Steinway & Sons
With such a focus on quality and innovation, it wasn’t surprising that Steinway & Sons would decide to implement LeanSigma concepts to explore ways to refine manufacturing processes. With its 155-year track record of continuous improvement, Steinway was looking for ways to create its world-class pianos in a more efficient and productive environment. Steinway & Sons embarked on its lean journey in March 2004. And while it was uncharted territory for the vaunted piano maker, LeanSigma already had produced noticeable operational improvements at Steinway’s sister company, Conn-Selmer, the nation’s leading manufacturer of orchestral and band instruments. |
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H&T Battery Components
Since their invention, batteries - which are basically portable power sources - have opened up infinite possibilities for humankind. They have given us mobility and independence. Innovative technological developments relating to the battery systems themselves, as well as their manufacture, continuously raise the performance levels of this portable energy source. Whether it be to power MP3 players with people's favorite songs, cameras with which to immortalize those beautiful moments in life, or the multitude of electronic devices we use everyday, the world's leading battery manufacturers put their trust in components from H&T Battery Components. Sealy Mattress
ConMed Corporation
In 2007, ConMed made the decision to adopt LeanSigma as a strategy to support the successful and profitable integration of growth initiatives. They launched their lean journey to transform their organization significantly in one short year. ConMed attributes its success to strong committed leadership, a robust continuous improvement cycle, an extremely aggressive implementation, a modern, technologically-advanced visual management system, and an army of dedicated employees. In just one year, ConMed achieved impressive results and developed a highly-committed culture of continuous improvement. They received the TBM Perfect Engine award in 2008 recognizing its outstanding achievement for a company-wide lean transformation.
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Henry E. Steinway founded Steinway & Sons in 1853 with a single ideal: to create the world’s finest pianos. And in less than a decade after Steinway opened his New York City factory, Steinway pianos were the talk of the piano industry and well on their way to dominating the music world. Then, during the next century and a half, handcrafted Steinway pianos became the benchmark by which all other pianos were measured, for quality, unsurpassed sound and power, and innovation.. 
H&T Battery Components, with four production plants on three continents, is the world's largest manufacturer of battery components for the consumer battery market. 
Sealy Corporation is the largest bedding manufacturer in North America, producing a diversified line of mattress and foundation products for every segment of the market. Sealy manufactures to order and introduced lean manufacturing in October of 2003, with the support of TBM, to more efficiently serve dealer and customer needs. To that end, most bedding orders are scheduled, produced and shipped to retail warehouses within 48 to72 hours of receipt. This rapid delivery capability allows Sealy to better satisfy customer demand. Before the introduction of lean, Sealy’s manufacturing system was based on a pay-per-piece incentive system which conflicted with the company’s goals of building quality, safety, teamwork and associate involvement into performance. The incentive system rewarded the associate for building WIP and brought unpredictability and instability to the associate’s pay. In addition, the system was difficult to manage and was viewed as the number one obstacle in implementing lean.
ConMed is a global medical technology company that specializes in the development and sale of products and services that allow physicians to deliver high-quality care and enhanced clinical outcomes for their patients. Their products are recognized as technological leaders by the specialties they serve. Caregivers within a vast array of specialized medical markets have come to value the ConMed name across the globe.