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Reyco Granning's Digital Transformation for Standardized Manufacturing Processes
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Industries
- Equipment & Machinery
- Packaging
Applicable Functions
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Additive Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Process Simulation
Services
- Testing & Certification
- Training
The Challenge
Reyco Granning, an American heavy-duty suspension manufacturer, has been in the industry for over 90 years. As a family-owned company, they focus on efficiency and flexibility, which are crucial traits in a globally competitive industry. They rely heavily on their factories to maintain a high level of consistency and quality. However, the company faced the challenge of continuously improving its operations to stay competitive in the international market. This required growth in both processes and people. The majority of Reyco Granning’s processes on the shop floor are manual, ranging from welding, painting, and fabricating, to the assembly and packaging of their complex suspension systems. The company needed to empower its workforce to meet their ambitious continuous improvement and standardization goals.
About The Customer
Reyco Granning is a family-owned, American heavy-duty suspension manufacturer that has been in operation for over 90 years. They specialize in delivering best-in-class heavy machinery suspension systems. The company places a strong emphasis on efficiency and flexibility, as these traits are critical in their globally competitive industry. Reyco Granning is committed to maintaining an impeccable level of consistency and quality in their factories. They are continuously improving their way of working to stay competitive in the international market, which involves growing both their processes and their people. The company is dedicated to training its employees in problem-solving and equipping them with the resources to continuously improve their manufacturing processes.
The Solution
Reyco Granning collaborated with SwipeGuide to leverage a digital transformation to improve and standardize the core elements of their Practical Problem-Solving Initiative (PPS). The PPS is an 8-step methodology that analyzes, understands, and resolves a problem within a manufacturing process. It is used to standardize effective solutions to ensure that processes are continuously improved. The company is dedicated to training its employees in problem-solving, equipping every member of the workforce with the resources to make an impact by continuously improving their manufacturing processes. By using a comprehensive digital platform like SwipeGuide, Reyco Granning was able to more effectively and efficiently standardize, distribute, and improve the results of PPS initiatives throughout the manufacturing environment, with input from the people on the shop floor.
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