Paul Akers discusses his 2 Second Lean improvement where he makes a tape measure check station. He used the following FastCap products for this project:
Peel & Stick Tape Measure
Miracle Latch

In case you missed this during the holidays, here is Paul Akers’ keynote address at the AME Boston 2017 event.

Paul Akers discusses the importance of long term thinking when seeing waste and and doing Lean.

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.

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!