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12 Quality First Action Team Updates From Geneva (Continued from page 3) completely sleeved with new tube, drilled and topped us ing a standard 3 4” top. (Standard bolts costs $1.34 versus $4.80 for Sulzer bolt.) Cost of material to repair is $51 com pared to $385 for new barrel. This process will become a standard operating procedure for beam journal repair. It will take 2 years or more to complete repair of all beams. Team project is essentially complete. Team will address new project. SELVAGE QUALITY Team developed on-loom inspection to try to identify con ditions before “seconds” were made. Seconds came down as indicated by charts but not as desired. Visit to cloth room by team to view selvage seconds on 13 test looms pointed out specific details. This gave new direction. Team in focus on gathering specifics oh 13 looms. Found that 6 of 13 looms (1 in particular) are and have been primary seconds pro ducers. Effort is now to statistically identify limits by loom, style, and panel. Experimenting also with tucking unit tolerances which shows promise for significant improvement. BOBBIN BUILD - PLANT ft! Team is nearing completion on setting all spinning frame builds according to procedures developed by team. Upon completion team will re-evaluate the bobbin build quality (using previously established criterion and statistics) to measure level of improvement. A permanent implementa tion plan will then be developed. DOUBLE FILLING TEAM Team Members: V.J. Aughtman, Bobby Hall, Shirly Horn sby and Linda Harcus. Team met, had brainstorming ses sion to discuss ideas about minimizing double filling. Idea was used to build a filling holder higher on the loom and of a slightly different design. It was used as an experiment on Weave Set 9, with Linda Harcus reporting on success or failure of new filling holder. After experiment, Linda reported that machines with new filling holders, were suc cessful and it was decided to place new filling holders on all cotton filling styles of looms. Pending materials, all looms will be completed. top job creators for 1991. Betty Tyson, above, human resources and employment manager at Clinton #1, receives a special award from Gov. Carroll Campbell. Recipients of the award are nominated by local Job Ser vice offices based on a criteria that includes job open ings, capital investment in new or expanded plants, and employees receiving technical training for new skills. Three New Additions To CMI Team Jerry Wackerhagen will join our CMI staff in Co lumbia on June 1, 1992, as Director of Information Systems reporting to Thad Williams. Jerry comes to us from IBM with more than 14 years experience. He is a 1977 graduate of North Carolina State University, IBM’s System Engineering Consulting Institute and IBM’s President Class, a mini-MBA course taught by the Harvard Business School. Jerry and his wife Sharon have a three year old son, Andrew, and will live in Columbia. Jerry will have responsibility for information systems at all locations. On April 21, 1992, Jeffrey E. Renfer joined the CMI staff in Columbia as Information Systems Project Manager. He will report to Jerry Wackerhagen. Jeff is a 1984 graduate of Clemson University with a BS in Industrial Manage ment. He comes to us from Milliken and Company. Jeff and his wife Cindy and their son Jeffrey Ryan, born on June 7, 1992, will live in Columbia. Patti Terreni joined CMI on March 2, 1992 as Corporate Accountant. Prior to joining CMI Patti had worked with Arthur Anderson & Company since 1988. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BS in Accounting and a Masters of Accounting degree. Patti is also a Certified Public Accountant. She and her hus band Charlie live in Columbia. We welcome these new additions to CMI. Jerry Wackerhagen Jeffrey E. Renfer Patti Terreni EFA 25th Anniversary Logo... EFA Meredith Buchanan receiving her scholarship. Scholarship Recipients From Clinton The Clinton Foundation has awarded four year college scholarships to Bradley Dean Bowling, Mills Grant, and Meredith Buchanan, Our scholar ship has a value of $2,000 per year for four years of college study. Loan recipients included Susan Link, Amy Lynn Sumerel, Katrina Renee Bouslay, Barbara Dady, John Lay, Elizabeth Padgett, and Benjamin Carl Lan- ford. The loans are interest free and have a value of $1,750 per year, totalling $7,000. Members of the selection committee include N. Carl Wessinger, DDS, Chair man, Fletch Pruitt, Henry Simmons, Dr. Ann Stidham and Dr. Russell Dean. Pictured Dr. Bridges, principal of Clinton High School, Mills Grant - Scholarship Recipient, with parents Mr. and Mrs. George Grant. CLOTHMAKER STAFF EDITOR: Toby Chaffin ASSOCIATE EDITORS. Mack Parson Kim Doss REPORTERS ON STAFF: Shirley Weeks, EFA Bob Dettmar, Clinton Mills (Geneva) Russell Vance, Clinton Mills Sales Co. Nelson Lowe, Chatham MS PEGGY GILMER 205 GORDON ST CLINTON, SC 29325 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 293 Columbia, S.C.