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Laura Gibson

Over 75 people attended this month’s SIG at J.D. Sweid Ltd (formerly Elmira Poultry). They are one of the largest further processor of Beef and Pork and Poultry Products in Canada. They have two Production facilities in Vancouver B.C. and one in Waterloo Ont. One of the brands you may be familiar with is the Hampton House brand that is sold at Costco.

Over 75 people attended this month's SIG at J.D. Sweid Ltd (formerly Elmira Poultry). They are one of the largest further processor of Beef and Pork and Poultry Products in Canada. They have two Production facilities in Vancouver B.C. and one in Waterloo Ont. One of the brands you may be familiar with is the Hampton House brand that is sold at Costco.

Senior Manager's

Doug Campbell started this SIG with a presentation and video on J.D. Sweid's Waterloo facility.  Following Doug's presentation…

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Mike Baker

Our April 2010 SIG was hosted by Northern Digital Inc. (NDI) in Waterloo. NDI was established more than 27 years ago, NDI is trusted by international leaders in medicine, industrial and research for the accuracy and reliability of its measurement technology. NDI has over 15,000 advanced measurement systems installed worldwide, across a diverse field of applications.

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Our April 2010 SIG was hosted by Northern Digital Inc. (NDI) in Waterloo.  NDI was established more than 27 years ago, NDI is trusted by international leaders in medicine, industrial and research for the accuracy and reliability of its measurement technology. NDI has over 15,000 advanced measurement systems installed worldwide, across a diverse field of applications. Our innovative technologies are employed in key medical, life sciences, and industrial…

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Mike Baker

Kuntz Electroplating hosted the EMC Networking Events for Waterloo Region manufacturers March 10, 2010. Ninety two manufacturing professionals in Sr. Management, Continuous Improvement, Health & Safety and Human Resources shared, networked, and benchmarked to help their companies continue to be innovative and successful in today’s global economy! Networking faciliates innovation. Kudos to Waterloo region manufacturers!

Sr Managers: V.P Mike Kuntz, V.P Dave Kuntz, and President John Hohmeier provided an overview of the business model at Kuntz and a review of the past 2 challenging years. Kuntz has weathered the economic storm quite well and right sized itself to embrace the future. The cornerstone to their strategy is their Lean initiatives that have been rolled out in both the motorcycle and automotive business units. Members provided feedback to the host and members can participate in some continued…

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Mike Baker

Four lively groups with 4 different interesting discussions marked the February 10 SIG at MetoKote in Cambridge. MetoKote provides powder coating, electrocoating and antimicrobial coating to a wide variety of products including automotive parts and shopping carts. If you are a manufacturer and would like more information on these events, please contact Mike Baker, EMC Sr. Field Service Advisor: mbaker@emccanada.org

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Mark Sauve, Plant Manager of MetoKote's Cambridge facility along with Rudy Bowers, Sales Account Manager from MetoKote provided a background presentation on what MetoKote is, what they do and some of the more innovative projects they are involved in.  We were also privileged to have Mike Tanner, General Manager for the Northern Region of MetoKote up from their Ohio facility and he shared with us some of the work they are doing coating solar panel systems which will be placed in…

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Mike Baker

January 13, 2010 was the kick-off for the 2010 SIG schedule for the K-W/Cambridge Consortium of EMC!
Over 80 manufacturing professionals participated in 4 Strategic Interest Groups hosted by Precision Resource in Cambridge. As new members to EMC, Precision Resource has embraced the forum to network and benchmark with other manufacturers in the community to maintain their level of world-class products and services. Kudos to Precision Resource! If you are a manufacturer and would like more information on the

Sr Managers: Precision Resource (PR) Division Manager, Kaveh Vafaei, hosted this networking session for senior leaders of other manufacturers in the region. Kaveh provided an overview of the PR business model and outlined their core competencies in fine-blanking and other value added products and their various market niches. This was followed by a tour and a debrief discussion with feedback to the host, and a roundtable on business strategies that leaders are embracing to facilitate growth for…

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Mike Baker

2009 was a busy year for the K-W/Cambridge EMC Consortium networking events! Whew! With this degree of synergy, we need to stop and take a breath and reflect on what manufacturers in this area have achieved in 2009! According to attendance records across all the events, over 750 manufacturing professionals participated face to face in these local networking EMC SIG events in Waterloo region!

 

This level of engagement is what they call "traction" and reflects highly on the innovative mindset of Waterloo region EMC members who adopt a spirit of sharing and learning with pride with each other, regardless of sector or level of sophistication. The fact that there is always something to learn and realizing that you never "know everything" is an empowering position to take as you strive to make your business better. This holds true for the 900+ member companies of EMC across Ontario and…

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Mike Baker

Airboss Rubber Compounding in Kitchener hosted EMC's monthly SIG Learning Events on November 11th that impacted Sr Managers, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, and Human Resources! This company is not only holding their own in this challenging economy, they are doing very well...despite the challenges of an antiquated building of 1 million square feet!
It was another great day for manufactuers in Waterloo Region!

Sr Managers: Airboss plant manager Steve Barefoot provided an overview and history of Airboss and the old facility the company currently occupies at 101 Glasgow St with one million square feet!

Airboss has developed a sophisticated operating system consisting of performance metrics that are closely tracked and measured and linked to continuous improvement and a quarterly incentive program. Steve provided an overview of these tools and how they are leading Airboss forward. Members enjoyed a tour…

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Mike Baker

True to the spirit of this Blog Channel: Benchmarking Worldclass in Manufacturing!
This is where it actually happens people! Face to face....

Oct 14, 2009 marks the day that the 2nd oldest business in K-W region, Boehmer Box, hosted learning benchmarking events for over 90 Sr Managers, Continuous Improvement, Health & Safety, and Human Resources professionals from Waterloo Region manufacturers!

Sr Managers: Boehmer Boxes' President Mark Caines provided an overview of the business and demonstrated their custom made in-house intranet portal database containing all key depts. and their linked performance indicators that is used as a strategic business management tool. Tour and roundtable discussions touched on the following themes for the 20+ Sr Managers in attendance:

  • Culture Change Strategies
  • Employee Incentives
  • Creating Pull- Inventory Reduction
  • Communication Strategies
  • Managing Value…
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Mike Baker

While the first week back from summer vacations was a short and busy one, Waterloo region manufacturers still took the time to benchmark world-class and participate in four networking events spanning four major job functions in manufacturing! A great day for manufacturing in Waterloo region! The learning through benchmarking and networking is endless...

SR Managers: PWO Canada provided an overview of their business model and core competencies to the SIG group of Sr executives and their designates. Included were challenges and opportunities currently faced in today's marketplace. This was followed by a tour and a request for constructive feedback for the host, and acknowledgement of take-aways for the visitors. Round table discussions embraced strategic thinking, and were not limited to these topics:

  • Visual Factory Strategies and Visual…
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Stanley Shantz

I read an interesting article in the paper Tuesday morning that highlighted one of the major hurdles Canadian companies face in a recession.  Cash-flow, and the ability to borrow money to expand or improve.  Over the last few months I have talked to a number of Canadian companies that are running into this problem. To compete long term, they need to have money to invest now. If they do not improve productivity they will loose market-share to off-shore companies expanding into Canada.  Add to…

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