ipcm® n. 50 - March/April 2018

Opening photo: The new flat cutting machine purchased by Euromask.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH

Lean Production: How to Reduce the Production Time and Cost of Special and Customised Mask Francesco Stucchi ipcm®

the creation of samples and prototypes,

A flat cutting machine for the production of masks in hard materials

labour and waste: substantially, this

two activities with a strong impact on the

Finishing Group Srl (Solaro, Milan, Italy)

means to reduce the flow time of a

delivery times of companies offering tailor-

operates in the coating market with the well-

product along a manufacturing line. An

made products.

established brand Euromask for the production

he industrial philosophy of lean

exemplary lean production measure is

production focuses on creating

the reduction of the time required for

value with as little as possible

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ipcm® n. 50 - March/April 2018

Published on Mar 30, 2018

ipcm® International Paint&Coating Magazine

We are living in the era of mass customisation, a very strong trend facilitated by the logics of the fourth industrial revolution. However, a new era is already on the horizon, that of “market of one”. Although the two terms are often used as synonyms, there is a profound difference between “customisation” and “individualisation”, at least in the framework of industrial production. In this issue of ipcm®, a special edition for the PaintExpo 2018 trade fair, we will see just how companies are gradually transforming their production structure to meet the “market of one” needs and produce single-product batches, and how digital innovation is helping them.

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