We are specialists in applying lean manufacturing tools to the pulp & paper and mining industries. Our unique approach and style will engage hourly employees in the improvement process. We will also establish clear action items that need to be implemented and provide rigorous follow up to ensure the results are sustained.

“Most plants can come up with good ideas, the challenge is getting them prioritized and implemented”

Some of our successes include:

• Using a Kaizen workshop to reducing paper breaks on a paper machine from 3 per day to 1 per day.
  What is Kaizen?
• Implementing 5S standards in an underground mining environment to reduce the loading time of service equipment.
  What is 5S?
• Using a SMED workshop to reduce setups on a box line from 30 min to 9 min.
  What is SMED?
• Using a VSM to identify bottlenecks in an open pit mine to increase haul truck availability by 4%.
  What is VSM?

To understand where you need to start your improvement activities, we can help by performing an overall equipment efficiency (OEE) diagnostic of your plant. The OEE diagnostic will compare baseline operating data of your equipment with the technical limit and identify improvement opportunities.