Kyodai improved productivity and promoted internal training activities

With initial encouraging results when implementing the pillars of Autonomous Maintenance and Maintenance according to the Plan, Kyodai Manufacturing Joint Stock Company has implemented key improvement activities on productivity – quality issuest as the company set out.

The company’s production data collection is maintained for all machinery and equipment. These data are incorporated into the OEE Overall Equipment Performance index calculator to identify losses and opportunities for improvement.

The Plastic Workshop has identified losses that cause a decrease in the performance of the plastic injection molding machine and a number of improvement opportunities can be implemented immediately, such as lunch break, midday breaks, and unnecessary shutdowns. The factory has arranged staff to rotate the machine to ensure employees are still at the designated time but the machine does not stop production. In addition, the problem of quality errors for products is also a top priority of the factory. Common mistakes for each type of product are statistically, analyzed, providing solutions and retraining for employees before mass production of the corresponding product category. This greatly reduces downtime when the night shift is not produced by the team leader. Improvements in machinery and equipment, such as the installation of robotic arms to pick up products, have reduced the production time required for one pressing cycle; regulating water supply and drainage pipes to reduce replacement and repair time. Periodic mold inspection before production is put into specific regulations, etc.

Synchronous improvement activities, affecting the loss and waste of production activities brought unexpected results when the OEE index of Plastic Injection factory in March 2019 reached only 56.38%. 95.56% when reviewing the workshop’s operations in September 2019. Product quality index is always maintained at a high level and achieve the company’s goals.

In order to maintain these results, the company promotes internal staff competencies and internal training activities. In particular, the common quality error and how to handle it is part of the goal to standardize the training of company employees.

Kyodai initially achieved certain successes on the path of continuous improvement to bring about production and business efficiency. Sharing at the project evaluation, Mr. Pham Xuan Cuong – Sales Manager said: “The more important issue of the company in the next time is how to maintain and promote what has been achieved. This requires great efforts from both the company management and the entire staff in the factory.”

Source: EPRO