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Pick and Place Case Study

Using our PCS tool an experienced operator and a skilled technician achieved a 16% line speed improvement on 2 packing lines to help protect this FMCG's margins.

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A Food Manufacturing production line was suffering from lost output, high rework and high waste at its assembly stations. 

  • Each assembly station picked 1 component from a belt, reorientated and placed it in the assembly carousel, picked a second component and placed it accurately on top of the first. Completed product was then fed to a packing line.
  • 6 such stations feeding 2 packing lines were set to run at 120 units per minute. The actual feed rate to each packing line was less than 108 units per minute due to assembly issues.
  • The operators and maintenance team had tried to resolve the problem for 2 years with little success and had resorted to slowing the line down.

Find out how, with our help, an experienced operator and an experienced technician used our PCS tool to speed up the Pick and Place lines to exceed their 120 units per minute rate – and protect the company’s margins.

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Testimonials

Firstly, Reckitt Benckiser and Lauras pulled together to improve efficiency levels and there was a focus on both external and internal resources. Before Lauras arrived efficiency was not good. Secondly, there was good methodology and training using operators to support its implementation. Thirdly, there was daily and hourly focusing on performance. Since Lauras left, improvements have been sustained.

Bart Derde, Supply Projects Director (Europe), Reckitt Benckiser

Before Lauras came we were facing the looming recession as a premium supplier with huge pressures on our margins from the trade. By improving our efficiencies we have been able to maintain our bottom line over the current ‘crisis’. I would recommend Lauras International to any Food or Pharma business that wants to achieve rapid and sustainable productivity improvement.

Andrew Shaw, Supply Chain Director, Seven Seas