More than 100 members of staff at Devon-based linear motion equipment manufacturer HepcoMotion have been working on a series of projects aimed at improving shopfloor efficiency, while gaining a qualification developed with the help of the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing — part of Semta, the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies. In his third diary piece for The Manufacturer, Barry Engstrom, HepCoMotion’s manufacturing director, outlines some of the projects that are now contributing to reduced lead times and other efficiency savings.
The first phases of the training programme have already proved extremely beneficial for the business. We were very pleased at how the staff had embraced the classroom elements of the Business Improvement Techniques (B-IT) qualification to NVQ Level 2 and Skills for Life training. For many staff, it was the first time they had been…
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