Process Industries Centre for Manufacturing Excellence

Start the journey to world class - Improve manufacturing efficiency & save money with PICME

Introduction to PICME

The PICME service is designed to make the best use of any company's resources, and save individual companies money from their wasted manufacturing costs. PICME's confidence in its ability to do this is such that it expects its fees to be paid out of - and represent a small fraction of - the cost savings to be made by its clients.

• PICME provide practical support and tools to assist in achieving best manufacturing practice across the sector.
• PICME are building a knowledge base for UK Manufacturers and individuals to benefit from.

PICME has earned a reputation for bringing about remarkable cost, delivery and quality improvements for its clients. They have also benefited from improved team motivation and a strengthened Continuous Improvement culture all achieved at minimal cost due to PICME's support from the DTI.

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Plastic Processors signing up

Plastic packaging company Anson Packaging Ltd, really have a positive story to tell. They went on to scoop three industry awards at the 2002 Best factory Awards In 2003, many more plastics moulders and processors signed up to PICME activities and are now starting to reap the rewards.

How do I start?

Typically a Manufacturing Assessment or Benchmarking of the business to highlight strengths and weaknesses compared to best practice. This also helps understanding of the performance gaps, what is possible and to establish a strategy to deal with improvement opportunities. Value Stream Mapping can also help identify key improvement opportunities. PICME improvement engineers will lead your team through a focused improvement workshop or Masterclass to drive improvement into the business and establish a solid Continuous Improvement culture.

Working with the BPF
Peter Davis, of the British Plastics Federation stated, “PICME now gives us a dedicated resource and reference point for expertise in productivity and elimination of wasted cost. I hope that each of our members will take full advantage of PICME and will aim to reach worldñclass manufacturing performance.”

Call Steve Davies at PICME for more information :
PICME, The Wilton Centre, Wilton, Redcar,  TS10 4RF.
Tel: 01642 430021  | Fax: 01642 430025
email: stephen.davies@picme.org | website: www.picme.org

PICME Onto a Winner!The makers of thermoformed plastic packaging, Anson Packaging, had cause for celebration after scooping three industry awards at the 2002 Best Factory Awards ceremony. 
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Seminar programme:

'Manufacturing Fitness - making it happen and sustaining the gains'
The Process Industries Centre for Manufacturing Excellence, PICME, held its second annual conference at the Cranfield Management Development Centre on Tuesday June 5 2003. Entitled 'Manufacturing Fitness - making it happen and sustaining the gains, the PICME conference will again this year open up key elements in process manufacturing improvement as developed by PICME and its key clients over the past twelve months.
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Call Steve Davies at PICME for more information :
PICME, The Wilton Centre, Wilton, Redcar,  TS10 4RF.
Tel: 01642 430021  | Fax: 01642 430025
email: stephen.davies@picme.org | website: www.picme.org

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