Matcon opens the door on “Lean Manufacturing in Powder Processing”

Moreton in Marsh, UK -- Matcon Group Ltd, turnkey providers of IBC powder solutions, recently ran two two-day conferences on “Lean Manufacturing in Powder Processing” at its headquarters in Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire.

The events included academic presentations of current lean thinking as well as real solutions and case-studies for putting “lean” into practice in powder process manufacture. Topics included: Manufacturing on Demand; Minimising Work In Progress; Mixing without cleaning; Practical Manufacturing Execution Systems; Efficient Traceability; and Maximising OEE.

Each conference was attended by around 40 powder processing manufacturers who travelled from the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia and mainland Europe, representing a wide variety of industries including food, pharmaceuticals, printing, ceramics, chemicals, adhesives and many more.

Matcon will repeat the events later in the year, with the next conference scheduled for 27-28 June.