Paul encourages Greg Lusignan and the folks at Broadmoor on their Lean Journey.

“Self-described “Lean Maniac,” Paul Akers, will keynote the Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association’s Western regional meeting at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport February 5-6. Akers’ topic is titled “Keep Lean Simple.” He is the founder and president of FastCap, a product development company specializing in woodworking tools and hardware for the professional builder. FastCap was started in Paul’s garage in 1997 when he simply “fixed what bugged him” and developed his first product: the Fastcap Cover Cap.” Press here to read the entire article.

Josh Springer, of Grin On Industries and. He invites anyone in the Indianapolis area to visit their facilities.

One of my favorite videos from 2017!!!

Forty years ago I walked into a dusty woodshop in Lemon Grove, California where Bob Taylor hired me the day I graduated from high school. The next two years I got to watch one of the greatest innovators of all time transform the musical instrument industry. That experience molded me and change me forever and made me a fearless innovator. Just like Bob I stopped caring about what other people thought about me and pursued excellence and innovation at every turn. How could I be so lucky to witness this at such a young age?

Six weeks ago I received a text message from Bob asking if I could travel with him around the world and document the Taylor Guitars World Forestry Tour. What? Why me? Could this really be happening?

Two days ago Bob presented me with the most beautiful guitar I’ve ever seen in my life…custom made to his specifications. I was totally undeserving, humbled and in tears. It is one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received!

Three times in a lifetime!

~Paul Akers

Sherri Hotzler, of Vantec, Inc., sent us this video showing how that reduced wasted regrind. Continuous improvement has great dividends.

“At 66, Lean Health changed my life” ~Max Lemberger

Paul Akers takes two second to fix his the struggle of packing his backpack!

Wash, Rinse and Dry your hand all in one sink. Now that’s lean!