McDermott Cue Building

operated located in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin is a world class producer of high quality pool cue cases and accessories. People who love the game respect the precision and performance of McDermott cubes. Our quality begins with the use of only the best domestic and imported woods, such as hard rock. maple bird's eye maple evany vacati Brazilian rosewood coca ball brown diamond Mirada zurko d and others the woods arrive in the form of rough sawn planks although they are graded before shipping McDermott immediately inspects them and regrades those planks that pass inspection are cut one and a half inch squares in various lengths, these parts are then rough turned on an automated lathe after this initial turning, the parts are further inspected, those that continued to meet McDermott's strict quality standards are stored within of a climate-controlled environment for curing, where they remain from six months to two years.

McDermott series tails have a three-piece design that helps prevent warping. The components are mainly made of maple. A dense rigid structure that also resists deformation. Other more exotic woods are used for their color as inlays. and Decorating Maple pieces that have been cut, turned once and seasoned are now ready to be machined and detailed, including drilling and tapping. These pieces now go to the glue room using a specially formulated epoxy. The three pieces of the cylinder head are bolted together forming an extremely strong and durable joint. This set of tips is then sent to the milling room, where it is roughed from the milling room.

These bud sets are then stored and cured in work-in-process containers or for up to one more year from the work-in-process room. process containers the stop assemblies are sent back to the milling room here on these specially designed lathes the stop assemblies are turned a second time to ensure straightness after turning they are returned to the machining room where they are cut and threaded the tenons for the tie ring assembly and hole are drilled and tapped for the stainless steel tie pin from the machining room. The cylinder head assembly is sent back to the glue room where the stainless steel tie ring and tie pin assembly are bonded with our epoxy to the cylinder head, McDermott's signature style.

The gasket is made of a special material composed of powdered wood mixed with epoxy and special resins under extreme heat and pressure. This material is custom molded into the shapes of the gasket ring and bumper cap. This butt set is now stored in work-in-process containers for up to an additional six months or shipped for inlay preparation for those players who want to make a distinctive statement in their game McDermott offers a wide variety of cues, in fact we have more than 80 models to choose from detailed inlays that make Our distinctive cues begin in our CAD CAM computer area with our in-house artists and designers.

Hundreds of design ideas are created and dozens of prototypes manufactured every year, but only a handful of the best make it to production. The designs that are chosen are digitized and downloaded onto one of our Matic 300 computer numerically controlled milling machines. Here, the digitized design is transformed into individual patterns that are eventually assembled as part of an intricate inlay design. This computer-controlled router is incredible at cutting intricate inlays of extraordinary detail with an accuracy of 110 thousandths. inch, milk assemblies, but they go to the glue room where the inlays are placed and epoxy bonded into place. Those, but assemblies that receive inlays and additional decoration are also cured for up to six months in work-in-process, work-in-process storage containers.

In bins, the cylinder head is sent back to the milling room to be rotated a third and final time to ensure continued straightness. Specially selected hard rock maple is purchased in various forms for processing into chefs. McDermott axle wood is hand selected for its white color and straight grain upon arrival, the axle wood is raw graded again, turned on a lathe, regraded and seasoned for six months to two years to ensure the straightness After this curing period, the chefs are turned a second time in the milling room and selected for use in specific models. From the milling room, the shafts are sent to the machining room to be drilled and tapped .

Tenons for the Farrell and union ring assemblies are also cut and threaded. The chefs are now sent to the glue room to have decorative rings, barrels and spikes attached to all the pieces. They are mechanically bolted and epoxy bonded for added strength Because our joints and Farrell's are threaded and then epoxy bonded Our cues are extremely strong and provide optimal playing performance McDermott's exclusive barrels are made from a special blend of fiber fibers cotton in a patented process. Fiber Farrells are superior to plastic or ivory Farrells because they do not crack or chip and provide the optimal surface for sticking the tip.

