Lean drives controllable objectives for Tennant

Margins, earnings and cash continue to improve for Tennant Company as it reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results. ...

... "Consistent with its guiding principles, Tennant adjusted to 2009's low growth economy, without sacrificing the company's long-term potential; prudently allocated scarce resources to initiatives that position the company to deliver against controllable objectives, such as savings from global, low-cost sourcing and lean manufacturing initiatives and investments in key research and development projects ... " ...

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Accelerated Lean Manufacturing Boost Earnings

SL Industries accelerates its lean initiatives to expand margins as revenue declines over twenty percent. SL Industries designs, manufactures and markets power electronics, power motion and power protection equipment that is used in a variety of industry applications. The company generally sells to OEMs. ...

... "In anticipation of a prolonged recession, we effected contingency plans in the first quarter to reduce the Company's cost structure and lower its breakeven point. With an intense focus on internal improvement, management also accelerated several lean manufacturing programs throughout the organization to increase productivity. The Company's results in the third quarter reflect these actions, as earnings increased on sharply decreased revenue. " ...

Via RTT, SL Industries: Third Quarter Financial Results

AGY Lean Manufacturing Culture

AGY sees strong results in revenue, earnings, and EBITDA. The company is seeing results from its lean continuous improvement program. ...

... "2008 was a transitional year for AGY, as we successfully expanded capacity to meet defense demand requirements, implemented a lean manufacturing culture focused on continuous improvement initiatives and efficiency gains, introduced a suite of next-generation products that will facilitate long-term growth, and have signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Shanghai Grace Technology Company Limited." ...

Via AGY: 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Lean Programs Drive Earnings Improvement

Balchem Corporation sees revenue and earnings improvement and will leverage lean manufacturing programs to continue to expand margins. ...

... There certainly is considerable volatility in the global economy, but we expect 2009 to be a year of improvements in sales and earnings, as we continue to implement lean programs, de-bottleneck production capabilities, and leverage our existing business and research infrastructure. " ...

Via MSNBC: Balchem Corp Results

Alliant Energy Lean Six Sigma Improve Productivity and Control Costs

Alliant reports respectable quarterly earnings which are bolstered by Lean Six Sigma efforts that are making the company more productive and helping it to manage costs more effectively. ...

... "The modest decrease at the utilities is primarily due to the impacts of the June 2008 Midwest flooding, which are partially offset by the recent settlement with the IRS on U.S. federal income tax audits of prior years and the benefits of our lean six sigma activities on improving productivity and controlling utility operating costs. " ...

Via Alliant Energy: Quarterly Earnings Report PDF

Regal Beloit Earnings Driven By Lean SixSigma

Regal-Beloit sees growth and sustains profitability through Lean Six Sigma, which helps the company increase margins. Regal-Beloit uses GE Six Sigma methods. ...

... "The Company's initiatives continued to gain traction and had a significant impact on the Company's performance. New products and acquisition growth fueled sales growth, while Lean Six Sigma helped support operating margins. Net sales increased 5.1% to $418.6 million from $398.3 million in the first quarter of 2006. " ...

Via Regal Beloit: 11% Earnings Per Share Increase on Strength of Industrial Markets

LeanSixSigma ProfitMargin Improves: Regal-Beloit

Regal-Beloit sees bottom-line impact from Lean Six Sigma initiatives. Its profit margin is increasing from the operating efficiencies created by Six Sigma projects. The CEO reports that the earnings improvement is largely driven by contributions from corporate wide initiatives. REGAL-BELOIT CORPORATION is a leading manufacturer of mechanical and electrical motion control and power generation products. The company is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin. ...

... "The gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2006 was 24.3%, which was 150 basis points above the gross profit margin in the fourth quarter of 2005 as a result of contributions from our Lean Six Sigma and productivity initiatives. Income from operations was $39.5 million or 10.8% of sales, a 3.1% increase over the $38.3 million or 10.2% of sales reported for the fourth quarter of 2005." ...

Via Regal-Beloit: REGAL-BELOIT Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share Increase 8%