Phase one听of听the听青青草视频听(JM)听fiberglass pipe plant expansion in Defiance, Ohio,听is听now听complete.
The听expansion听added听the first of two new production lines, improving JM鈥檚 ability to meet demand for Micro-Lok庐听HP and Micro-Lok庐听HP Ultra fiberglass pipe insulation, which is听used primarily in commercial buildings.鈥�
鈥淭he JM team has听done an outstanding job growing the business to the point where a capacity expansion听was听necessary,鈥� said Jim Swift,听a Director of Operations听in JM鈥檚 青青草视频 business听and听leader of听the expansion project.听鈥淭he dedication of the entire team made this project possible with the common goal of supplying our customer with quality pipe insulation and the service they are accustomed to.鈥濃��
The buildout began in March 2019听with an听anticipated completion date听of听early 2020, however听setbacks听such as听travel limitations听due to听the COVID-19 pandemic听caused听a听six-month delay in the project.
To get it back on track, the听JM team in Defiance听employed听a听new听technology听solution:听a wearable computer听called a HoloLens听that听rests on the head听and听acts听as a see-through screen where images may be displayed for the wearer to reference while still being able to see through the screen into the real world.听The helmet takes high-definition footage of the objects in front of the wearer and displays that footage through Microsoft Teams at a remote location.
In听JM鈥檚听case, the footage was displayed听in听real-time in听Germany,听where many of the engineers听who听worked听on the project听are based.听This听technology听helped听bridge the distance between the engineers in Germany听and the听team听in Defiance听so the听expansion听could be finished.听
JM has been part of the Defiance community for more than 60 years. The expansion will create听more than 30听jobs at the facility.
