THE CHALLENGE
Mathews, Inc. is a well-respected brand in the bowhunting world. In fact, it is the largest grossing bow manufacturer, producing 750 bows per day. The company’s owner has a lifelong passion for the sport, and the Sparta, Wis., company is continually innovating in order to make its products lighter, faster, quieter and more accurate.
A recent redesign of the company’s main bow changed the way the limbs on the bow are attached, using a more complicated cup system. Mathews needed to ramp up part production to be able to accommodate this design change. Its existing horizontal machining centers were not reliable enough to handle the job, and Mathews did not want to outsource. It needed to increase productivity.