Manufacturing intelligence in the food industry
Simple to use, Industry leading platform helping to maximise productivity throughout the business.
The Client & The Challenge
Burtons have been producing in the UK since 1935 with a head office at St Albans, a chocolate refinery and a central distribution centre at Liverpool and three manufacturing facilities in South Wales, Edinburgh and Blackpool.
Burtons has over 2000 employees within the UK and is a major supplier to many OEM’s within the Food Industry.
Llantarnams challenge was to improve their Overall Equipment
Effectiveness (OEE) from approximately 50% to over 75% in the first 12 months.
Poetry in process
- We created a process map of the current production area locating key machines, waste points and settings
- Site wide training was given on the advantages of ‘data driven decisions’ and ensured a complete buy-in from all employees
- We then worked closely with the Manufacturing Improvement Team to interpret the data and used our experience as Manufacturing support experts to point out where Burtons needed to go to work to make the biggest impact
Benefits Delivered
A reduction from three data systems to one, reducing input times from 20 to 2 mins per hour
A cultural shift to one of continuous improvement
An increase in site OEE from 48% to 75% currently, achieving the project goal in just 4 months*
“Working with Probe during the implementation of the POET system has been a positive and collaborative experience. Direct access to the software developers has enabled all training and functionality queries to be dealt with promptly.
With their focus on meeting the needs of the customer, Probe have worked hard to ensure that the system has been embedded quickly and effectively within our business”
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During this time in the industry, Lynn has delivered multiple projects that address the issue of waste within the food industry, providing improved efficiency and increased profitability.