Introduce yourselves

Hi Tom,


Thank you for introducing yourself. We look forward to your contributions and involvement in the Manufacturing network. We live in demanding times! You may be interested in contributing to a future event we are planning on Manufacturing and Supply Chain strategies. Further can be found in this link: https://communities.theiet.org/groups/blogpost/view/59/272/6906


Regards,


Chris

Hi Fred,


Thank you for introducing yourself. We look forward to your contributions and involvement in the Manufacturing network. We live in demanding times! You may be interested in contributing to a future event we are planning on Manufacturing and Supply Chain strategies. Further can be found in this link: https://communities.theiet.org/groups/blogpost/view/59/272/6906


Regards,


Chris

Hi All,


My name is Kieron I am a 43 year old Material controller with a wiring harness manufacturer on Tyneside / BEng student with the Open University.


I am particularly interested in the manufacturing supply chain and how it is changing and especially in light of covid-19 and how certain frailties in global supply chain management have been exposed.


Kind regards,


Kieron Wood

Hi Kieron,


Thanks for introducing yourself. Please feel free to contribute to our blog on post-covid manufacturing and supply chain strategies...

https://communities.theiet.org/groups/blogpost/view/59/272/6906

Hi Everyone,

I'm Janice, a Operational Excellence Leader and a Six Sigma Black Belt who has spent most of my career implementing Lean across manufacturing in Automotive / Food / Pharmaceutical Industries and also in Central Government. As a member of the Institution since my days as a student member of the IProdE, I'm always interested in learning how organisations are optimising their ability to utilise Lean thinking to build profitability.

I also value seeing other perspectives and topics discussed, as it can spark some really good lateral thinking on applying approaches in novel situations. 

As a hobby, I also have a passion in Industrial Heritage and Archaeology and love exploring how the Industrial Revolution has shaped our world today.

Hi Janice,

Thanks for introducing yourself. Please feel free to contribute to our blog on post-covid manufacturing and supply chain strategies...

https://communities.theiet.org/groups/blogpost/view/59/272/6906


Some of you may also be interested in our earlier blog setting out the Technical Network's aims and objectives, and we are looking for volunteers to join our committee to help deliver on these.

https://communities.theiet.org/groups/blogpost/view/59/272/6896

Hi I'm Al a Maintenance Manager with a gaskets manufacture based in West Yorkshire. I am interested in practical applications of processes and improvement techniques. I have a real interest in Lean ind it implementation and culture.

Good evening all my name is Daniel and I am a dedicated manufacturing Maintenance Manager specialising in all things mechanical and continuous improvement related. I have a real passion for sharing underpinning theoretical engineering knowledge within the sector as well as helping in the fight against climate change by delivering energy saving projects etc. I'd be really interested to see more from the IET around these two subjects particularly when related to the manufacturing sector.

Hi Daniel

My name is Tennyson.  I started training in mechanical engineering in 1971 and have been and engineering manager for various companies in the manufacturing industry.  I have also trained in a Automotive engineering.  I also like repairing and assembling laptops.

Since you are in manufacturing pleas can you answer this question if you want - In Manufacturing industry there are people who fix the machinery and equipment that manufacture a variety of products like envelopes, cardboard paper, food packing, tin manufacturing machines etc.  These people who maintain these machines are called mechanical maintenance engineers.  These machines run at very fast speeds (pace) and when they breakdown the mechanical maintenance engineers fix these machines (I am not talking of the breakdown in electrics).  Can someone describe the environment as too fast paced for the mechanical maintenance engineer?  Because a maintenance engineer only fixes machines when the machines are not running/broken down.  Is  it a sensible description or ridiculous description?  Does the maintenance engineer have to be as fast as these machines to be able to do the job?



Or you can think of it as fixing a racing car.  The mechanic can only fix the sports car when it has broken down or when it is in the pit-stop not when it is on the race track.  Can someone tell the mechanic that the racing car environment is too fast-paced for the mechanic?  Does it make sense?  Like I said the mechanic can only fix the sports car when it is stationary.  The reason why I am asking is because one maintenance engineer was told by his boss (an Electrician) that the work environment was too fast paced for him and I thought this was not correct, ridiculous even.  I thought it was ridiculous, what do you think?

Hello, Tennyson!

My name is Ian. My current occupation is Head of R&D Department, but I had worked as manufacturing and maintenance engineer since 2010. Please, let me discuss in this way.

There are two points of view. One is from engineer's eyes. Any job, any task needs a time. Any task with a quality result needs a little more. Another view is that any equipment shoud make money. If it has broken it's owner wants to see fix as fast as it possible. Both points are OK.

According to your equipment it is nesessary to fix them as fast as it possible, but, unfortunately, fix something by one click is a fairytale. Maybe it could be a good idea do approve minimal breakdown (in minutes, hourr, etc,) with your mechanic that will be suitable for you (at this moment!) and OK for mechanic. 


Then it will be instance to determine how your mechanic will reduce this time. I.e., from 40min. to 20min. next or two month. There are many useful instruments of organising maintenance and repair process that could help (TQM, SMED etc.). try to involve your mechanic and staff into improvment process.