Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Operation sensitive, process blind. Thanks Wiley at Bike Friday - Automation is nice but building your team comes first - ERP and Coda - Getting more products done and not just to 90% Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI And follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: -Added coolant cancel codes and A axis return to tool break detect program -Made a setup sheet template. I was making more and more errors or omissions as things seemingly continue to accelerate -Ordered three probe halos -Updated probe calibration routines in our SOP's tab with photos and better descriptions -Had date and time of posting added to my post processor -Added a separate operation option in our ERP for softjaws -SMED softjaws -Used a taller insert for the first time, thinking of switching to them -Thinking about moving Kanban to a relational database. Looking at Coda but open to other ideas -Added red and green tape to our replacement tooling -Had Avi out at the shop, to try out some pretty nifty cameras that should trigger Andon lights. Curious to see how these work -Added barcodes to back of new kanban Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: -How to optimize for learning -Staying energetically engaged in improving -Shop organization and layout Great lean tour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z66gH20uTZQ Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCIAnd follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: -Sewing machine fixturing -How to go about improving Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: -The importance of having an overall vision for the direction of the company and of various processes. -Rationalizing your production as it relates to defect rate, and inventory -Takt time vs cycle time Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCIAnd follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

This is our 50th Episode!!! Wow! Thanks for all the support! We just created a Patreon. If you get value from this podcast, please consider joining the Patreon. Please join our patreon! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: - Standardized language for R450 setups - Sewing machine programming - Reducing machining rejects on the CNC - Switching to Fusion 360 to help with provemout and eventual CAM programming - Thinking through Email Please join our patreo! https://patreon.com/IncrementalCI 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: - Local Optimum vs Global optimum vs improving at the constraint, a la Theory Of Constraints - Organizational routines for improvement, not quantitative targets. Toyota kata, forward, page ix - Continuous improvment is, at minimum a way to reduce process backsliding - Managing for process vs outcomes Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us. www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvements they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. Some of the improvements include: -Scheduling package pickup -Post processor huge win (no hand editing) -Keyboard drawer -3D printed automation tools -Fixed a slow leak in bike tire Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing

In this Concepts Edition episode Uriel and Devin discuss: -The importance of creating and testing hypotheses -Overproduction -Process speed vs SMED -How to build and maintain a culture of continuous improvement Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing CI has an Instagram www.instagram.com/incrementalci

In this episode Devin and Uriel talk about some of the improvments they made over the past week and the thinking behind each. 8 Lean wastes - Over production, Over Processing, Excess inventory, Defects, Transportation, Wasted motion, Waiting, Wasted human potential Some of the improvements include: -Fast and cheap improvements are often better than expensive shiny things -Trimmed trees in the bike path -Tool cady for non-standard tools -Updated universal gripper macros -Signed a lease for a new space -Documenting best practices for releasing new products Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to Devin@lichenprecision.com and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNCed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing