Talan has Beaten the Odds against Metal Stamping Companies
October 28th, 2011
Still Smiling: Steve Peplin Tells Crain’s Cleveland Business How Talan has Beaten the Odds against
Metal Stamping Companies.
Dan Shingler of Crain’s Cleveland Business wondered why Steve Peplin, CEO of Talan Products, is still smiling, so he recently visited the Cleveland based metal stamping company to learn more. Although Talan manufactures metal stampings for a variety of applications, the construction market, which represents a significant portion of Peplin’s customer base, has been particularly hard hit by the recent economic slow-down. (more…)
Metal Stamping Company, Talan Products Celebrates 25th Anniversary
September 23rd, 2011
Did you know that Talan Products is celebrating its 25th anniversary this Fall? The company was started in 1986 by Steve Peplin.
Partners Pete Accorti(President) and Pat Parziale (VP, Manufacturing) joined soon afterward. Initially housed in a 3,000 square foot space, Talan has expanded three times. Talan’s current home of 15 years is a 145,000 square foot manufacturing and warehouse space on the East Side of Cleveland. Currently a $25 million company with 50+ employees, Talan still has all four of its original customers. “It’s one of the real keys to our success,” says Steve. “We invest in our customers, and they’ve been loyal to us.”
Originally in the commercial roof products area only, Talan now makes products for a number of industries including automotive, construction, and appliance, and also the fast-growing solar and LED markets. It has developed particular expertise in both high-volume progressive die stamping and aluminum extrusions fabrication, and has earned ISO 9001 certification. “We are particularly proud of our extremely low PPM numbers, and our value-added-per employee is 150% of the industry average,” notes Steve.
Talan has been named to the national Inc. 100 list, the national Inner City 100 list, and has won numerous local awards for both growth and sustainability.
Stay tuned for more insights into Talan’s future plans.
From Progressive Die Stamper to Trusted Partner
June 1st, 2011Steve Peplin Discusses Talan’s Commitment to Relationship Building For IndustryWeek
In a recent IndustryWeek article, Julie Jusko discusses strategies for building mutually advantageous customer-supplier partnerships. According to Jusko, effective customer-supplier partnerships start with effective two way communication. Conventional wisdom often stresses suppliers listening to customer needs, but customers can learn from suppliers too. The result of this paradigm shift is often the discovery of cost saving ideas that benefit the customer. Jusko also points out that effective partnerships are often formed and nurtured at the C-Level. CEOs need to set the right tone for a collaborative relationship to flourish. Jusko’s emphasizes the notion of developing mutual benefits for no true partnership can be born out of a one-sided relationship. Talan’s own CEO, Steve Peplin is cited on this score, noting that one of his company’s guiding principles is to develop relationships which in turn become integral to the success of his customers. Jusko reminds her readers that effective partnerships require constant care and feeding, much like relationships between people. Partnerships take time and effort, but the rewards of better customer-supplier relationships will include a positive impact on your organization’s bottom line.
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Stampings Manufacturer, Talan Products Featured In PMA Article On Quality
March 3rd, 2011The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) published an article in the March 2011 issue of MetalForming titled “The Link Between Total Cost of Quality and Profitability.”
The article discusses the connection between an important PMA benchmarking metric – PROFITABILITY, as measured by EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and the link between profitable manufacturing and the true costs associated with quality control methodology. (more…)
Peplin Discusses Manufacturing Metal Stampings
November 11th, 2010Talan Products’ CEO Steve Peplin Discusses Manufacturing Metal Stampings on Cleveland NPR Affiliate
Steve Peplin, CEO of the Cleveland-based metal stamping company, Talan Products, was recently on the NPR / Ideastream radio show, ‘The Sound of Ideas.’ On the show, Steve discussed the current state of manufacturing in Northeast Ohio.
On the show, Steve pointed out that the state of manufacturing in Northeast Ohio is not as gloomy as some think it is. In regards to his own metal stamping company, Steve pointed out that many major companies constantly need metal stamping services during assembly of their own products. Machines at Talan Products produce thousands of stamped products an hour, and these products include everything from paint trays to door latches.
Steve also talked about some of the recent ups-and-downs he and his company have faced during this touch economy. Regarding 2009, Steve said, “We were down 30% in ‘09. We had our first layoffs in 24 years — which was pretty traumatic. But then, 2010 has been fantastic. The recovery for us started pretty late in ‘09.”
Talan products is a small company that employs only 65 people. However, a promising sign is that 20 of those employees are new hires.
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