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Continuous Improvement Digital System

by Ecrimesa Group / Wednesday, 23 November 2022 / Published in Industry 4.0

At Ecrimesa Group we have been committed to Continuous Improvement since our beginnings, which has led us to implement a Sustainable Continuous Improvement System. With the recent introduction of FOCUS Smart Productivity, we are taking a step further, digitalizing all processes focused on business improvement.

¿Qué es FOCUS Smart Productivity?

FOCUS is a software that streamlines production management, using lean tools. The function of FOCUS is to digitize daily meetings and activities related to continuous improvement and lean on a single platform, in a secure way, combining off-line and cloud environments.
It is a tool developed by SGS Productivity by Leansis and Sothis, which allows monitoring any production process to analyze productivity according to the objectives set.  

We currently use FOCUS to manage TOP5, TOP20 and TOP60 meetings, i.e. production and management meetings. TOP5, for example, is an agile, daily management and communication tool, which leads to an alignment and focus of the production staff on continuous improvement of results. 

At each meeting, indicators are reviewed and actions are taken. The FOCUS program allows each meeting to have its own indicators, which are configured according to the type of attendees, whether they are operational or economic. 

Automated indicators

The great progress lies in the fact that all indicators are automated. The Industry 4.0 Department has worked intensively on the automation of data collection, calculation frequency and type of graph shown for each indicator. Some of them were already automated, since they came out of the ERP. Others had to be automated using apps or by monitoring data in the facilities.

Graphic indicators
Efficiency indicators
Indicadores
Graphic indicators

In addition, the Department has carried out the configuration of FOCUS and has set up screens that reveal the critical indicators for MIM and Investment Casting. TOP5 meetings are held in front of these screens.

Pantalla indicadores
Display of critical indicators

One of the great advantages of the system is that it allows scaling. If there is a problem that cannot be solved in a TOP5, it is scaled to a TOP20 or TOP60. In the end, a greater number of solved problems is obtained.

Pantalla inicio
Start screen

What has been achieved with the digitization of management?

We have automated the data capture of all indicators, thus reducing the workload. Part of the operators’ work consisted of manually taking the indicators.

Problem detection is now earlier and has contributed to a more agile management of improvement actions. They are assigned responsibility, allow for escalation, and more actions are resolved at all levels of the organization. Smaller problems that were previously not managed because the day-to-day was too much, are now being tackled.

Sistema solución problemas
Problem solving system

The new system involves the entire organization. Operators are more independent and autonomous in solving problems for which they are competent and participate more.

We have achieved more and better documentation. We have real-time data and history at our fingertips, so there is more accurate information to make better decisions.

Ideas mejora
Improvement ideas

This project does not end here. In the future, we want to start managing all the KPIs of the company, incorporating even more information to the system.

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Proyecto de Innovaciones de Industria 4.0 en Mimecrisa 2021” Cofinanciado por la Consejería de Innovación, Industria, Turismo y Comercio (Gob. Cantabria) y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional FEDER El objetivo general del proyecto es avanzar en la transformación digital de MIMECRISA mediante la aplicación de un conjunto de nuevas tecnologías que afectarán a toda la cadena de valor del proceso (para la optimización de su control y mejora continua) al producto (gracias a la reducción de errores y predicción de defectos mediante ML) y al modelo de negocio (facilitando la relación con proveedores/clientes).

La empresa Electro Crisol Metal, S.A. ha sido beneficiaria dentro del programa de SODERCAN SA: "Subvenciones en respuesta a las consecuencias económicas de la guerra de UCRANIA."
De acuerdo con lo dispuesto en el artículo 28.6 la Ley de Cantabria 1/2018, de 21 de marzo, de Transparencia de la Actividad Pública, se publica la siguiente comunicación de retribuciones.

La empresa Mimecri, S.A. ha sido beneficiaria dentro del programa de SODERCAN SA: "Subvenciones en respuesta a las consecuencias económicas de la guerra de UCRANIA."
De acuerdo con lo dispuesto en el artículo 28.6 la Ley de Cantabria 1/2018, de 21 de marzo, de Transparencia de la Actividad Pública, se publica la siguiente comunicación de retribuciones.

La empresa Mecanizados Cantabria, S.L. ha sido beneficiaria dentro del programa de SODERCAN SA: "Subvenciones en respuesta a las consecuencias económicas de la guerra de UCRANIA."
De acuerdo con lo dispuesto en el artículo 28.6 la Ley de Cantabria 1/2018, de 21 de marzo, de Transparencia de la Actividad Pública, se publica la siguiente comunicación de retribuciones.

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