Meet the 2016 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winners our 27th class of superior performers who convincingly demonstrate that manufacturing excellence thrives We announced the names of the six honorees in February Now we add color as we tell their storiesPresenting such stories is a pleasure IndustryWeek has shared with readers since 1990 when the IW Best Plants Awards launched and we embraced the opportunity to shine a light on the amazing work that was being done on manufacturing production floo
2016 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards: Six Fantastic Factories
Apr 12, 2017
Meet the 2016 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winners, our 27th class of superior performers who convincingly demonstrate that manufacturing excellence thrives. We announced the names of the six honorees in February. Now we add color as we tell...
LB Foster plant
2016 IW Best Plants Winner: Single Piece Flow Spells Success at L.B. Foster Threaded Products
Mar 20, 2017
In Magnolia, Texas, a tight-knit workforce delivers in a truly lean fashion.
Nacelles must be fully functional for 60000 flight cycles and 20 years of operation
2016 IW Best Plants Winner: Lean Helps UTC Take Flight and Soar
Mar 20, 2017
UTC Aerostructures is relentlessly focused on driving waste out of its production processes, one second at a time.
pp1 margin 00px 00px 00px 00px font 150px Calibri webkittextstroke 000000spans1 fontkerning noneSteve Dykstra maintenance supervisor at Metform talks about his department39s role in the company39s lean evolution and how a new colorcoded yearly maintenance chart has made things more efficient
2016 IW Best Plants Winner: From Zero to Lean in Record Time at Metform Group
Mar 19, 2017
In 8 years, the Illinois automotive components maker has tripled its business and transformed its operations.
A Firstronic employee conducts an incircuit test of electronic assemblies
2016 IW Best Plants Winner: Customer Focus is Key to Firstronic Success
Mar 19, 2017
EMS firm uses responsive lean manufacturing system to become customers’ electronic assembly arm.
Intertape Polymer factory
2016 IW Best Plants Winner: No Time for Downtime at Intertape Polymer Group
Mar 19, 2017
In Danville, Va., a dedicated team of employees keeps operations up and running.
A counter outside the Johnson Controls plant in Nuevo Leon Mexico
2016 IW Best Plants Winner: Johnson Controls’ Magic Ingredient is Leadership
Mar 19, 2017
In Monterrey, Mexico, hundreds of Johnson Controls employees build thousands of batteries every day — delivering them on time, in perfect condition, in large thanks to individual ownership and ideal team leadership.
Goodyear39s Billy Taylor returns as a keynote speaker in 2017 His topic The Lean Team Driving Enabling and Sustaining Operations Excellence
Look Who's Talking: Learn from Your Manufacturing Colleagues
Feb 28, 2017
The 2017 IW Manufacturing & Technology Conference & Expo gives you an opportunity to hear directly from your peers how they are solving challenging manufacturing issues. Here's a brief preview of what you can expect.
2017 M&T Show Will Help Manufacturers Face the Future Confidently
2017 M&T Show Will Help Manufacturers Face the Future Confidently
Feb 07, 2017
The 2017 IndustryWeek Manufacturing & Technology Conference & Expo promises to advance manufacturing from design to delivery with an expanded conference program and dynamic new expo displays.
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The 2016 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award Winners: Excellence in Manufacturing
Feb 06, 2017
IndustryWeek salutes six manufacturing facilities across North America that combine talent, technology and operational excellence to deliver winning performances.  
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