Results
- Manufacturing
One of the costs incurred by glass manufacturers is the price of the plastic that’s wrapped around palletized bottles. After extensive analysis, one manufacturer determined that the rising...
- Manufacturing
Not many companies enjoy good success with deploying Lean techniques throughout an organization, but that's what Graphic Packaging did. Working with BMGI, Graphic Packaging started with its...
- Manufacturing
After quadrupling its production over the past 10 years, aluminum semi-fabricator Hulamin decided it was time to re-assess its processes and implement a culture of continuous improvement. Company...
- Manufacturing
A leading high-tech manufacturer implemented a global performance-improvement initiative spanning Germany, Portugal, the United States and Asia Pacific. By partnering with BMGI to develop a...
- Manufacturing
A global leader and innovator in the design and manufacture of super-materials for industrial applications, Element Six adopted Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to align and improve all of its business...
- Manufacturing
A laminates company was experiencing a large increase in the number of epoxy spots left on the finished product after the manufacturing process—so it turned to Six Sigma problem solving....
- Manufacturing
ROSTAR is a company that makes beverage cans for beverage retailers (such as Coke). Beverage can manufacturers typically spray the inside of cans with lacquer to maintain product taste and...
- Manufacturing
Ruukki is a steel manufacturer with operations in 15 countries, competing for its share of metal-based solutions to the construction and engineering industries. To do this, Ruukki implemented a...
- Manufacturing
A steel mill that manufactured coiled sheets of stainless steel wanted to be flexible in delivering different coil widths to different customers. At the same time, the mill didn’t want to...
- Manufacturing
The complexity of the Space Station – and its associated technical challenges – drew TRIZ into the problem-solving mix. In many cases, typical “compromise” solutions...
