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CS2.5 - When Fixation Gives Way to Innovation
Case study - The working time available in each fixture increased from 66% to 92%
CS1.5 - The Gap Between Improvement and Perfection
What’s happening here? A plant for a global rubber molding business that produces seals or diaphragms made from rubber and fabric wants...
CS1.1 - Making it Easier for Operators to Help the Team Win
Company leadership saw what could be accomplished, that defect-free products could be made at rates faster than anticipated.
CS1.3 - Facing the Realities of More New Business
Connecting the two presses with a conveyor eliminated the work-in-process inventory and many of the defects. The inspection of the parts st
CS3.4b - Doing Much More with Less
The customer expects defect-free products on time and demands a plan to fix these problems once and for all.
1.3 - Fix the Process before Automating and you will Maximize your Earnings
Imagine a scenario where a supplier in the automotive industry comes to you and their customer has a seemingly impossible situation and...
Changeovers: Speed and Quality can be Allies
The Results
The changeover time is reduced from 2-3 hours to 18 minutes. The internal scrap is reduced from 9 bad parts to 4 bad parts per
Putting False Hope in Superstar Machines
Within the first four months alone after these improvements were made, the average revenue per hour of work from every employee increased fr
Doing the obvious is often wrong
Bottlenecks were eliminated and a dysfunctional department was transformed into a team in both performance and morale.
Finding and removing the ‘obvious’
total output of the plant increased 33% as measured over the ensuing two months.
Getting people and machines to play like an orchestra
What’s happening here? A manufacturer of industrial ovens and furnaces for laboratory test chambers, heat treating, annealing, and other...
‘New’ and ‘bigger’ mean nothing unless...
This change in process dropped labor costs significantly, improved cash flow and helped eliminate debt expense at a faster pace.
Winning back a big customer’s trust
Not only are the defects eliminated but the wasted labor inspecting 100% of the assemblies is also gone.
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