Tag: lean manufacturing

- 5x faster welding - 60x faster finishing - 32% floor space liberated How automation transformed a troubled fabrication shop into a competitive powerhouse

Smart Automation

Transforming a Troubled Fab Shop

A global provider of fasteners and components sought to improve performance in its Fabrication Shop producing custom and made-to-order components. Leaders asked Kormac to develop and install more effective processes, KPIs, and automation to improve shop efficiency….

Lean Liberation Lean as Resource Liberator Sample Kormac Lean project outcomes - -50-60% cycle time reduction - -50% WIP inventory reduction - -85% cost of poor quality reduction - +30+% improvement in labor efficiency - +30+% EBITDA improvement - +20+% useable floorspace expansion - Overall improvements in safety performance and employee satisfaction

Lean Liberation

Lean as Resource Liberator

As manufacturers grapple with rising material and labor costs, we’re seeing renewed interest in Lean. Kormac has decades of experience in employing Lean/Six Sigma/Kaizen methodologies to boost quality, productivity, and speed while reducing cost, backlog, and facility floor space. We begin each Lean engagement by analyzing our client’s product line...