Schaumburg Boomers Stadium just down the street from their plant facility.

It was a fun and relaxing evening out spent just enjoying each others company and celebrating the hard work our team puts in each and every day!

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Crafts Technology spends a well deserved night out for employees.

09/20/2021

Generally, we think of 3D printing as a technology used to accelerate early-stage product development through rapid prototyping.

However, at Crafts, our engineering team developed a creative solution leveraging 3D printing equipment to manufacture highly customized packaging by thinking outside of the box.

This solutions allows for products to be wowed by the end customer and achieve greater buy in of enhanced reburnishing programs.

Check out our unique solutions!


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09/15/2021

Modular Composite Countersink Drilling : Check out Crafts' new white paper on dramatically reducing the cost per hole in Aerospace and Automotive applications.

Crafts has been perfecting this modular technology for decades, and with the increased usage of CFRP the technology can be fully harnessed to achieve a cost per hole that is 50% less then the market standard.

http://ow.ly/oP4n50GawEw

Crafts Technology welcomes Madeline Martin and Dominick Incapreo as 2021 Summer Interns.

04/15/2021

We are thrilled to announce that Crafts Technology has been acquired by Hyperion Materials & Technologies a global leader in advanced materials including tungsten carbide powder, cemented carbide, industrial diamond, and cubic boron nitride.

See full press Release:http://ow.ly/258D50Epzvo

“Crafts and Hyperion have a decades-long history of collaboration, dating back to when Hyperion was a part of Sandvik. Hyperion has always delivered materials of exceptionally consistent quality with remarkable service and support that has empowered us to develop optimal solutions for our customers. Now, we can work together as colleagues to provide even greater value across a broader range of industries and a wider geographic footprint.” — Jeffrey Taylor, President & CEO of Crafts

Crafts Technology has been acquired by Hyperion Materials & Technologies.

02/08/2021

Virtual Tour of Crafts Technology
February 25th (8:30am – 10:00am CT)

JOIN US for a virtual tour of Crafts Technology!
Signup: http://ow.ly/Xhoh50Dumpl

WiM IL (Women in Manufacturing) hosts this special event, along with SME Chicagoland and IMEC.

Some highlight of the tour will include the following:
-Micro Manufacturing – Producing features below .001″
-Skills Matrix – Visual Representation of Cross Training and Addressing the Skills Gap
-KPI Management – See how KPI’s throughout the operation help promote efficiency and company success.
-CNC Precision Grinding – see the evolution of manual to CNC while holding tolerances below .0001″
-Ownership – See how Equity for all translates to success for the company.

Join us for a free Virtual Tour of Crafts Technology on Thursday February 25th at 8:30am CT hosted by Women in Manufacturing.

12/15/2020

Crafts Technology along with our great manufacturing partners are committed to the continued development of the manufacturing workforce of tomorrow.

Through a system of strong training and development aligned with showcasing individuals success; manufacturing will thrive!

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Manufacturers'​ Association
Technology & Manufacturing Association
Illinois Manufacturers'​ Association
IMEC Illinois



Full Release: https://lnkd.in/e_Xi72H

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Crafts Technology is committed to developing the manufacturing workforce for tomorrow.

11/19/2020

How is your company handling the Skills Gap? At Crafts Technology we conduct quarterly assessments using Skills Base to develop and see where our skills are and where we want to go! We then make it visible for all employees in a huge Skills Matrix Board. Check out our unique solution to solving the Skills Gap! http://ow.ly/9h6O50Cp9Ab

The skills matrix is the foundation of human resources' continuous improvement initiative at Crafts.

11/12/2020

All of us at Crafts Technology would like to congratulate Jeffrey Roberts (Crafts Vice President of Engineering) on accepting a Board of Directors position at Chicagoland Chap. 5 SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) ; Jeff will work to revamp the SME offerings and promote membership and industry engagement.

http://ow.ly/BmXi50CfrDN

11/09/2020

How do you respond to a pandemic?

As manufacturers, do what we do best - develop a plan & execute; all while supporting the community!

Check out Mr. David Boulay, The President of (IMEC) visiting Crafts Technology for manufacturing month as he highlights how manufacturers have come together as one unit to help the community.

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IMEC President talks about Crafts Technology during Manufacturing Month.

11/05/2020

All of us at Crafts Technology would like to congratulate Jeffrey Taylor (Crafts President & CEO) on accepting a Board of Directors position at IMEC (Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center) ; Jeff will work to align IMEC's innovation with the needs of Illinois manufacturers.

Great job Jeff!

We are proud to welcome Jeffrey Taylor to our Board of Directors and are excited about the insights he can bring to IMEC and the manufacturers throughout Illinois.

10/21/2020

Crafts Technology had the honor of hosting industry leaders to kick off Manufacturing Month for Illinois!

Crafts hosted members from DCEO, IMA, IMEC, and Elk Grove Village to recognize contributions by Crafts Technology and Illinois manufacturers that have stepped up and joined the statewide response to the pandemic.