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The Manufacturing environment nearly always requires a flexible design which can be easily modified to fit new business requirements. Developing manufacturing strategies, that include World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles, relentless Continuous Process Improvements (CPI), customer focused philosophies, with flexible and scalable manufacturing facilities are key success factors for our manufacturing-clients.
Pinnacle's arsenal of tactical manufacturing techniques include:
Toyota Production Model
Lean Manufacturing
Single-Part-Flow
Set-up Time Reduction
Flexible Work Cells
Kanban Systems
Visual Management Systems
"Glass Walls Management" Collaboration Areas
"5S" Programs
Cross Training Programs for Flexible Work Force
Manufacturing I.T. System Functionality
"Best Practices" Benchmarks
Pinnacle utilizes a proven five-phase Project Approach that guides our manufacturing clients through successful program development, implementation, and the continuous improvements process. Pinnacle develops manufacturing strategies by establishing performance metrics for current methods. We identify opportunities and alternatives for new manufacturing methods, and we support deployment of the new methods, and a continuous improvement program.
Pinnacle's knowledge in world class manufacturing principals, proven technologies and current "best practices" across different industries provides our manufacturing clients with desired results. Learn how Pinnacle's
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enhance the design and implementation process.
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Industrial Manufacturing
Pinnacle expertise in light and heavy duty manufacturing stems from the many designs and installation of industrial operations. The injection molding operation shown utilizes many WCM principles including: Lean Manufacturing work cells, Kanban systems, 5 S's - visual management, flexible equipment utility infrastructure and raw material delivery system.
Electronics
Many of our electronics industry clients are confronted with special manufacturing and facility challenges. Pinnacle provides strategic and tactical design plans for many of the leading electronics fabrication and assembly companies. Shown is a lean manufacturing electronic operation in a Class10,000 clean room.
Food Packaging
Pinnacle's Food Packaging services focus on planning, design, implementation and project management for our food-manufacturing clients. Our food-manufacturing clients demand high throughput, high reliability packaging equipment and material handling solutions. We are able to deliver these solutions utilizing Pinnacle's proven Five Phase Process and array of propriety FacTools. Shown is one of many flexible packaging lines for dry goods.
In addition to our industry-independent services, Pinnacle provides the following specific services for the Manufacturing industry.
- Manufacturing & Process Evaluation
- Manufacturing & Systems Layout/Design
- Process Standards Development
- Time Studies and Capacity Analysis
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