Problem

The company began its lean journey in a bid to save time and money and reduce errors.

HENSOLDT needed a way to write procedures that were easy for the operators to work to, utilizing pictures and brief written descriptions. Their previous written procedures were bogged down with words to the point that the operators couldn’t be bothered to read them. This leads to each individual working differently and introduces inconsistency and errors.

The workforce was using a word processor to detail their work instructions, a process that they described as ‘laborious’.

Solution

NoMuda VisualFactory came to HENSOLDT UK off the back of a first-hand recommendation.

“The switch to VisualFactory was easy. The training was provided at our premises and additional online courses were available to use,” says Paul Cole, Production Engineer.

"Rather than having a separate Standard Operating Procedure for every product, you can build one that covers many variants. This saves a great deal of time. Updating existing Standard Operating Procedures is quick and easy too."

“Operators all work the same way with quality built into the product, greatly reducing any errors. It ensures the correct items are used and the product is built the same way every time – no matter who works on the line.”