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May 3, 2012
Special EMC Value-added Business Briefings for Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and North Bay
By Mike Baker
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is very pleased to announce an informative Special Business Briefing with two great presentations. Please join us!
Presentations:
More Power to You:
Energy Market Outlook and Strategies for Cost Management
Member briefing from Scott McNeil-Smith and Margaret Harrison on the current state of Ontario's energy market, an outlook on what manufacturers can expect in the next 6/12/18 months and how EMC members are accessing expertise and strategy recommendations for better energy and cost management, as well as adoption of sustainable energy tactics and technologies.
Lean and Green:
Applying Lean Principles…
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Changing Seasons!
Beautiful weather and great fall colours brightened our trip up north for our September Strategic Interest Group meetings in Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay. EMC was very fortunate and proud to provide incredible guest speakers in Laura Rourke, Excellence in Manufacturing, Glenn Brannen, Focused Workplace, Sarah O’Neill, National Scientific and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Tibor Turo Manager at NSERC.
Laura Rourke Kicked off the session with a presentation on WSIB Claims Management. Laura has a wealth of knowledge in dealing with the WSIB and was available to answer any and all questions related to claims management. Excerpts from her presentation:
Why is claims management important?
- Early & Safety Return to Work is a legal requirement
- Good claims management will help employees feel valued and return to their pre-injury or equivalent job
- Cost implications - the longer someone is…
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On January 17th, Excellence in Manufacturing held a very special Strategic Interest Group meeting at the sault Ste. Marie Economic development corporations Boardroom in beautiful downtown Sault Ste. Marie. Special guest speaker Dr. Glenn Brophy from Nipissing University talked to the group about Adding Innovation to Your Toolbox, and how to manage innovation in you workplace. Several local area manufacturers were in attendance: Soo Foundry, Rector Machine Works, Failsafe Campus to name a…
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September 22, 2010
EMC: SPECIAL SIG EVENT AT SOO FOUNDRY IN SAULT STE. MARIE: REDUCING PURCHASING COSTS
I would like to thank Soo Foundry for hosting this months Strategic Interest Group Meeting: How to Reduce Purchasing Costs.
Special guest speaker Ian Gray was there to talk to the group about Purchasing strategies and ways to leverage EMC members to reduce the costs of Purchasing. Please review the Purchasing Co-operative presentation below. If you were not able to attend the SIG event, Please feel free to contact Kevin McCormick at kmccormick@emccanada.org to set up a webinar at a time that is convenient to you.
Below are some highlights from the presentation. If you want to see the entire presentation, please…
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mike Rosso, Anthony DiGasparro and Mike Nott of Flakeboard for hosting this event at their facility in Sault Ste. Marie. We had a great turn out with over 20 people in attendance.
Sault Ste. Marie area manufacturers gathered at Flakeboard for a special Health and safety Strategic interest group meeting on Supervisor Competency: A health and Safety Perspective. Special Guest Speaker Laura Rourke was on hand to talk to the group about Supervisor Competency and what is required by supervisors under the Law as well as the Health and Safety Act and Regulations. Laura brings real world experience from the Automotive, environmental and electronic sectors and is a P.Eng, CRSP…
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On October 20th, 2009 our Monthly Strategic Interest Group Meeting was held at Filtrec in Sault Ste. Marie. The topic for this moth was quick changeovers, / set up reduction or what is commonly referred to SMED…Single Minute Exchange of dies. The discussion revolved around the reason for pursuing quick set ups to begin with. It was pointed out that it was extremely important to get the main stake holders involved in any activity in the order of set up reduction.
On October 20th, 2009 our Monthly Strategic Interest Group Meeting was held at Filtrec in Sault Ste. Marie. The topic for this moth was quick changeovers, / set up reduction or what is commonly referred to SMED…Single Minute Exchange of dies. The discussion revolved around the reason for pursuing quick set ups to begin with. It was pointed out that it was extremely important to get the main stake holders involved in any activity in the order of set up reduction. The main points that were…
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Identifying and Eliminating the Seven Deadly Wastes is the core of the Toyota Production System, and the backbone of Lean Manufacturing.
Our Strategic Interest Group Meeting topic for this month in Sault Ste. Marie was; Identifying and Eliminating the Seven Deadly Wastes. I would like to thank Rector Machine Works for hosting this event.
Waste elimination is one of the most successful ways to increase the productivity, output, quality and profitability of any business with very little capital outlay. All processes have some sort of waste inherent in them, and it is critical to be able to identify them in order to eliminate…
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