Manufacturing Focus Pty Ltd

ABN 86 114 980 451

392 Goodwood Road, Cumberland Park SA
PO Box 143, Daw Park SA 5041
Phone +61 8 7120 9400
Email info@manufacturingfocus.com.au
Web www.manufacturingfocus.com.au
About Manufacturing Focus
An independent, Australian-owned process
engineering consultancy, Manufacturing
Focus improves the competitiveness
of process-focused businesses, from
well established enterprises through to
companies managing rapid growth.
Trusted, lean and focused, we support
the Australian community and industry
development, transferring knowledge
for the ongoing benet of our customers
businesses.
Delivering rapid ROI
One of the biggest challenges facing process
businesses is to move quickly enough to
develop the knowhow and expertise to
implement the changes required to improve
and grow. Manufacturing Focus helps
customers realise their potential by applying
our proven knowledge and experience to
reduce lead times and deliver a measurable
return on your investment.
Find out more
Contact us to arrange an obligation-free
on-site visit where we can meet to
review your requirements and give you
the opportunity to directly assess our
capabilities.
For further information please
call 7120 9400 or send an email to
info@manufacturingfocus.com.au
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Project benchmarks
Service checklist
Manufacturing Focus offers the
services below to clients. Those
services ticked below were utilised
in this project:
Leadership & Strategy
Lean Training Solutions
Coaching & Mentoring
Skills Planning & Development
Project Management
Supply Chain & Procurement
Financial Analysis
Dynamic Simulation
Productivity
Value Stream Mapping
Capacity Planning
Visual Management
Just in Time
Kanban
5S
Design for Manufacture
Layout
Factory Layouts (new / existing)
Warehouse Optimisation
Cell Design
Workow
Sustainability
Waste Reduction
Process Energy Management
Process Carbon Analysis
Challenge: Validate anticipated growth
of some 450%.
Solution: Conduct a production planning
exercise to validate the logistics, production
layout and storage, staff and system
requirements for their Greeneld production
factory using lean tools.
Result: Optimisation of plant layout and
development of a blueprint for rapid growth
covering human resources, materials and
systems.
CASE STUDY #6
Axis Manufactures new
factory and validation
Axis Manufacture
is a specialist
company providing
environmentally
friendly coatings
and sealants for
the construction,
transport and
infrastructure industries throughout the Asia
Pacic region.
The project scope
Managing Director, Mr Phil Scardigno said When
it came to the design of a new factory, we didnt
want to nd we were meeting short-term demand
at the expense of long-term goals. But we did
not have a crystal ball, we didnt have visibility.
Within days of commencing work, Manufacturing
Focus had analysed, measured and reported on
every process to maximise efciencies in Axis
new factory layout. Their team of experience
engineers value-stream mapped current and
future states of the Axis business based on Lean
layout principles, to enable high visibility into and
control over production.
What surprised me was the speed with which they
worked. Mr Scardigno said. They hit the ground
running, analysing every aspect of the operation,
from the moment the truck arrived with raw
material to when it left with the nished product.
But much more than maximising efciencies in the
current plant, Manufacturing Focus was able to
consider all the likely scenarios, incorporating sales
projections, growth patterns and industry trends.
They were able to give me clear direction, Mr
Scardigno said. They assessed the gaps, not
just in the physical building but in the skills and
systems. And they were precise. At what point
do I need two shifts, when do I need three? When
will I need another factory, how many people,
what equipment? They gave me a timeline and
roadmap for the plant, matched to the sales plan.
Client comment
Manufacturing Focus are not just consultants, they get
deeply involved and have highly specialised knowledge.
In a very short time span, they have given us a lot of
clarity. We could now see not just our goals, but the
steps we needed to take to reach those goals.
You can sum it up in the word condence. They gave
us condence in our investments.
Mr Phil Scardigno, Managing Director,
Axis Manufacture
Growth plan
Before
After +450%
Efciency plan
Before
After +62%
Space utilisation plan
After -28%
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