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Reduce defects
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September 2007
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Workstations that optimise the production environment for simple and convenient work and help to reduce the errors that lead to expensive defects are now available. Reject or defective product is one of the seven “muda” or wasteful processes identified in lean manufacturing methodology. Eliminating these can be applied to any manufacturing or production process to achieve performance improvement.
Manufacturers can reduce costly defects and returns by using modular workstations created for the specific production application and built with components supplied by The Tube & Bracket Company.
Defects and rejects cost time and money. Returned items must be fixed or replaced which also affects customer perceptions and service. Disposing of rejects adds even more cost. The easiest solution is to avoid making bad products. Adaptable and ergonomic workstations matched to the specific process can be designed and built where components, assemblies and tools are in the correct position and easy to reach. This makes the working area much more efficient because staff are more productive and less stressed or fatigued which means they are less likely to make mistakes and damage items.
The Tube & Bracket Company supplies a wide range of interchangeable tubular components, brackets, wheels and accessories that can be used to create live storage racks, carts, trolleys, and workstations that can be adapted, reconfigured and rebuilt whenever required. This flexibility delivers greater cost effectiveness and lower overall cost of ownership than comparable devices made from welded steel or similar materials.
A new book available free of charge from The Tube & Bracket Company offers practical advice on how to introduce lean principles in almost any manufacturing production process to reduce all seven areas of waste, boost performance, lower lead times and cut costs.
The company provides lean manufacturing solutions that help deliver Kaizen-based continuous performance improvement to customers in manufacturing, engineering and production. Its modular LeanTek system comprises coated steel piping, joints and fixtures that can be assembled into a variety of solutions including live storage, carts, trolleys and ergonomic workstations for use in Kanban and first-in-first-out stock management and throughout the manufacturing process. These can be modified or reconfigured quickly and easily to meet process change. The company offers a complete range of consultancy, project management, design, build and component supply services.
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Author
Chris Rowlands
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