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I think the kanban system is great and all, I am trying to see if i can take such a great idea a step further. I want to eliminate the process of having a cell team leader or charger take the kanban card and hand it over to materials purchasing. We currently have a lot of kanban cards, and have...

Adjusting to the right temps seems to consume most of our aluminum casting cycle time. The mold must be cooled first after the next part...down to 250c(from 650c).we use an air hose and have tried water. I have heard about copper molds and the fact that they can reduce cycle times by 20-30%...

Hello all, helpful forum. Does anyone here utilize the one piece flow concept? I am doing some reading about the topic, but a few things confuse me. It seems that batches are a big no-no, for reasons such as detecting quality problems early. Does 1 piece flow really mean 1 piece flow? so...