These Farrell exclusives also greatly reduce cue vibration and noise. With McDermott's attention to detail and performance, we've even mastered the art. From manufacturing our own swabs from the finest leather available, these completed shaft assemblies are now stored in work-in-process containers for six months or more. When the cylinder heads and axles have been individually prepared, they are ready to be attached and shipped. to the machining room here the cylinder head is secured in a custom designed lathe and then the shaft is bolted to the cylinder head with two passes on this computer controlled precision lathe the joint is turned to exactly match the shaft to the taper The stock Qs are now ready to stain, at this point the Qs are run through a centerless belt sander.

The dyes are applied by hand with the skill and craftsmanship of an artisan. McDermott's exclusive custom blended imported stains are applied only to specific areas of the Qs to enhance the natural beauty of the wood and to complement the individual design of each Q, after staining the glues are sent to the UV finishing booth electrostatic specially designed by McDermott. Here the tails are attached to carrier clips that are negatively charged. The clips pass this negative charge through the tails as the tails enter the first compartment, the positively charged UV sealant mist is attracted to the negatively charged Qs which completely and evenly coat them.

In the second compartment, the Qs are exposed to an intense ultraviolet light that completely dries this special sealant in just a few seconds. The Q's are returned to the sanding room where they are first sanded using the centerless belt sander and then by hand, this prepares the surface for the final coat. A special ultraviolet hard finish. After the UV hard finish coat, the Q's are embossed with the world famous McDermott's Shamrock Logo, the jews are then weighed, packed into bags and placed in one of the hundreds of crates in the shipping room to be removed and complete a customer's order.

Orders from any of our more than 800 distributors worldwide are taken by the

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telemarketing team. the order is sent to the shipping room where the signs are taken out of the storage drawers the order is completed by tail model, stain and weight the axles are sent to the axle cutting room here the axle is reduced to their final size in millimeters to exactly match the specifications of customers' orders, the stocks are wrapped in one of several durable materials, for example, a customer can choose Irish linen in one of 12 colors, nylon in one of more than 20 colors, leather or the exclusive McDermott Corp to ensure continuous adhesion and a firm grip each.

The wrap is secured using the best possible bonding method for that specific wrap material. The queue is now weighed to match the customer's order and labeled with their individual specifications and prices. The button shaft is then assembled and tested on a covered Blanchard ground steel plate to ensure each cue is perfectly straight, we will reject the cue at any point in the process if it does not meet McDermott's strict quality standards. The tails are then disassembled and given a final inspection. They are individually packaged in carefully paper-wrapped bags and boxes. Then the box is placed. labeled and shipped by UPS to every corner of the world to help protect your investment McDermott manufactures a line of high-quality hard cases, for example, the Super Mac is made from an extruded aluminum tube covered in genuine leather and covered Featuring richly stained maple branded with the McDermott logo McDermott signs are the best because of our unwavering commitment to quality using state-of-the-art high-tech equipment and specially trained technicians.

McDermott Q Manufacturing Incorporated continues to set manufacturing standards for the industry in the relentless pursuit of perfection. Our goal is to manufacture and sell billiard supplies to provide complete customer satisfaction. If you and your clients want the best, there is only one. McDermott produces world-class pool cues for serious players who demand only the best. McDermott was founded by my father and mother, as we grew up, my sister and I evolved and it became a daily routine. It's not a typical day. I'm going to work in the office. It's more like being at home with family, so we hope to, you know, evolve. and bring all employees the same type of atmosphere when we moved here we went through dozens of dust collection systems and found that this one was made in Minnesota and has three 55 gallon drums underneath and in a good One day when we used a lot machinery to produce a lot of sawdust, they are emptying these 50 gallon drums every two hours, so we need a place to go with all the sawdust, so we installed a trash compactor very close to where you would open. the chute and pour the sawdust and then compact it and then every two weeks they would come and change the charger.

It has been a huge savings and help as a result of this dust collection system and the hard work of all the employees at At the end of each day they clean and sweep the floors on the floor stand, so in the dust collection system It helps keep the floors clean and then what they don't get out of the machines from daily ventilation, they have little. vacuum sweepers cleaning every night resulting in the fact that the plant is kept very very clean, our compressor room is one of the other unique facilities here at McDermott Q. We need a place for the air compressor .

