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…
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….
