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Lean Manufacturing means identifying and eliminating waste wherever it can be found. There are many tools that can aid in identifying and eliminating waste. The following graphic shows some of our favorites.
Examples of lean in action at Metcam include:
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High density part hanging on our conveyor driven paint line. This not only increases throughput and capacity, it decreases paint cost (less paint hits the filters) and improves quality (less potential for variability in titrations and temperatures).
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Synchronizing work cells. Scheduling in a job shop environment is critically important to support synchronized part flow wherever and whenever possible. Without careful planning and scheduling, WIP will accumulate and eventually chaos will occur. By dividing our equipment into cells and sub-cells, we are better able to schedule and synchronize our production.
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Pull systems and consigned materials. Together these techniques allow us to make only what we need when we need it and pay for only what is required when it is required.
Lean does not stop on the shop floor. Many other areas of operation from document control and estimating to EDI and work flow automation are affected by lean principles at Metcam.
Identify the waste and eliminate it, wherever it is!