Agricultural, heavy equipment manufacturer utilizing to lean methods

Join us on an exclusive tour of MacDon Industries and witness firsthand how our commitment to excellence and cutting-edge manufacturing techniques set us apart in the industry. This tour offers a unique glimpse into the Daily Production Management System, including 5S for workplace organization, Total Productive Maintenance for equipment reliability, and dynamic huddle boards for daily target discussions. See our state-of-the-art assembly line using small-batch and one-piece flow to optimize production, Andon systems for real-time issue resolution, and our supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) which drives our visual material ignition boards. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing our best practices regarding lean methodologies.

macdon.com

Rating: Intermediate

Communicating key indicators of Magellan Aerospace performance to promote transparency & engagement

The importance of Lean, and utilization of Lean tools is important in all Magellan Aerospace programs to increase efficiency and eliminate wastes. Due to the changing environment which aerospace manufacturing operates within, key metrics, expectations, performance and warnings are continuously monitored to ensure program success.

Throughout this tour, guests will learn about Magellan Aerospace's critical visual management techniques which ensure success in both legacy and new programs. With communication as the cornerstone of Magellan's visual management design, information is kept current and disseminated to relevant employees. Expect to visit Magellan's mobile performance boards, floor markings, tool shadowboards and much more as a part of this At a Glance: Visual Management tour.

www.magellan.aero/

Rating: Intermediate

Our Lean Journey

This tour will showcase some of the LEAN principles used at NFI-Winnipeg Plant as part of our Operational Excellence Program, and how the LEAN Tools are applied to the processes so we can deliver value to the customers and revenue to the enterprise.

www.newflyer.com

Rating: Intermediate

Using company values to drive innovation and foundational investment

Price Industries is a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products.

Lean Manufacturing weaves through our foundation and innovation activities, helping to guide conversations on waste reduction, 5S, work area design, and reduction in cycle times. Through building a strong foundation and using innovation in our manufacturing, Price Industries has had strong annual growth while reducing our lead times to industry leading levels and improving our customer satisfaction.

www.priceindustries.com

Rating: Intermediate

Integrating a culture of diversity and adapability to enhance the customer experience

We have just finished the merger/integration of two companies with completely different product lines and cultures into one facility. Our plan is to discuss this project in depth from the 10 month planning stage and the 14 month execution phase of the project. We intend to discuss the highs and lows of such a project and touch on the success' we had and the mistakes we made. We will show the before and after pictures and explain the reasoning for re- locating 6 different departments within our facility to make room for the new company.

www.prolific.ca

Rating: Intermediate

Developed in direct collaboration with industry to tackles the primary challenges facing Manitoba’s manufacturing sector

Built on three complementary goals, the Price Institute helps Manitoba manufacturers:

• Attract new talent to design and deliver new technologies and processes that fuel their businesses.

• Reskill or upskill existing workforces to harness these new technologies or processes.

• Accelerate technology transfer throughout its vast network of SME manufacturers, through collaborative applied research activities.

www.rrc.ca

Rating: Advanced

Leaning out the fleet - Our Journey

The Vehicle Services Unit (VSU) of the Winnipeg Police Service is responsible for the planning, allocation, life cycle and maintenance of the entire WPS fleet of over 400 vehicles, including all marked, unmarked, motorcycles, specialty, surveillance and covert vehicles. VSU started its Lean journey in 2015 and over the past 9 years has engaged in a steady pursuit of continuous improvement.

From their initial Kaizen event, VSU was able to reduce the cycle time of completing an oil change by over 18% resulting in an almost $35,000 / year savings of labour

www.winnipeg.ca/police

Rating: Intermediate

Tour a brand new food manufacturing facility with careful thought put into process flow with one shipping & receiving area. Point-of-use was a strong consideration in the design and layout of the facility.

www.beemaid.com

Rating: Beginner

Practical and manageable Continuous Improvement and Organization

Visitors will be guided through the production area of the facility and provided with an overview of recent improvement initiatives, including specific examples. The tour will highlight how these improvements are driven by employees and supported by the infrastructure in place that enables the journeys from problem to solution.

organigram.ca

Rating: Beginner

We have a small factory with a BIG product - Toyota started on a small island, and we too use it to our advantage!

