COMPANY PROFILE: Wiscon Products is a contract manufacturer in Racine that manufactures complex CNC components from bar stock. Its expertise is highly complex, close tolerance and difficult to manufacture CNC-machined parts for the hydraulic, aerospace, automotive and construction industries. Wiscon […]
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Wiscon uses Value Stream Mapping to identify waste and create better than expected improvements
Dielectric Manufacturing uses Value Stream Mapping to reduce lead times
Company Profile: Founded in 1966, Dielectric Manufacturing fabricates plastic and metal parts for a wide variety of uses and industries. The company manufactures out of three facilities, the headquarters located in metro Milwaukee, the Centerline plant in Waupaca, WI and […]
Operational Excellence
Cost, Efficiency and Continuous Improvement Programs for Operational Excellence. Manufacturers that are focused on becoming more successful continually find ways to improve, whether this means increasing productivity, reducing waste and environmental impact, or increasing speed and responsiveness. The result is […]
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Uncover waste and find out how to best streamline your manufacturing and office processes. VSM, allows you to take a high-level view of your process or value stream — then diagnose problems and implement changes — is the best way […]
Quick Response and Lean Manufacturing
Quick Response and Lean Manufacturing High Mix Low Volume (HMLV) Manufacturers continually feel the pressure of increased raw materials cost, foreign competition and customer demands for lower prices and more value. Some have managed to reduce cost, improve throughput, and […]
A Partnership Tailored For Success
Tailored Label Products (TLP) has forged a relationship with the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership that has lasted nearly a decade. The Menomonee Falls-based manufacturer of custom flexographic printed labels first worked with the WMEP on a waste minimization and value-stream mapping […]
