HVAC Duct Manufacturers Alliance

28/07/2024

We are all better if we are working together!

There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
“Why sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn.
If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”
So is with our lives... Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches.
And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all...

23/02/2024

The initial leap to join the HVACDMA was with some hesitation but has helped us grow in numerous ways! The collaboration with other shops who have experience in areas we are just beginning has been invaluable. Thank you to HVACDMA for your partnership in aiding us to improve and grow here at HMF!
HVAC Duct Manufacturers Alliance

07/04/2023

Words of wisdom here from Paul Akers, 2 Second Lean author!

Here's a thing in business - either you manage people... or you lean people.

In our company, we don't manage people and tell them what to do.

We lead them. We create a goal and objectives, then we work together to find solutions.

If you manage people, you're responsible for making sure they do their job right.

If you lead them, they will be more productive and happier as a result.

Lean Leaders turn people into leaders while managers turn people into robots.

🤜 Here at Fastcap, we're all about empowering people and inspiring them to become leaders themselves!

09/02/2023

30/06/2022

"One of our members was struggling with their change-over. At 18 minutes per change, and averaging 10 change-overs a day, their machine was effectively down for 3 hours a day. Through the process of , and with some serious out-of-the-box thinking, they were able to shave 15 minutes off their head change time, completing a change-over in just three minutes."

Want to know 2 ways you can begin increasing your bottom line? Continue reading here: https://www.hvacdma.com/post/two-ways-improvements-boost-your-bottom-line

28/06/2022

: When you make the commitment to start a culture of ContinuoUs Improvement in your shop, it’s a commitment to get to work. Changing a culture doesn’t happen on accident – meaningful change always happens on purpose. So, what is the work of ContinuoUs Improvement? Click the link below to learn more.

https://www.hvacdma.com/post/the-work-of-continuous-improvement

19/06/2022

Happy Fathers Day to all of the fathers and grandfathers out there today!

15/06/2022

Even if you have been building ductwork for decades, there are still improvements to be made and efficiencies to be gained. If you want to learn how to identify the waste living in your processes, you owe it to yourself to watch our webinar on "Identifying Wastefulness".

https://www.hvacdma.com/post/webinar-identifying-wastefulness-in-your-shop-part-ii

Do you want to learn how to identify waste in your processes? Even if you have been building ductwork for decades, there are still improvements to be made and efficiencies to be gained. If you want to learn how to identify the waste living in your processes, you owe it to yourself to watch our webin...