# Building for Long-Term Success w/ Ron Speicher and David Craft

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2023-08-29
- Length: 40m
- Episode: 168
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-08-29-building-for-long-term-success-w-ron-speicher-and-david-craft
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-75cef90b-db93-4028-b679-8d77c58f6217

## Summary

Ron Speicher and David Craft of Davron Technologies, Inc. (DTI) explain how a small mechanical contractor evolved into a top U.S. industrial oven manufacturer by maintaining in-house operations to ensure supply chain resilience and quality. They discuss the challenges of component shortages during the pandemic, which forced them to pivot scheduling and communicate transparently with customers about extended lead times. The founders emphasize their strategy of hiring people of character, investing in their workforce, and fostering a culture where employees feel valued enough to want to retire at the company.

## Chapters

- [0:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-08-29-building-for-long-term-success-w-ron-speicher-and-david-craft#t=35) Introduction: Ron Speicher and David Craft of Davron Technologies
- [3:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-08-29-building-for-long-term-success-w-ron-speicher-and-david-craft#t=213) Origin Story: From Mechanical Contractor to Industrial Oven Manufacturer
- [11:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-08-29-building-for-long-term-success-w-ron-speicher-and-david-craft#t=664) Supply Chain Resilience and Managing Component Shortages
- [19:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-08-29-building-for-long-term-success-w-ron-speicher-and-david-craft#t=1155) Custom Engineering, R&D, and Handling Novel Customer Requests
- [28:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-08-29-building-for-long-term-success-w-ron-speicher-and-david-craft#t=1726) Workforce Strategy: Hiring Character and Building Company Culture

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Davron Technologies, Inc. (company)
- DTI (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- Industrial Marketing Live (other)

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