Duxton is a proudly local family-run business. We manufacture high performance fiberglass windows and doors. Because we work and live in a very cold climate, we have some of the best performing systems in Canada! We regularly send staff to lean training and encourage improvement projects on the floor. Learn how CME and Lean have been instrumental in our evolution to create Lean systems. Come and see for yourself the progress we’ve made.

duxtonwindows.ca

Rating: Beginner, Intermediate

Single Piece Flow: Is it Possible in a Steel Service Center

Brunswick Steel has been on its LEAN Journey for over 10 years. During this tour you will see how culture and employee engagement has driven us to be the top Independent Steel Service Center in Manitoba.

brunswicksteel.com

Rating: Intermediate

Help us fight hunger in our community.

Harvest feeds 110,000 households per month. Harvest collects and shares over 13 million pounds of food per month. Staff and volunteers create hampers to send out to clients. Harvest supports the booking of 420 agencies.

There is a lot of work to be done to support those numbers. We’ve implemented Lean tools to support our volunteers, to maximize the time they spend with us and set them up for success.  We are also on a continuous improvement journey to create good flow for the teams who make empowered decisions to best use all the resources available to them to support families throughout the whole province.  Join us to see how impactful Lean tools are in a non-profit environment.

www.harvestmanitoba.ca

Rating: Intermediate

NRC’s advanced manufacturing research facility powering innovation

Research and development activities are in the areas of digital manufacturing, cobotics, digital twinning and machine learning, and sustainable food packaging to accelerate the discovery, development, demonstration, validation, scale-up and transition to industry.

Rating: Advanced

5S and Visual Processes

From storage through washing to packaged product, you will see what it takes to ensure quality potatoes are washed and packed in a bag and all sizes look similar in your local store. We are pleased to show you some of the ways we are striving to grow in our continuous improvement journey

Rating: Advanced

Creating a Sustainable Base for Expanding into the Future

The tour will showcase the production flow, focusing on the process and method changes implemented as PTI looks to expand our throughput to meet our customer needs.

The facility at 101 Rockman St in Winnipeg has been operational since 1954 as Federal Pioneer and over the years has changed ownership 3 times. Federal Pioneer, Pauwels, CG and now PTI Transformers has been at 101 Rockman facility since 2015. PTI Transformer designs and manufacturer transformers for the North American Marketplace: Utility companies, Renewable Energy Companies, and Industry companies. Most of the manufacturing processes are manual and the skill required by the employees is very important to maintain the high quality of the transformer build

https://ptitransformers.com/

Rating: Intermediate

Experience sustainable leadership development and support systems in action action

During the tour, you will be exposed to the R&D process, cabinet cutting and assembly, sandwich (exterior box structure), electrical, the main assembly line, paint, and final finish departments. Triple E is focused on continuous flow to maintain minimal Work in Process (WIP), resulting in many unexpected opportunities while working through the challenges. 

www.tripleerv.com/

Rating: Intermediate

From refining the process to fulfilling our purpose.

The Decor Cabinets: Idea to Impact Tour offers an in-depth look at custom cabinetry, following the client's journey from concept to completion. Explore our newly expanded production facility, where European technologies and skilled craftspeople bring cabinets to life. See our mission driven approach in action at every step.

Rating: Intermediate

Modern aluminum foundry and machine shop, featuring auto pour technology and robotic automation.

Dixon Group Canada produces aluminum & brass/bronze parts for use in the petroleum & dry bulk transfer industries. We employ 165 people in Winnipeg, with 30 at our distribution locations in Edmonton, AB., Mississauga, ON., & Pointe-Claire, QC. Our new foundry (2024) features autopour technology, improved melting capability & capacity, improved casting quality & capacity, and improvements to employee safety. We have a full machine shop with some robotics & automation, with focus on improving process flow from the foundry all the way through shipping of finished goods.

Rating: Intermediate

Step inside the North Forge FabLab™, one of North America’s largest publicly accessible fabrication labs, and see where groundbreaking ideas become reality.

Join us for an exclusive tour of North Forge FabLab™, one of North America’s largest publicly accessible fabrication labs. With over 7,500 prototypes created, this state-of-the-art facility gives innovators access to millions in advanced prototyping technology. Learn how makers leverage Lean principles to turn ideas into market-ready products. We have made considerable investments in regard to employee safety & engagement, highlighted by the addition of a new shipping/receiving area and employee lunchroom (2022).

Rating: Beginner