Lean manufacturing manages the entire process to avoid waste of all kinds. As the graphic shows, it is designed to reduce unnecessary waiting time by speeding up manual processes and ensuring uptime is optimized. Defects and rework are also to be avoided by optimizing quality control, avoiding human error and improving processes. Overproduction and housing of unnecessary inventory are also to be avoided whenever possible. Select equipment including balances that meet process tolerances and optimize the weighing process for operators to reduce unnecessary energy expenditure and enhanced ergonomics. In turn, you’ll decrease downtime for both equipment and people! Finally, doing what you can to minimize transport—including bringing scales to materials rather than materials to scales—can help ensure you are making the most of that important and irretrievable asset, time.

1. Smart Weighing Solutions
for Lean Production
Tackle the Wastes of Lean
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Speed up manual
weighing processes
Weighing is only one process step in production. But
an important one. Weighing solutions help minimize
filling errors and give away. Lean manufacturing
and lean management can help you minimize costs
and maximize production efficiency.
Count production output
Optimize shipping with
scale assisted packaging
Use Checkweighing to
optimize quality
Use mobile
weighing solutions
Select the right weighing
equipment according to
your process tolerances
Rely on METTLER TOLEDO
consultancy and 60 years
of weighing experience
Optimize the weighing
process with ergonomic
installations
Weighing Solutions Can Make You Lean
Increase equipment uptime Avoid human errors with
exact display guidance
Connect weighing
equipment via W-Lan
Use weighing data to
improve processes
Simplify data transfer
METTLER TOLEDO helps to make your production lean. Benefit from our innovative
weighing solutions and continuously improve your processes.
Minimize Overproduction
and Unnecessary Inventory
Reduce Unnecessary
Waiting Time
Eliminate Product Defects
and Rework
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Avoid Unnecessary
Transport Time
Prevent Unnecessary
Motion and Injuries
Inappropriate Processing04 05 06