Industryweek 1552 Iw0212best Plant Logo

IndustryWeek's Best Plants: Share Your Manufacturing Excellence

Feb. 10, 2012
The IW Best Plants program annually recognizes North American manufacturing facilities that demonstrate excellence in their performances and their processes. Get your 2012 entry form.

Dozens of small improvements have driven big gains at L.B. Foster Co., Allegheny Rail Products, a manufacturer of insulated rail joints located in Pueblo, Colo. The ideas generated by employees at this facility, a 2011 IndustryWeek Best Plants winner, have helped it cut manufacturing costs per joint by 67% since 2007 and reduce the number of man-hours required to build each joint. Given its first-pass quality yield of 99.68%, the L.B. Foster plant demonstrates that quality excellence and productivity gains can go hand in hand.

Nine additional North American facilities -- also 2011 IW Best Plants winners -- also illustrate the kinds of operational rewards that accrue among manufacturers who adopt world-class practices, technologies and strategies.

Do you operate a manufacturing facility that fits this mold? If yes, then enter your plant in IndustryWeek's 2012 Best Plants competition. The IW Best Plants program annually recognizes North American manufacturing facilities that demonstrate excellence in their performances and their processes. The winners' stories also serve to encourage other manufacturers to adopt the world-class practices and improvement strategies of the annual honorees.

Visit www.industryweek.com/BestPlantsProgram to learn more about the competition or request an application.

See Also:

2011 IW Best Plants Winners: The Best Never Rest

Popular Sponsored Recommendations

Five Ways Aerospace and Defense MRO Can Prepare for the New Normal!

Dec. 6, 2023
The right tools can help A&D suppliers track the essentials & ultimately, boost their margins. Advanced analytics can also help determine the profitability of contracts, drive...

Lean Manufacturing in the Age of the Industrial Internet

Oct. 24, 2023
Read how advanced MES capabilities can help you improve your labor utilization, reduce WIP, and optimize your production. Download the white paper today.

Gain a competitive edge with real-world lessons on private 5G networks

Nov. 16, 2023
The use of private networks in manufacturing applications is rapidly growing. In this paper, we present valuable insights and lessons learned from the field with the goal of enhancing...

Why DataOps may be the key to unlocking the full potential of digital transformation

Nov. 3, 2023
Read the 2023 market survey conducted by IndustryWeek

Voice your opinion!

To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of IndustryWeek, create an account today!