Case Studies: Ballbar System Key in Company's Lean Philosophy
Rockwell Automation Power Systems (Greenville, SC) specializes in providing technologies and services for optimizing power transmission performance and productivity. In 2000, the company turned its analytical and creative skills to developing an integrated process for continuous improvement of the manufacturing processes in its own plants. Named Power Lean, Rockwell Automation's program integrates the tools and methodologies of lean enterprise, Six Sigma and total productive maintenance.
Focused on fast, bottom-line results, Power Lean was implemented across multiple power systems plants. In one facility, the program has reduced total inventory more than 20%, cost of quality more than 25% and cycle time by almost 80%, while increasing on-time delivery by 99% and productivity by more than 35%, along with freeing valuable manufacturing space.