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JUNE 2012y LOCAL JOBOPPORTUNITIES.4 CHAPTER ACTIVITYREPORT UPDATE. 4 UPCOMING EVENTS .72011PlatinumAward WinningNewsletter!IIE Twin CitiesChapter 38 NewsletterPROVIDING A NETWORK WITHIN MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO COLLABORATE ABOUT INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING.Visual Management & 5S TourLearn about a successful value-added visualmanagement system!Come along with IIE Twin Cities to getIn 2005 Intek went through a Leanan insider’s look at the visualmanufacturing transformation whichmanagement and 5S systems of Intekgenerated plant wide efficiencies andPlastics. On this tour Intek willproductivity improvements. On theshowcase their state of the art;tour Intek will also showcase their 16employee led visual managementextruders which produce the highestsystem along with their quality 5Squality plastic profile extrusions.program which combinesstandardization and organization.We will gather for a social hourfollowing the tour at Las MargaritasIntek Plastics, Inc. is a private companyMexican Restaurant located at 2100located in Hastings, MN. They createVermillion Street in Hastings, MN. Ifcustom plastic extrusions, using theyou are unable to attend the tourlatest technology and highest qualityplease still feel free to join us after!materials. With over 50 years ofDid you know? Intek manufactures a flexible extrudedplastic cover that sits on top of rink dasher boards inhockey arenas called SoftCap for the companyAthletica. Its design uses hollow channels to absorbimpact 96% better than the material previously used,according to NHL testing. The NHL expects SoftCap will reduce head, chin, elbow and other injuries andhas approved the product for all team arenas.experience, they serve construction,agriculture, recreation, appliance,telecommunications, transportation,retail point-of-purchase (POP) displays,windows and doors, commercialrefrigeration, and LED lightingindustries.DateTimePlaceCostRSVPThursday, June 7th, 20122:00 pm – 4:00 pm, followed by social networking at Las MargaritasIntek Plastics Inc., 1000 Spiral Boulevard Hastings, MN 55033Free!An Evite invitation has been sent. If you did not receive the invite,please send your RSVP to IIETwinCities@gmail.com1
President’s Message John Spriggs, IIE Twin Cities President.It is hard to believe that year is already half over,Dan and Randy are also members IIE Twin Citiesbut we have had a variety of IIE events rangingand we were proud to have them represent us!from workshops to plant tours. We have hadDan accepted the Gold Award on the behalf of IIEfantastic events this year with great topics andTwin Cities board members.attendance.The 2012 event pipeline is very solid for theThe previous last two events were the 3Mremainder of the year and we have a great summerInnovation Center Tour in April and the Didier A3planned. The June event is the Intek Plastics VisualWorkshop in May. The 3M tour was a rivetingManagement & 5S Systems Tour. Then we willevent that featured all 45 technology platforms athave our 5 Annual IIE Twin Cities Bean Bag Bash3M as well as a hand on experience with theTournament in July, followed by a tour of Synovisinnovative technologies at 3M. The turnout wasLife Technologies and a Target Corporation Tourfantastic with 27 people attendees, where overwith Brits Lawn Bowling in August. Evites will behalf were non-members. The Didier A3sent out soon for the upcoming events.Workshop was a wonderful learning experiencewhich featured A3 tools and principles.Participants learned how they could utilize A3problem solving tools at their current jobs,2011 GOLDAWARDWINNINGCHAPTERHats off to IIE TwinCities for winning theGold award in the2011 ProfessionalChapter RecognitionCompetition!bringing exposure to what is value-added vs. nonvalue added.The 2012 IIE Annual Conference in Orlando washeld from May 19-23. The current IIE NorthCentral Regional Vice President (RVP), Dan Thury,and the previous North Central RVP, RandythI would like to thank board members John Klineand Jeromy Knapp for creating a new IIE TwinCities website. The new website is completely userfriendly and very informational. The websiteaddress is www.iietwincities.org. Check it out forall IIE Twin Cities information and upcomingevents.Have a cool and safe summer. I am lookingforward to seeing everyone at the future IIEevents.Wahlstrom, attended the conference.2012 IIE Twin