Production is growing rapidly at Total Packaging in Harderwijk. New lines, new shifts, new people, and one aging box maker on whom much depends. Dirk Bilardie (Manager Continuous Improvement) and Dave Kuijsten (Production Team Manager) explain how they are capturing that knowledge before the box maker retires.
The retirement of team leader Pieter (50.5 years of experience) confronted cheesemaker CONO with a significant challenge: how do we ensure that the knowledge of such experienced people is preserved? Arthur van Esveld, Production Manager, and Mike Koster, the new Cheesemaking Team Leader, explain: “With ELICIT, every operator has autonomy.”
The refined production process of natural vinegar at Burg Azijn (part of Burg Group) was held within the minds of a small group of master brewers. With the help of ELICIT, they are reducing their dependence on specialists and creating stable, top-quality results through a standardized working method.
Schotte Kunststoffen develops, produces, and prints plastic packaging for various sectors, ranging from food and chemicals to pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company primarily specializes in Extrusion Blow Moulding. A smaller portion of the packaging is made from PET. Schotte Kunststoffen has production sites in Ens (NL) and Rheine (DE).
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.
Reginox anticipates significant changes in its workforce and the labor market in the coming years, leading to higher staff turnover. Experienced employees are retiring, and finding new personnel is a challenge. This prompted Reginox to partner with ELICIT Online to implement knowledge management.
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.
Van Merksteijn International consists of two business units: Van Merksteijn Fences and Van Merksteijn Steel (structural steel).
At the FrieslandCampina processing department in Beilen, liquid raw materials are processed. These include milk, whey, and fat for infant formula base powders. These base powders are further processed in another part of the factory or sent directly to B2B customers. Jeroen Hamminga is the Processing Team Leader. He discusses effective process control and the value ELICIT Online provides in this regard.