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Rockford Spring Co., where he met Mr. Greene and Mr. Quillen. In
1960, Mr. Heitz, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Quillen left Rockford Spring
Co. to form Exacto.
Exacto manufactures fine-wire precision springs for various
applications. Typically, Exacto will act as a consultant for its
customers in designing and engineering springs for a specific
function. In addition, Exacto designs and manufactures spring
measuring and spring gauge equipment, and designs and develops
spring packaging equipment. Exacto manufactures springs that are
used in highly sensitive equipment including: Automobile
airbags, fuel injection systems, and computer keyboards.
Mr. Heitz is a technical expert in the area of spring design
and was personally involved in the development of a completely
automated line of spring-making machines. Exacto was the first
spring maker in the country to develop a completely automated
spring-making plant. Mr. Heitz is constantly improving Exacto's
production process by making adjustments to the automated line.
There are very few engineers who specialize in spring design;
therefore Mr. Heitz also served as a teacher for Exacto's sales
and engineering department.
Mr. Heitz has contributed significantly to improving the
efficiency of Exacto's production process. In 1960, Mr. Heitz
introduced Exacto to statistical process control, which is a
quality control technique that operates by taking random samples.
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