ABLE Manufacturing and Assembly, LLC

Since 1954 with the advent of our up-fit bread delivery truck body, the success of ABLE Manufacturing & Assembly has been developing innovative value added solutions.

The 1970s innovation of the ABLE BODY Sleeper Cab allowed Class 8 Semi truck operators the ability to rest in the comfort of their own truck, and business boomed. We expanded our core capabilities to encompass Fiberglass Composites, Metal Fabrication of Enclosures, Interior Panel Molding, Climate Control, Accessory Systems and turn-key Final Assembly - all with Showroom quality paint, fit and finish found at any coach builder.

VISION

ABLE Manufacturing and Assembly, LLC, simplifies and ultimately improves the efficiency of customers operations by collaboratively serving as an extension of their business to provide value added products and assemblies with the design, quality, delivery and cost that our customers expect.

MISSION

ABLE Manufacturing and Assembly's expertise is in manufacturing and assembling products that integrate or combine our multiple process capabilities. Supported with our sophisticated business systems, we provide a value added single source solution for our customers allowing them to increase their capacity and capabilities. Our exclusive focus is low to medium volume production for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). We are relentless in our pursuit of product and service excellence.

CAPACITY

We are structured to build in low (less than 1,000 pieces annually) to medium (less than 10,000 pieces annually) volume. Additionally, we support prototype development leading to our on-going production level participation. Because we are a production company and not a job shop, our customers receive ample support throughout the process from quotation to part production wind down.

ABLE Manufacturing & Assembly's focus on business is to integrate multiple in-house processes to yield a high value added product for our OEM Customer. Our processes include:

Open Mold Laminated Sheet & Chopper Feed Spray fiberglass composites meeting a wide variety of material, heat, chemical and strength standards.

Lite RTM and Vacuum Assisted RTM Close Mold fiberglass composites meeting a wide variety of material, heat, chemical and strength standards with exceptional dimensional consistency, strength and beautiful visual surface quality.

Components insert molded or jig fixture bonded after molding to include brackets, fasteners, louvers, grill mesh, air intakes.

CNC high speed metal forming of complex shapes in cold rolled steel & aluminum.

Production welding using MIG, TIG and SPOT weld methods and repeatable production grade weld fixtures

Primers for Composite and Metal, full range.

Class A Grade Finish of Base/Clear and Single Stage Paint systems, with computer color match.

Class A Grade Finish of Gel Coat and Ready for Paint.

Vacuum Thermoform plastics for interior and exterior components, door & trim panels, instrument cluster, consoles.

Managing procurement of large (2,000 SKU items or more per assembly) Bill of Materials (BOM) for vehicle systems including: climate control, steering, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, communication, lighting, glass, sealing, wiper, crash/rollover safety, exterior & interior vehicle panels and more.

Complete, turn-key assembly of operator vehicle cabs, operator pulpits, truck up-fit bodies and toppers, vehicle hoods, bonnets, engine and cover panels, industrial enclosures.

After sales warranty & customer support.

EXPERTISE

ABLE produces Customer products from concept and prototype thru production phase with expertise in the following areas:

1. Design Engineering from 3D Model, 2D drawings and Reverse Engineering of existing products and processes.

2. Developing business and ERP systems that are designed to manage complex BOMs and Assemblies.

3. Value Added / Value Engineered to combine multiple processes.

4. LEAN Production & Toyota Production Systems 1-by-1 Sequential, KANBAN Pull, KAIZEN / Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma Certified, ISO9001:2015 Certified.

5. Mass Production with after sales customer service, technical support and warranty coverage to ISO9001:2015 standards.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO

We welcome you to visit ABLE for a tour and review of your project. Alternatively, we support electronic meeting services including video conference and network hosted meeting. From taking your product from Concept to Shipping Crate, we are ABLE and ready to serve you.

CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

American Composites Manufacturers Association
American Equipment Manufacturers
American Wind Energy Association
Certified Composites Technician
International Organization for Standardization
Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
American Welding Society
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
OSHA's Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program