Lean Wall

This is Crazy…a Lean wall in Germany!!!!!

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07.23.14 | Categories: Lean News

5 S’ing the Band Saw

George Chrisman, of Walters & Wolf, sent us this video in which they used the lean concept of 5 s’ing (Sort/Straighten/Shine/Standardize/Sustain) to maintain their band saw area. At FastCap we’ve simplified 5 s’ing down to 3 s’ing: Sweep/Sort/Standardize!

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07.22.14 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean Organizations

Lean Manufacturing @ Atlas Copco

The new GA VSD+ compressor from Atlas Copco is manufactured on a lean production line. For more information on this organization, visit their website.

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07.21.14 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean Organizations

Waste of Transportation

Paul Akers show several examples of the waste of transportation. Do you think those poles could get any longer?

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07.19.14 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean Organizations

The American Innovator – DPR Construction

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, shares the talk he gave at the DRP Construction meeting on March 13, 2014 called “Lean Is Simple…With a Dash of Passion”.

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Lean Security

Every thought about what TSA is trying to accomplish? By posting a terrorist attack pictorial display, they have communicated it clearly.

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07.18.14 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean Organizations

Paul Goes a Little Crazy!

Paul gives a quick example of what standardization looks like in a lean manufacturing plant. Even though things are standardized people can still screwed it up if they’re not respectful of a reasonable process.

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07.17.14 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean, Lean Fastcap

60 Second WOW – Sunrise in the Pacific Northwest

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, goes out at 5:30 a.m. to capture beautiful Whatcom County in the great Pacific Northwest in all her glory.

07.14.14 | Categories: 60 Second Wow, Paul's Adventures

Aerial Tour of FastCap

Paul Akers does a quick aerial tour of the new FastCap facility using DJI’s Phantom 2 Vision+. For more information on FastCap, visit our website.

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07.14.14 | Categories: General

60 Second WOW – Sunrise in the Pacific Northwest

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, goes out at 5:30 a.m. to capture beautiful Whatcom County in the great Pacific Northwest in all her glory.

Paul captured these images using his PJ790 Sony, Cannon SX50 HS with 50x lens, and Fastcap’s iPole and FastCam (Action Camera). Please Note: The FastCam has been discontinued.

For more information on FastCap’s iPole, visit our website.