What is Lean Manufacturing and why DuraStripe is such a great Lean Manufacturing Tool ?

One way of defining Lean Manufacturing is to produce value (a product or a service) with less of everything (inventory, human effort, equipment and tools, plant floor, design and development, total coast, etc.) to maximize the profit, while delivering a product of highest quality, in the right quantity and on time.

The focus, then, is on seeing and eliminating the waste from all the aspects of the job. To eliminate waste is based on the Japanese concept ''Muda'' (which means waste !). In other words for a company, Lean Manufacturing is a commitment to minimize the total coast (a waste-free operation) while offering a product or service that is focused on your clients success and preferences.

To achieve the lowest cost you will have to simplify and improve continually all the processes and relationships in an environment of trust, respect and full employee involvement. This is where DuraStripe plays an important role : by defining work spaces, you will eliminate time wasted looking for items or time wasted between shifts (items always placed in the same place, regardless of the person or the shift).

Once a process works well, for instance on the assembly line, it can be defined with DuraStripe Signs so that anyone working the line will immediately understand the process of this specific line (less time wasted explaining the process, less chances of lesser quality products by human error, etc.).

The key to success lies in the ability to be able to continuously improve and be able to implement changes fast and easy. DuraStripe is easily removed and you can reconfigure the process rapidly, within seconds, all done when production is ongoing, eliminating the need for a shutdown or specialist labour, as DuraStripe is the ideal KIS product and everyone can apply DuraStripe.

DuraStripe can also prevent accidents ; clear indications throughout facility eliminates risks such as human / forklift encounters or indicate emergency exits (phosphorescent signage) in case of power failure due to natural disaster. It is critical that the emergency route are kept clear and are easy to find even without electricity (ex. a yellow DuraStripe which is phosphorescent at the same time).

 Ergomat is one of 18 companies forming the SP Group A/S. The SP-group is based in Denmark and consists of several divisions; plastic injection moulding, Teflon coating, medical devices and polyurethane, and has production in 7 countries. Ergomat is part of the Polyurethane group.

Since day one and still today, the mission of Ergomat has been to develop, manufacture and market superior products, which offer exceptional benefits to the employees as well as a long-term solution for the companies.

Most of our products are developed in cooperation with major industrial players; they define their existing problems, and together we find the best possible solution. For example, our Nitril matting has been developed together with Intel, the Complete mat with BMW, DuraStripe with Chrysler, and ErgoPerfect chair program with LG and Samsung.

Today Ergomat offers superior products and solutions which not only can prevent, but also eliminate many of the safety and ergonomic problems faced in todays market and hereby lower worker’s compensation, sick leave and personal injuries while increasing moral, well being and productivity.

Ergomat是組成SP A/S集團(tuán)的18個(gè)公司的其中一個(gè)公司。SP集團(tuán)總部在丹麥，由幾個(gè)部門組成；注塑，聚四氟乙烯涂層，醫(yī)療設(shè)備，聚氨酯，并且在7個(gè)國(guó)家有生產(chǎn)。Ergomat是聚氨酯集團(tuán)的一部分。

從一開(kāi)始到現(xiàn)在，Ergomat的任務(wù)是開(kāi)發(fā)，制造和銷售優(yōu)質(zhì)的產(chǎn)品，它們給雇員提供特殊的利益，以及為公司提供長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的解決辦法。

我們大部分的產(chǎn)品發(fā)展于與主要工業(yè)企業(yè)的合作；他們確定其所在的問(wèn)題，然后我們一起找到最佳的解決方法。比如，我們的Nitril墊子是和 Intel共同開(kāi)發(fā)的，Complete墊子是與BMW共同開(kāi)發(fā)的，Dura膠帶是與克萊斯勒，ErgoPerfct座椅項(xiàng)目是與LG和三星共同開(kāi)發(fā)的。

今天Ergomat提供卓越的產(chǎn)品和解決方案不僅可以預(yù)防，還可以消除很多當(dāng)今市場(chǎng)上面臨的安全和工作環(huán)境改造的問(wèn)題，從此減低工人的賠償，病假和人身傷害，同時(shí)提高道德，福利和生產(chǎn)力。