Infrastructure

Lean Manufacturing was born out of our realization a few years ago that we needed to handle shifting demands from a new model.

As a maker of forged, sheet metal, and machined components with a high mix-low volume, we made the decision to make considerable contributions in both our people and operation. The Indian Ministry of Commerce granted King a Workforce Training Grant in 2017 to help us implement lean manufacturing in our business.

A lofty objective and a difficult opportunity, our goal was to build a manufacturing facility of the highest caliber that could compete anyplace in the globe. We invested significantly in new equipment, restructured our manufacturing process, and dedicated our team to more than 6000 hours of training.

Through our quality system, on-time delivery, quick turn production thanks to our flexible manufacturing cells, and reduced inventory exposure of big production runs, our ongoing Lean programs have significantly benefited our clients.

Manufacturing of Cells

We examined every stage of our operation to see where significant changes to our process and layout would affect our capacity to be more adaptable and to achieve efficiency in order to better meet demand. The end result was an entirely new shop layout with Flexible Manufacturing Cells and cross-trained teams that were focused on lowering both machine setup times and product cycle times. We have significantly increased our flexibility by integrating conventional work centers into a manufacturing cell. By concentrating our efforts on providing value back to our consumers, this flexibility has benefited our customers on a variety of levels and assisted us in building a roadmap for future success.

Just-In-Time and Kanbans programs

Lean manufacturing and flexible cellular manufacturing both depend on just-in-time manufacturing and Kanbans programs. King Group works to provide a seamless system from beginning to end, from vendor delivery programs for raw materials and components to client Kanban programs. We collaborate with our clients to develop the most effective production strategies from prototype through the ebb and flow of product life cycles. The most effective manufacturing plans begin with Design for Manufacture and continue with Design for Production planning, where we examine product demand, manufacturing best practices, and specific manufacturing cell capabilities to ensure that placement of parts and projects are being produced in the most effective and flexible manufacturing environment.