Pinch ideas with pride from a plant that picked up the ultimate Factory of the Year accolade at this year’s Best Factory Awards after delivering seismic improvements across its products, processes and people management.
Learn about the employee-led innovation that helped Siemens Magnet Technology, Eysnham bring a groundbreaking new lightweight magnet to market.
Discover how that Eureka moment was enabled by a radical overhaul of Eynsham’s factory floor, which freed up space for new product development and bolstered lineside flow.
Meet a workforce who see continuous improvement as business-as-usual and brought 268 implemented ideas to the table last year.
This stellar contribution unlocked £1.3m operational saving in 2014 and saved almost 12,000 production hours.
Quiz the management team on how they cultivated the site team’s ‘can do’ attitude through extensive NVQ-based training and skills development.
Hear how Eynsham’s innovative streak has been instrumental in overcoming global cost pressures and achieving the site’s strategic goal of becoming the world’s number one preferred supplier of MRI systems.
The BFA judges said of this site: “Siemens Magnet Technology demonstrates manufacturing excellence across the board and is an exemplar of UK manufacturing at its very best. The site has identified that extensive price competition in their market means they will need to make step changes in performance to stay competitive.”
See it for yourself.
Agenda*
10:00-10:30 Arrival and registration
10:30-11:00 Introduction to Siemens Magnet Technology
11:00 -12:00 Our Continuous Lean Journey
12:00-12:30 Lunch and Networking
12:45-13:45 Lunch & Networking
12:30-14:30 Smaller Group Factory Tours to include;
- Factory Orientation - our product and process flow
- Overview of our Lean Improvement Projects
- Actual Lean Projects from our Cell Leaders
- Aligning ‘everyone’ to our Business KPI’s
14:30-15:00 Questions, Feedback and Close
*Subject to change
Event Location: Eynsham, Oxfordshire
Individual Ticket Price: £350 per place excluding VAT
Bookings of 3 or more people: £315 per place excluding VAT
Places are restricted and allocated on a first come, first served basis. Confirmation is subject to approval by host site.
