Lean Series Part III: Determining the Amount of Motion Waste in Paint Production Process
Motion waste refers to the extra physical steps taken by employees and equipment to accommodate inefficient process layout, defects, reprocessing, overproduction or excess inventory. Additional and unnecessary motion takes time and adds no value to the product or service. Moving and adding value is called…
Complete Paint System Open House – Albers Finishing & Solutions
Interested in learning more about IntelliFinishing’s powder coating or liquid paint systems? Join us on March 24, 2016 and see our newest installation in full production mode at Albers Finishing & Solutions in Cheney, KS. Our IntelliFinishing team will be available all to day to…
Lean Series Part II: Reduce Inventory Waste in Your Paint Production Process
It’s About What It Really Costs You! Waste is defined as anything other than the MINIMUM amount of time, equipment, tools, material, parts, people, and space required to ADD VALUE to the product. Inventory waste in the Finishing Industry would most likely be related to…
Lean Series Part I: Reducing Transportation Waste in your Paint Production Process
Automated conveyors are usually not the first thing that lean coordinators for manufacturing think of when they are developing a Lean strategy, but it can have a huge effect on Continuous Improvement. I hope the following information will encourage lean organizers in any production facility, which processes finished parts, to think about at the beginning of their lean journey.
Choosing a Conveyor
Conveyors for Finishing Systems The selection of a conveyor for your powder coating system or liquid paint system at your manufacturing plant should be based on the features and benefits of each of the conveyors, part and process requirements, as well as your business goals….
Join IntelliFinishing at The Powder Coating Show 2015
The Powder Coating Show 2015 is the ultimate learning experience. The 2015 show is in Louisville, KY, May 6-7. The show offers educational sessions and the chance to talk to industry experts. Download your FREE Guest Pass so you can join as at Booth 201. Check out…
Limiting Downtime in Manufacturing
Downtime is one of the leading causes of wasted resources within manufacturing, but where companies fail is when they chalk up their losses to the cost of doing business. Issues happen in various forms, and while some can’t be avoided, taking a back-seat approach to…
Do you love your paint system?
IntelliFinishing…more LEAN than a sugar-free box of chocolates Many manufacturers are implementing lean manufacturing practices into their workplaces and are gaining an advantage over their counterparts in the industry. Although traditional fixed conveyor systems have been one of the leading factors in lean management over…
Old Technology. New Technology.
Are you interested in purchasing new technology that can grow with your company and save you lots of money in unnecessary costs? We want to share with you a few of the advantages you can expect when replacing your traditional Power & Free or Monorail systems with the newest technology for Industrial paint system replacement.
12 Days of Christmas IntelliFinishing Style
From the first day of Christmas to the 12th, we have something special for you.
Tour an Active Construction Site
Kevin Howe, IntelliFInishing Project Manager, just finished the setup on IntelliFinishing’s latest project installation. During the construction process he took us on a brief tour.
Ask Joe Powder
Review common powder coating problems and how to solve them from Joe Powder as learned at the 2014 Midwest Coatings Seminar
