| A canning plant within a world famous beer brand saw the opportunity to increase profit through increasing its contract packing. A contract became available worth £2.2 million pa profit but required a 22% improvement in capacity in order to deliver it. They had 4 months to unlock this additional capacity. |
| Newton worked with a cross-section of employees across the business from shop floor to senior management . |
| Historically the team had been unable to work at the speed of the machine, resulting in considerable disruption to the line and wastage. Newton optimised the process control by modifying the speeds and widths of the key conveyors. The result was a 15% increase in line speed. |
| The largest category of loss was short duration high frequency line stops including can smash ups in fillers and de-palletisers and various can handling problems. The team methodically worked through these issues one by one, prioritised by financial impact on the line. |
| When the Newton project finished, the in-house team re-joined the shop floor taking with them the values and practical insights from the programme. |
| Newton also carried out a Business Risk Assessment across the business using the Newton Split Solving technique. Risks were analysed e.g. Quality, Health and Safety, Workforce, production delivery…etc . These were then categorised by likelihood and impact and preventative processes were implemented. |
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Canning Line Efficiency
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| All of the key wins were achieved by working with our client teams on the shop floor |
- 25% improvement in productivity across 2 canning lines in 4 months
- £200,000 pa reduction in waste
- This project contributed to the factory winning the “Most improved a factory of the year award”
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| For more information on our work in this industry please contact info@newtonconsulting.co.uk |
