“The benefits for Frencken are the reduction in paperwork and the speed at which we can now release work instructions to the shop floor. There is no manual distribution and sign off and we can ensure that the most recent versions are always being used.”

“We able to use the VisualFactory vRelease module to support our Work Instruction authorization.”

“When we make an instruction, it’s sent to a team leader on the shop floor to agree before it is approved by the manufacturing manager to ensure that it meets the needs of the FDA.”

“In my role as a Production Engineer, I have a clear overview of the Work Instruction changes as we can look back to the oldest version even if it was 2 years ago.”

“VisualFactory makes you write work instructions intuitively with only the information that is required with tools and other functions highlighted. This makes it easier for us and reduces the amount of work we need to do to keep our work instructions up to date.”

“We use VisualFactory dashboards on one production line that works in tacts. Every hour the product moves from one station to the next and using the dashboards we can project the tact time and figure out whether we are ahead of schedule.”

“If there is a production issue, it is highlighted on the dashboard instantly for the team leader to resolve, reducing our response times.”

“I would recommend NoMuda VisualFactory as it gives you one standard way of working. There is so much data available that we couldn’t register before due to the paperwork. We can now  visualize our KPIs and use to improve our production processes.”

Frencken is currently adjusting its work instructions for further compliance with the FDA. Once this is complete, they will be expanding VisualFactory to other lines and areas to help operators in other parts of the business.