Adoption of Lean Six Sigma - Mississippi State …...•Quality Assurance using SPC, Gage R&R, &...

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Adoption of Lean Six Sigma

www.ALGIX.com

ALGIX Family of Companies

Algae Production

Fish Production

Bioplastic Compounding International Manufacturing

Antimicrobials 3D Printing Materials Flexible Foams

Foam.

Bloom Holdings, LLC

Footwear Fatigue Mats

Medical Foams Insulation

Sports and Toys Packaging

Applying Lean Six Sigma

• Green belt project on scaling up compounding of flexible foam masterbatch for footwear, and fatigue products • Faster Production Rates, Lower Scrap, More Consistency, Less

IdentifAgglomeration, Cleaner Operating Environment

• Customer Product Development • Identifying CTQ’s for new products • Cross Functional team for developing technical solutions for

customer requests Bloom Holdings, LLC

Foams Flexible Foam

Antimicrobial.

AlgaMetrix, LLC

100% ALGAE Derived 100% Renewable Material

GMO- Free

Can be used in: Foams

Molded Plastics Gels & Pastes

Liquids Coatings

Applying Lean Six Sigma

•Quality assurance for feedstock procurement •Design of Experiments for optimizing extraction process for higher biological activity

• Identifying CTQ’s for new product applications •Cross Functional team for developing technical solutions for customer requests AlgaMetrix, LLC

Foams Antimicrobial

3D Printing. Additive Manufacturing

Functional Materials Renewably sourced

Non-toxic & Compostable >6 Sigma Quality

Applying Lean Six Sigma

• Quality Assurance using SPC, Gage R&R, & Minitab • Design of Experiments for developing optimal formulations

for 3D printing – DURA, OMNI, ALGA, YOGA • Lean Manufacturing – 5S, Kanbans, visual factory, ISO:9001 • Dual green belt commercial project on customer sampling • Identifying CTQ’s for new product applications • Cross Functional team for developing technical solutions

for customer requests

Additive Manufacturing

www.algix3d.com

Production Cost Savings: $612,000 (est) New Product Development: 8 new products Quality Level (SPC): 6-8 sigma Reputation for Quality & Innovation: Priceless

Business Value

www.algix.com

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