The Method: Lean Surface Engineering
LEAN
Surface Engineering.
Applied
Surface Engineering.
- Mold Maintenace Analysis in Glass Industry.
- Extrusion Die Cleaning Guide: Technical Analysis.
- HP MJF & 3D printing post processing analysis.
The Method.⬇️
When I began working on surface treatments more than 10 years ago, I could not imagine how wide its application is. Almost any industry I got in touch with has, inside a shop if not in the main production line, a surface treatment device.
How the device is used, set, and maintained makes a huge difference in its overall performance, impacting on OPEX and technical specs so, influencing strongly EBITDA (profits) and quality standards of the production itself. Often the real key point is not the equipment in use but settings and the “connections” with the surrounding environment: the workflow, the ergonomics, the safety and so on. Overall, it is what we can call process that change the game, making it safe, responsible, profitable.
Also, it is extraordinary how deep is the influence of a well industrialized process into a company, for the clients, for the workers, for the numbers inside profit & loss chart; reducing even “big” CAPEX in a “small” number compared with the benefits, thanks to quick ROI and TCO impossible to imagine.
LEAN manufacturing: the guideline.
A Lean approach leads me to look at processes, analyzing from this point of view pros and cons and grounding them in real life for each facility, from the quality standard specifications to the profit & loss impact; I investigate what brings value to the client, what the client really pays for; indeed, what contributes positively to the company EBITDA.
Muda hunting, Poka-yoke, and Jidoka are the tools to make the process real into industry. Implementing the right KPIsallows to avoid mistakes, enlightening deviations immediately to avoid further issues and mass waste.
This website is arranged, beside this central pillar, into two areas:
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Lean Surface Engineering: Explaining the theory and the "why" behind the processes.
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Applied Surface Engineering: Grounding the theory to different fields with general yet real-world numbers.
My job is to provide a technical analysis for something new or reviewing an existing finishing process, bridging and matching engineering theory, shop-floor reality, and P&L charts.
Silvio Ruiu - Surface Engineering, Lean consultant.
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