LEAN manufacturing journey

Business

All Industries Group

Headquarters

Yeppoon, Central Queensland

Employees

35

Grant funding

$312,415

Project

• Attended a 1-day LEAN manufacturing workshop at our Rockhampton manufacturing hub and continued LEAN integration.
• Using LEAN manufacturing protocols and principles onsite in conjunction with an ‘Industry 4.0 ready’ assessment of their business, All Industries Group embarked on a LEAN manufacturing journey which resulted in process improvements and a 15% increase in net profit with no increase in staff, inventory, or costs over 9 months.
• Grant for a high-definition plasma computer numerical control (HDP CNC) plasma flat steel plate profile table.
• Introduced to Tier 1 contractors in rail and defence, leading to defence tender submission.

Benefits

• Identified wastage and blockages in processes and workflow.
• Through LEAN tools, reduced machine changeover timeframes from over an hour to just 15 minutes. A big time and cost saver.
• Accessed defence supply chains.

Future growth

• The company has integrated LEAN principles in its business and product workflows, and they intend to continue to build on this success.