Productivity & Efficiency

Poor quality and high production losses always reduce the profitability of a manufacturing business and can sometimes be accepted as "normal" features of the manufacturing process. Causes are many and complex - from supplier materials defects to inadequate process controls in the factory. Quality and yield statistics can be inaccurately reported and true costs are not always recorded accurately.

Our skilled engineers have many years of experience of working in successful and demanding industrial enterprises, and will quickly establish the extent, cost and causes of poor quality and efficiency. They will develop a strategy to deliver real process improvement and significant cost reductions by organising the resources of the business to be efficient, integrated and cost effective.

• Process faults, yield and quality systems auditing.
• Supplier quality systems auditing and benchmarking.
• Quality control procedures mapping and yield simulation
• Quality systems design, implementation and monitoring.
• Fault analysis, materials analysis and materials testing.
• 'In-service' product failure analysis and risk assessment
• Operational Reviews
• Business Resource planning
• Custom software development
• Process Mapping and value analysis
• Project Management and mentoring
• Lean Manufacturing Training & Implementation

We can access UK and EU funding for suitable projects.