Welcome to your July Livewire! Read on for July Pricing, Lex news, and your chance to show your smarts and win some Lex swag in this month's Trivia Contest.

You’d be hard pressed to spot the difference but we’ve made a small change in the way we construct our rolling racks. The exciting part is that that change has both improved both the strength of our rolling racks and reduced our manufacturing lead time. Custom PowerRack Rolling Distribution Rack manufacturing lead time is an industry leading 2 weeks (after approval). Need it in a hurry?  Call Lex! Want to find out more about our published standard lead times?  Go to our website and look under About Lex, Sales, Standard Lead times. You’ll need your Dealer Number to see our published lead times by product. You can also download them by clicking here.

E-String Adapter now included in E-String Purchases

The E-String is one of our most popular products, but many of our customers have needed to purchase a 15A to 20A adapter to use the E-String in some applications. However, starting July 1st black E-Strings (Part numbers 50112BA or 50116BA) will be repackaged to include the adapter (part #50301) at no extra charge. On July 15th, the white E-String (50112WA) will be repackaged to include the white adapter (50301W) at no extra charge. The adapters will also be available as separately purchased products. The black adapter is available to ship now. The white adapter is available to ship July 15th. For more information, see our E-String datasheet.

Part Number Changes

In order to comply with UL regulations, our Power Station with 24 GFCI Duplex Receptacles has had its part number changed. The old part number was DB200NP-QQQ-S3; the current part number is DB400N1J24CD-H3.

We've also changed the part number of our 400 Amp 3 Phase Cam-Type Splitter Box. The old part number was DB400A-F202000, but we have now created 3 new product numbers for 3 different configurations of the box.

For the version with 2 duplex receptacles, the part number is DB400N1J4AJ2CC-63. For the version with 2 GFCI duplex receptacles, the part number is DB400N1J4AJ2CD-63. For the version with no duplex or GFCI receptacles, the part number is DB400N1J4AJ-63. These changes are reflected on our price lists, website, and literature. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these issues please feel free to contact Joe Fittante in Technical Support at support@lexproducts.com or 203.274.9907.

We're happy to inform you that there is no price increase this month. Log on using your dealer number at www.lexproducts.com to download July Pricing.

Operations

Ruben Hernandez joined Lex West as Operations Manager on June 15. Most recently, Ruben was the Factory Manager and Lean Chief for Lamscowest/Compass Aerospace in Santa Clarita, CA, where he was accountable for the achievement of plant performance objectives and product quality (while keeping costs within budget).

One of the biggest strengths Ruben will bring to this position is his expertise in LEAN manufacturing, and part of his new responsibilities will be to organize kaizen/rapid improvement events and to lead training in LEAN principles for the organization. These efforts will help increase efficiency and will in turn help to keep costs low for our customers. You can contact Ruben at rhernandez@lexproducts.com.

Human Resources

Walter Donne joined Lex Products as the Manager of Human Resources on June 22nd. He brings to the position over 20 years experience as an HR professional with experience in both large and small companies and considerable expertise in performance management, recruitment, staff development and training and employee relations. His background is especially well suited to the needs of a growing company such as Lex where his process-oriented HR solutions will help drive the company forward. You can contact Walter at wdonne@lexproducts.com.



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