Denso · 2013
Machining process redesign
Redesigned the process sequence of an outsourced production line with the team, integrating a gun-drilling machine.
ResultA 15% capacity increase.
Redesigned the process sequence of an outsourced production line with the team, integrating a gun-drilling machine.
ResultA 15% capacity increase.
Balanced an injector-assembly process, consolidated and reordered operations, and improved the thread-profile specification and ZnP coating.
ResultEUR 240,000 in annual manufacturing cost savings.
Transferred a Mercedes in-cabin camera production line from Ireland to Hungary and reduced scrap and machine downtime.
ResultA successful transfer and a 22% capacity increase.
Introduced maintenance inventory management, enhanced preventive maintenance and redesigned packaging and task allocation.
ResultProduction-line staffing reduced from eight to six people per shift.