JDE Joure is part of JDE Peet’s, producer of Douwe Egberts coffee, L’Or, and Pickwick tea, among others. We helped them capture the knowledge of experienced operators and make it accessible to other employees, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced downtime.
In Ovo is a pioneer in the field of in-ovo sexing. After years of research, the company developed the Ella machine line. This technology can determine the sex of fertilized chicken eggs early in the incubation process. This allows Ella to remove eggs that would result in a male chick from the process at an early stage. In doing so, In Ovo prevents the destruction of live male chicks, which is still common practice in the poultry industry.
How do I get my operators to the level where they know what, how, and when to adjust? This was a common challenge that Lemoine Holland in Emst also faced. Lemoine Holland is part of the Groupe Lemoine and specializes in hygiene products. In Emst, various types of cotton pads are produced, which are punched from non-woven fabric. For the heart of the process, the production of the non-woven fabric, this challenge was addressed by combining task training according to Training Within Industry (TWI) with the capturing and transferring of knowledge.
Mondi Heerlen is part of Mondi, a global leader in the sustainable paper and packaging industry. Mondi Heerlen produces release liner, a product used, among other things, for the production of feminine hygiene products.
A few years ago, TenCate underwent an ambitious growth program and improvement process aimed at achieving higher delivery reliability, less downtime, more consistent product quality, and better training and higher knowledge levels for operators. This meant only one thing: investing in efficiency and in people.
