Lean Six Sigma News

• Airtex-ASC Names Chad Hawkins Quality Manager, Fuel/Continuous Improvement

  October 17, 2018: “Chad has over 20 years of quality systems management experience and as a certified Lean leader, he brings a wealth of knowledge in the area of Lean manufacturing to Airtex-ASC.”

• Clarkson Engineering & Management Students Complete LSS Projects

  October 16, 2018: For the industry partner, the collaboration through LSS capstone projects represented a low-cost, low-risk approach to raising awareness and experiencing LSS benefits through accelerated, reinforced, and guided project executions.

• Gun-Maker Adding Space to Go Leaner

  October 14, 2018: Nelson Davis, chief operating officer for Nighthawk, said the new space will streamline the process of making custom firearms and is the gun-maker’s first stab at Lean manufacturing, a system to minimize waste without affecting productivity.

• Co Down Engineering Firm, CM Precision Launches New £1m factory

  October 13, 2018: “Invest NI support has helped CM Precision across a range of areas, including advice on implementing Lean manufacturing principles and processes in the new premises to enhance its bottom line.”

• Aegis & Inovaxe to Jointly Develop Ultra-Lean Manufacturing Solution

  October 13, 2018: With this collaboration users can add the functionality of Aegis’ MES and QMS (Quality Management System) platform, FactoryLogix, which manages the complete manufacturing production lifecycle from product launch to material logistics, to ensure production is in line with demands.

• Allis Roller Joins World Class Manufacturing Program

  October 12, 2018: With multinational customers such as John Deere and CNH, adopting WCM strategies is part of Allis Roller’s larger goal of striving for continuous improvement and a leaner, more efficient manufacturing model.

• New Business Continuity Training Workshop

  October 10, 2018: A new Business Continuity training and certification course based on the international BCM standard ISO 22301 and the Lean Six Sigma approach will be offered January 23-25, 2019 in Madrid.

• Sunstone Circuits Names Michael Connella Production Manager

  October 8, 2018: He brings valuable experience to the production manager position from managing successful production teams and employing lean manufacturing techniques and guidelines to achieving company goals and maintaining and improving our critical KPIs.

• Schneider Electric Joins Lean Construction Institute

  October 8, 2018: Along with the LCI organization, Schneider Electric will work with other innovative and like-minded companies to adopt Lean thinking and methodologies in construction practices, projects and business relationships.

• PQ Systems recognized in prestigious awards

  October 3, 2018: PQ Systems, global provider of software solutions and services to help manufacturers succeed in improving quality, was named a winner in the Goering Center’s Family and Private Business Awards in a celebration event on September 11.