Lean Case Study: Specialty Silicone Fabricators

In this video series we visit Specialty Silicone Fabricators in Paso Robles, California. SSF is a manufacturer of precision silicone components for the medical device industry, providing a full range of processing: molding, extrusion, sheeting, and dipping. SSF's lean efforts over the past decade have transformed the company and enable it to compete globally from facilities in California and Michigan.

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Rolling Tool Cart

In this video we see a different style of tool cart and hear why management didn't force the operators to add "shadows" to the board.

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  1. SSF Morning Meeting 4:26
  2. SSF's Lean Journey 4:23
  3. Customer-Focused Culture 0:54
  4. Cross-Training Board 1:51
  5. Point-of-Use Shadow Boards 1:01
  6. Point-of-Use Tooling 1:20
  7. Molding Chart Verification 0:48
  8. Rolling Tool Cart 1:33
  9. Flexible Cells 2:26
  10. Lean Leadership 6:12
  11. Visual Factory - Production 1:52
  12. Visual Factory - Process Development 1:42