Lean Production Boosts Efficiency: Turck in China on track for success

Lean Production Boosts Efficiency - Turck in China on track for success

The Turck Group in Germany opened its Chinese subsidiary, Turck Tianjin Sensor Co., Ltd., over a decade ago. The plant in Tianjin manufactures a large number of industrial automation products – such as sensors, plug-in connectors and switches – for the Chinese and global markets. When Chu?Yuncheng was appointed Production Supervisor two years ago, his number one challenge was how best to introduce lean production methods in order to continuously improve production and increase added value as part of Turck’s global program to roll out lean production. The plant now offers many eye-opening examples of lean production in action. The company is using the MB?Building Kit System, Profile Tube System D30, the Work Bench System and linear technology from item to optimize production in Tianjin. Its collaboration with item has intensified over the past two years and, according to Chu Yuncheng, the success of these measures is largely down to the quality of the modular components.  

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