Kinfat Shortens Time to Market

A case study on how Kinfat adopted ETMX to improve mold traceability and visibility that enable efficient cost management.

“If it weren’t for ETMX, we would have still been using the clumsy, time-consuming method to manage our tooling production.”

Competing on cost, speed and quality is critical. A timely case study shows how Kinfat speeds mold production time with the adoption of ETMX.

Prior to deploying ETMX, the company had persistent challenges in delivering performance. The production process includes examining mold accessibility and follow-through from mold design to tooling. Most of these processes involved time-consuming manual methods of entering and retrieving data.

Based upon comprehensive evaluation, KINFAT decided to adopt ETMX. “ We are happy as ETMX has replaced spreadsheets and manual processes. If it weren’t for ETMX, we would have still been using the clumsy, time consuming method.

Creating Significant Efficiency

KINFAT replaced spreadsheets and manual processes with a single, integrated ETMX solution.

With the use of QR code and IPAD real time report, tooling employee perform mold operation by inputting their relevant staff ID, task ID and machine tooling ID. It drives the efficiency of real time shop floor management. This allows quality managers to easily detect if there are any issues or deviations in the process. When problems occur, they can investigate quickly and easily because each part leaves a detailed history, allowing solutions to be quickly introduced.

The tooling department staff can clearly understand their assigned duties. KPI is now associated with employee IDs so management knows who is participating in each step of the process. Their performance can be accurately measured and evaluated by ETMX KPI Reporting module.

“ I don’t need to ask employees to check every mold status. I simply login the ETMX system to preview all the update status of mold operation.”

Said Mr LF Lo, Chairman of KINFAT .

 

Now KINFAT is able to continually track and control mold progress as a routine part of the process. This allows the company to anticipate problems before they occur and quickly take the action necessary to tackle potential risks.

Accuracy Brings Peace of Mind

ETMX’s QR code function has lowered storage requirements, increased count accuracy, and improved overall efficiency. This allows KINFAT to always have an exact, real-time data.

Enhanced Data Collection Improves Mold Tracking

As a Mold manufacturer, KINFAT is required to track data to adhere to environmental regulations. Prior to deploying ETMX, the company was manually tracking data. It was labour-intensive and prone to bad data. ETMX allows KINFAT to record mold input and discrepancy. Quantities are linked to usage and auto-depleted so the information is always accurate and automatically stored by the system.

Takeaways

The deployment of ETMX has resulted in improved manufacturing processes, a more engaged workforce, and better supplier management and high quality of customer service.

Reduced Man-Hours Increase Productivity & Control

The quality of the information at KINFAT now equals the quality of its products, enabling KINFAT to successfully compete in the global manufacturing arena.

About Kinfat

KINFAT produces high quality, extensive product line of mold design and mold components for various industries.
More information regarding the company can be found at
http://www.kinfat.hk