Roeslein brought LEAN manufacturing methods to the shop floor

Roeslein’s new product group brought LEAN manufacturing methods to the shop floor in September at its first group labeling event in Red Bud, IL. Shop floor employees from all disciplines focused on product innovation and continuous improvement. They were given blue and white labels, with white being a high priority, and asked to label areas of value stream improvement.

Focusing on Roeslein’s coolant filtration system, the team spent 30-45 minutes identifying opportunities based on internal and external feedback they had received. The event allowed employees from multiple disciplines to collaborate and share ideas on how Roeslein can improve its products and processes.

Organized by Chris Hutson, Director of Product and Lifecycle Services, this LEAN labeling event is just one of Roeslein’s many efforts to adopt a structured approach to product development. In Hutson’s words, “This has allowed us to gather feedback from the people who build the products and who have years of experience with this equipment. We listen to their ideas for improving the design for manufacturing and streamlining our products. Our design and field teams, who spend their time with the customer during installation and commissioning, collaborated to agree on priorities.”

This event was one of many that the company’s newly formed Product group will hold to focus on the continuous improvement of Roeslein’s current product highlights. Roeslein has many leading products in production and support equipment, such as the ultraviolet bottom coater, coolant filtration system and decorator cooling system.

The Roeslein Products group is led by new Vice President of Operational Products and Services, JC Harrison, and Director of Lifecycle Products and Services, Chris Hutson. Roeslein has also promoted two new Product Managers, Charles Mohs and Steve Boing, to lead product development and innovation efforts.