Six Sigma Cooling Towers

Dow and Nalco collaborate to improve production operations: The Facts on Dow Texas: "the technology, dubbed 3D TRASAR, which uses a Six Sigma-influenced effort to classify 80 cooling tower systems in a way that optimizes operations. "

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

Kaizen Best Practices

It's a challenge finding the right balance of kaizen efforts for products and processes. Here are some thoughts on best practices. ...

... "By thinking about the production process at the same time the product design is being evaluated, it's possible to optimize both. The second step is to lay out the process on paper and consider the different ways that it might be conducted. " ...

Via Reliable Plant: Review of kaizen practices

SixSigma Supports Capacity Increase at Dow

Dow Chemical leverages Six Sigma to optimize its production operations through less capital-intensive solutions to capacity. ...

... "Mady Bricco, global product director, Propylene Oxide and Propylene Glycols: To meet rising demand, we will expand our PG production at Stade through two expansion projects and have optimized operations at our other facilities, through Six Sigma, technology enhancements, process automation and other improvements. We are pleased that we were able to identify these low-capital solutions to meet our customers' demands and support the growth of downstream businesses. " ...

Via Dow Chemical: Dow Announces Increased Global PO and PG Capacity