MASTERCLASS - MASTER THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL AND MACHINING EXCELLENCE

Balancing the needs of production and the planet in this interactive course centered on sustainable machining and manufacturing principles.

This Masterclass gives a comprehensive overview of the different models used to describe and analyse a manufacturing system. The primary purpose is to give practical models to work towards a productive and cost-efficient manufacturing system that creates a minimum load on the environment.

Manufacturing Excellence is the execution of the business strategy more consistently and reliably than your competition. Manufacturing Excellence is evidenced by results. Given two companies with the same strategy, the company with best Manufacturing Excellence will deliver faster, have lower operational risk, lower operating costs, more sustainable quality and yield and increased revenues and profits relative to its competitors, creating value for customers and shareholders.

BACKGROUND

Manufacturing Excellence is neither a specific management philosophy nor a specific methodology; it integrates those, enabling to reach highest excellence. Most of its drivers are based on continuous improvement methodologies, such as Lean Thinking, Six Sigma, QRM modelling and Machining Optimisaton Strategy (MOS) concepts. Manufacturing Excellence is based on and integrates machining process reliability; manufacturing system organization, flow and rhythm; and knowledge, skill and leadership development of the employees.

For a business leader, it is important to have insights into the key indicators or drivers regarding Manufacturing Excellence and the efficiency of his production organisation.

Participants

This Masterclass focuses on managing directors, operations managers, heads of production, plant managers, manufacturing managers, engineering managers, senior engineers etc. who want to understand, control and work with all the elements and key indicators that are defining and guiding a cost and time efficient; and sustainable operation that delivers well on customer expectations.

Key topics

Introduction to NEXT STEP production concept

HMLV type production, challenges and solutions
Industry4.0 and NEXT STEP concept
Visible and hidden elements and variables in a production system

Resource efficient manufacturing system and machining process

Cost efficiency, time efficiency and energy efficiency, definition and overview of measuring and analysing tools, like e.g. OEE, TLCA, COSA …
Group technology
Standardisation and rationalisation
Sustainable pricing and total lead time definition

People in a machining environment

Role and mission
Knowledge and skills
Mindset and motivation, leadership

Reliable and controllable machining as physical process

Machinability models for different workpiece materials
Models for cutting forces, thermal analysis of a machining operation
Tool deterioration and tool life
Best practices for practical cutting process technological optimisation

Total production economics

Definition of the global cost equation including all variables
5 key elements: costs, productivity, quality, yield and sustainability
CPR factors, how to use

Reference Material

Full background information and reference can be found in the books Knowledge, Skills and Insight makes sustainable Machining; Applied Metal Cutting Physics, Best Practice; Global Tool Deterioration, Best Practice and other STEP technical publications.

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