How one manufacturer improved productivity, reduced set-up times


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The proper relationship between lean ideology and information technology has been a matter of some debate. Lean purists want to minimize transactions, but the reality of today’s manufacturing systems calls for visibility into work in process.

For more than 40 years, Wilson Tool International—maker of tooling systems for punch presses, and press brakes—has set the standard for quality and service in state-of-the-art manufacturing systems for the industrial tools and metalworking machinery industry.

Download this MBT Podcast to learn how Wilson Tool used its enterprise infrastructure to support lean production methods that improved productivity nearly 30 percent, while reducing lead and set-up times as well as inventories.

You’ll also hear the perspective of Terence T. Burton, founder and president of The Center for Excellence in Operations, a management consulting firm specializing in Lean.

Miles P.J. Burd
Sr. Business Analyst
Wilson Tool


Terence T. Burton
Founder and President
The Center for Excellence in Operations, Inc.


Kevin Parker
Editorial Director
Manufacturing Business Technology