The two companies have signed a collaboration agreement to work together to promote Lean philosophy.

Beswan is a technology company that has developed a new data collection system. BesWan bets to a computerized factory, with all the processes interconnected, to obtain more flexibility in production, optimize decision-making, increase productivity and achieve maximum resource efficiency.

This system adds value to our company. With this technology we are able to assess the possibilities of improving the current system and to define the objectives to be achieved, which through the implementation of the Lean methodology we will achieve.

Lean methodology is materialized through the application of series of techniques, which have been successfully implemented in companies in different sectors. These techniques can be implemented independently or jointly.

A good way to simplify and order these techniques is to group them into three different groups. The first group are those techniques that, due to their characteristics, clarity and possibility of implementation are easily and directly applicable in any sector. The action is usually “common sense”.

• The 5’S: Technique used to improve working conditions through excellent organization, order, standardization and cleanliness in each area.
• SMED: System used to reduce preparation times.
• Standardization: A technique that seeks to develop written instructions that show the best way to act.
• TPM: A set of multiple actions of total productive maintenance that seeks to eliminate losses due to downtime of the machines.
• Visual control: A set of visual control and communication techniques that aim to make it easier for everyone to know the state of the system.

The second group are the techniques that require a greater commitment of company’s part.

• Jidoka: Technique based on the incorporation of the ability of machines to detect that they are producing errors.
• Quality techniques: A techniques set that pursue the reduction and elimination of defects.
• Staff participation systems (SPP): Organized workgroup systems that supervise and improve the Lean system.

The last group includes the most specific techniques that change the way production that is planned, programmed and controlled. They require specialized resources and involve the maximum application of the JIT paradigm.

• Heijunka: A techniques set that serve to plan and level the customers demand, in volume and variety, and allow the evolution towards production in continuous flow.
• Kanban: Synchronized control and programming system of card-based production.

There is a very large range of Lean tools, here we only mention the most common.

Dinoxfer is a company based on metals and welding treatment, founded by Juan Miguel Leal and with the aim of being a referrer in Anoia. After many years of providing a professional service to companies in different sectors, it wants to focus on mass work, such as welding ribbons or deburring parts.

For this reason, we have worked together. First classifying and defining jobs, and implementing the 5’s tool in its plant. The results have been very satisfactory. Also, work instructions have been made defining critical points and customer requirements.

We are currently working to implement the entire lean methodology in one of its existing lines. We will publish the results and experience soon.

Here we leave you with a presentation made on February 13, 2018 about a company’s billing system and how to perform a VSM correctly.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Leancat has been present live on @RadioIgualada in the program “Espai Empresa” together with @UEAnoia.

A pleasure to be able to participate in this space for companies.

( You can listen to the interview from minute 50 ‘ )

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Report on Leancat in  UEAMagazine_46

 

Excellent Lean Management formation in services sector together with the ” Chamber of Commerce of the Campo de Gibraltar “.

Joan Casanovas (jcasanovas@leancat.cat, # Leancat3) has been doing formation in Lean Services on May 29 and 30, 2019 in Algeciras inside the Innocámaras program.

 

Interview with Joan Casanovas on the operations program in production environments.

 

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