TriMas’ 2022 Kaizen Challenge Winners Reflect Ongoing Commitment to Continuous Improvement
December 02 2022 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
TriMas (NASDAQ: TRS) today announced the winners of its 2022
TriMas Kaizen Challenge. The 2022 winners are TriMas Aerospace’s
Optimizing Subcontracting Supply project and TriMas Packaging’s
Productivity Improvement project.
TriMas launched its annual, enterprise-wide Kaizen Challenge
five years ago, as part of its TriMas Business Model. Since its
introduction, more than 147 of the Company’s top product, process
and service-related projects have been submitted into the
competition from 24 different locations in nine countries.
Annually, the Company’s most impactful Kaizen projects are assessed
and winners are selected based on specific criteria including the
positive impacts on the business, key stakeholders and the
environment, as well as the demonstrated use of employee engagement
and the tools of Kaizen.
“This year’s submissions were of the highest quality level since
we began the TriMas Kaizen Challenge,” stated Thomas Amato, TriMas
President & CEO. “I thank all of our Kaizen project teams
around the world for their efforts. Kaizen has proven to be an
effective way for TriMas to utilize employee engagement to drive
sustainable improvements in all of our processes and products.”
TriMas Aerospace’s Optimizing Subcontracting Supply project was
a cross-functional team effort at RSA Engineered Products, led by
Juliana Bermudez, Program Manager. Utilizing the tools of Kaizen,
the team focused on creating sustainable processes to standardize
commercial variations and streamline subcontracted components. By
eliminating waste, standardizing minimum order quantities and
improving processes, the team was able to optimize its
subcontracting channel.
TriMas Packaging’s Productivity Improvement project, led by
Brian Fitzgerald, Director of Operations, was a cross-functional
team effort within Rapak. Using the tools of Kaizen, the team
conducted a root cause analysis to better understand the challenges
in producing components, while meeting increased customer demand
and maintaining the highest quality. Once constraints were
identified, the Kaizen project team took many positive actions,
including improving and standardizing the manufacturing process,
enhancing equipment preventative maintenance, providing additional
training, and reducing SKUs. As a result, the team increased
production rates and productivity, all while reducing inventory
stocking levels.
Additional 2022 TriMas Kaizen Challenge finalist projects were
submitted by TriMas Packaging’s locations in Haining, China; New
Albany, Ohio (USA); and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
“Congratulations again to our 2022 winners, top finalists and
submitting teams, and I look forward to another year of continuous
improvement across our businesses,” concluded Amato.
About TriMas
TriMas manufactures a diverse set of products primarily for the
consumer products, aerospace and industrial markets through its
TriMas Packaging, TriMas Aerospace and Specialty Products groups.
Our approximately 3,500 dedicated employees in 13 countries provide
customers with a wide range of innovative and quality product
solutions through our market-leading businesses. Our TriMas family
of businesses has strong brand names in the markets served, and
operates under a common set of values and strategic priorities
under the TriMas Business Model. TriMas is publicly traded on the
NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “TRS,” and is headquartered in
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. For more information, please visit
www.trimascorp.com.
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Sherry Lauderback VP, Investor Relations & Communications
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