Decreasing unplanned downtime is a key strategic initiative at the Weiterstadt plant in Germany where von Olshausen is based. One initiative receiving considerable emphasis centers around growing the machine operator’s ability to fully control the packaging equipment for which he or she is responsible. Training and technology implementation are both aimed at turning “reactive users” into “progressive operators.”
Tips on minimizing unplanned downtime
Christian von Olshausen, process engineer packing at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Germany, will be a featured speaker at the Packaging Automation Forum May 23 in Chicago. His presentation will focus on how controls and automation technologies, properly implemented on today’s packaging lines, can minimize unplanned downtime by contributing to Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Productivity Management (TPM).
Feb 9, 2007
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