We also need a place. that would be cool enough in the summer and warm enough in the winter, so we designed a room on the second floor that has fresh air inlets and then goes over the coils to cool the air compressors and then vents the ceiling fan five years ago when we made the first set of Q drawers, my father and I designed and built them and then as we grew we installed a full time cabinet maker and assistant to constantly build these Q drawers and shelves and all of our containers and cabinets. The fabricator and assistant build all office furniture on-site.

Each piece of furniture is unique. Each office is designed for different functions and configured accordingly, so they build furniture to suit each person's needs. The sales department is very important at McDermott. Everything is sold by a telemarketing team, which is made up of five or six people who constantly talk on the phone with our almost 800 distributors around the world. It is very important that the sellers are in contact with the product as well as the distributors and the feedback from the distributors is very important to make the product The telemarketing team, being on the phone with the distributors daily is one of the characteristics unique here at McDermott, Steel Sales Manager.

Dave Law has been in sales and marketing for 25 years and has been a great asset. Marilyn has been a very complex part of the business. She did all the pickup and delivery from the beginning and without her I don't think the company would be here. She has been able to do all the office, accounting and records, answer all the phone calls and do everything there is. to do in the office and she was really a one-man office, probably for three or four years without her, I don't think the company would be here. She has been so important to me.

My son Jess has been an extremely important part of the company. He is in business just like his mother because he was able to start working for us when he was only twelve years old. He now he is an extremely important part of the business becauseHe is the vice president of the company, but he should end up being the leading person in the company within. For the next four or five years, my daughter Phyllis was initially an extremely important part of the business because she did all the housework, which was a big task for a ten-year-old.

Phyllis' title is Secretary and Treasurer of McDermott Hughes started when Jess was about two years old, like 25 years ago, and I was looking for a hobby or something to do in the evenings just to help me manage my nervous tensions, I guess. I started helping an older gentleman who was doing tail repair work for the city of Milwaukee and he passed away about five years after I met him and I ended up doing all the repairs for the city of Milwaukee and from there I started doing some repairs personalized. tools and decided I might as well work at Hugh's full time because the job had already become a full time job just doing repairs, so I went in, left my sheet metal trade and started asking questions full time, which was a large company and has grown from just a basement operation to a multi-million dollar factory and quite a large annual production of fuses.

I hope that in the next four or five years we will be able to double the production that we have now, which will make us a pretty good sized business from the basement operation that we moved to a location that had a small

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that we have now, we built threeSince we started the business, we are very happy with the plant itself, it is definitely working the way we designed the building with all the separate rooms within the building, it has really worked remarkably well for us and with the system dust collection. and all the different useful things that we built in the building have really worked well, we are very happy with it and we think we will be able to stay here for a long time.

Judy Jorgensen is our office receptionist and she does a tremendous amount of work, she answers all the phones, she deals with all the people who come in to apply for jobs, she does a lot of the typing and she handles a lot of different things in the offices. current times, we are very happy with Judy Phyllis. Lesley Ann ng is what makes up our Accounting Department, it is an extremely important job and has grown from Maryland to three people in charge of this job, which shows the amount of growth in the company. Marlene and Linda constitute our accounts receivable and billing. department work as a great team and do an excellent job.

I am very happy with the company. I am very happy with the growth we have had in the company. I expect much greater growth in the future. The plans are really to double in size in the next five years, so I think it's possible and I think with my son, my daughter and the rest of the people that I have working here we will see that growth in the next two years, Mr. McHugh In the 90's we believe it is going to be even bigger and better as we move into this building, we still have areas that are intact in terms of machinery and capacity.

Victor McHugh has currently established a broad base on which to generate numerous amounts of sales, so we are currently promoting new sales and marketing techniques to double and triple XM's acute sales. The Easter is line is new and different. We have new contributions and different colors and technology in terms of inlay material so that the tails take on a completely new look. shape and color McDermott plans to expand the global market to the farthest corners of the world. We currently have queues spread across Europe and now that the Eastern Bloc is starting to open up, we are currently pursuing that.