Kaizen Summaries
Revisiting Our Order Entry Process
The order entry process has been refined several times since 2006 with positive changes being made to speed up the process, eliminate waste, and improve communication between the sales and production teams. However, in our ever changing environment, we believed that...
Modifying Our Assembly Process
To ensure the quality of our products and reduce the potential for particulate in the assembly room at our Mogadore facility, we put together a Kaizen team to focus on improvements related specifically to cardboard debris. In the process of making these improvements,...
Efficient and Consistent Manufacturing
During the process of manufacturing natural rubber latex tubing, numerous defects can occur. So, it's important to have an organized system for identifying and communicating defects to ensure we manufacture high-quality products efficiently and consistently. With...
Developing “Lean Line”
With our latex tubing processing area being the largest square foot department in KEP's Winesburg facility, it's important to continually assess its processes to ensure they are as lean as they can be. In a recent Kaizen, we put together a team to do just that –...
Reducing Double Handling
KEP is always looking for ways to increase the efficiency of our lean manufacturing and help cut costs for our customers. We went to work for one of our medical and surgical industry customers to find ways to reduce waste and further streamline our manufacturing...
Improving Scheduling Processes
The last update to our process for scheduling natural rubber latex tubing production was in 2008 – but successful growth calls for continuous lean improvements. Due to the increasing demand for our natural rubber latex tubing products, we determined that our process...
Streamlined Color Matching System
Over 200 color variations of natural rubber latex tubing are produced at our Kent, OH facility and are available to our customers. The color matching process starts in Kent with our compounding department and continues throughout the production process ending its...
Little Changes, Big Savings
We recently held a Kaizen at our Mogadore facility to address upcoming required changes in component needs as well as a change in the tubing used in assembly. After identifying that the method for transporting, accounting and staging of assembly components was not as...
Following Good Manufacturing Processes Saves Money
We want our customers to save money in 2019, not waste it! Here are 5 reasons why following good manufacturing processes saves money for our clients in industries ranging from Food & Beverage to Medical & Dental: 1. Before getting to...
Our Assembly Advantage
Simplify your manufacturing and assembly processes by consolidating your supply chain, shortening your lead times and lightening your workload. Kent Elastomer Products can help you limit the companies you need to work with and get you on the path to success. Since we...
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