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PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS COME AS STANDARD
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Carrington Wire
choose OEE IMPACT software as part of their Lean Manufacturing program
Carrington Wire is the UK ‘s largest independent manufacturer, capable of
producing over 200,000 tonnes of wire per year. The company has two
manufacturing plants in the UK and supplies over 50 countries world-wide.
OEE IMPACT has been implemented at both of Carrington Wire’s UK plants, initially measuring OEE for 5 machines at each site.
“Over a three month period, we have identified productivity savings of approximately £30K from just two machines,”
stated Paul Ainsley.
With more than 200 years experience in the wire business, Carrington is
committed to providing a world class service to its customers. A highly
efficient manufacturing process is key to meeting this commitment, and as a
forward-thinking company, Carrington has been measuring production
performance for a number of years using a combination of Microsoft Access
databases and Excel spreadsheets.
“There was no shortage of data,” commented Paul Barkas, Carrington’s Plant
Manager. “However, transforming this information into meaningful management
reports to drive the business forward was both complex and time-consuming.”
The OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) measure was identified as key to
Carrington’s Lean Continuous Improvement Process. OEE is a formula that
looks at shop-floor productivity, performance and quality and provides a
single benchmark measurement for your production process. The OEE figure
helps to highlight production bottlenecks, allowing users to identify
production losers, drive down wastage levels and increase profits. It’s a
core component of any lean manufacturing system and it’s so easy to
understand that everyone can be empowered with the data, from the machine
operator to the managing director. OEE is rapidly becoming the manufacturing
world’s leading KPi, and can be applied to virtually any type or size of
manufacturing facility.
Carrington’s production has increased smoothly over the last decade, and
with over 1000 product variations, the company felt that it needed a system
specifically to manage and process data and provide OEE measurements. “Gemba
Solutions’ OEE IMPACT software seemed the simplest and most user-friendly
system,” commented Paul Ainsley, Carrington’s Production Manager. “This is
important as its administration is carried out at team leader level. However
OEE IMPACT is also extremely powerful from a management reporting
perspective. The other major attraction was that the system is modular,
allowing us to start with an initial investment of only £1,595 per site.”
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