Cities Officers and Board MembersPast PresidentJohn Kline, Boston ScientificJohn.Kline@bsci.comPresidentJohn Spriggs, 3Mjwspriggy@yahoo.comPresident – ElectEric Situmbeko, Andersen CorpEric.Situmbeko@AndersenCorp.comTreasurerCorin Hammitt, HealthEast Care Systemcehammitt@healtheast.orgEvents DirectorTracey Bauer, FM Approvalsbauert75@hotmail.comEvents DirectorBree Bowersox, Boston ScientificBree.Bowersox@bsci.comMembership DirectorPeter Nelson, Boston ScientificPeter.Nelson@bsci.comWebsite DirectorJeromy Knapp, TargetJeromy.Knapp@Target.comNewsletter DirectorJenna Weiland, Boston ScientificJenna.Weiland@bsci.comSocial Media DirectorChristy Strong, Boston ScientificChristy.Strong@bsci.comSocial Media DirectorJeremiah Johnson, Boston ScientificJeremiah.Johnson@bsci.comBoard Member at LargeSean Dveris, TargetSean.Dveris@target.comBoard Member at LargeJeff Quarberg, Donaldson Co.Jeff.Quarberg@donaldson.com2
Member NewsIIE Twin Cities WebsiteIf you haven't noticed, the IIE Twin Cities website has a new look!We have decided to change to a new host to take advantage ofsome great benefits. The two main benefits of the new host arethe following: the monthly costs have decreased and changes tothe website have gone from difficult to super-duper simple! Thiswill allow us to quickly update the website to keep you up todate with the latest events, event pipeline and contactinformation for the board members.WelcomeNew Members!IIE Twin Cities would like to welcome newmembers to IIE, rejoined members and memberswho transferred into our local chapter:If you haven't checked out the website, please take a look andlet us know what you think at www.iietwincities.org. We are alsoworking on a new header and would love your feedback. We willbe sending out a survey soon to hear what you would like to seewhen you open one of your NEW favorite websites!New Members:Allison Bryant, UPSDylan DibbSean Dveris, Target Corp.Corin Hammitt, HealthEast Care SystemChris Heinze, Carley FoundryJeromy Knapp, Target Corp.Brian Lindenmeyer, The Open Sky GroupKevin Nordstrom, International PaperScott Plocher, Datacard GroupKeith Speildenner, LifetouchCorey VanDerBoschCurrently we have 115 members!3
Local Job OpportunitiesFor more information on these jobs go to iienet.org, click on ‘Career Center’ andsearchjobs by location. Manufacturing Engineer, Entegris Inc.Chaska, MNSupply Chain Planning Manager, MOM BrandsLakeville, MNProcess Improvement Program Manager, Regions HospitalSt. Paul, MNLean Six SIgma Coach, 3MMaplewood, MNSenior Consultant Lean Six Sigma, CGI GroupMinneapolis, MNSix Sigma Black Belt - Customer Experience, Select ComfortPlymouth, MNUtilization / Quality Review Specialist, LakeviewStillwater, MNChapter Activity ReportFocus On: Membership Growth/RetentionA goal for IIE Twin Cities has been to be We have scheduled events that areproactive in increasing participation andrepresentative of the major industriesproviding more value to our members. At thearound the Twin Cities. If you missed thebeginning on the year we held a Voice of theevents at 3M or Nilifisk, there are upcomingMember (VOM) event to get the ball rolling.events planned at Intek, Synovis, Target,Most of the feedback from the membersDonaldson and many more.showed that we need to have a variety of We teamed up with Didier Rabino, who is aevents to meet different interests andlean expert, to offer an A3 Projectsschedules! To accomplish those objectives,workshop in May. Based on the positivewe came up with the following actions:feedback from the participants andfeedback from the VOM, we plan on offering another workshop later this year.We have made a point to host chapterevents in different parts of the metro We redesigned our website and now wearea to ease the commute for membershave more up-to-date information posted.who would otherwise not travel acrossBrowse our new and redesigned site atthe Twin Cities to participate. Be on thewww.iietwincities.org.lookout for events near you!We hope that these activities will continue toprovide more value to all members! Visit ournew website and leave us a note on how we aredoing to serve you.4
Past Event RecapNilfisk-Advance Tour, March 2012IIE Chapter President, JohnSpriggs, tries out the IndustrialCS7000 Floor sweeper duringthe tour.6In March, IIE Twin Cities held a well-attendedSome of the strategies and tools they use totour of the Nilfisk-Advance industrial andmanage its inventory-to-assembly processcommercial cleaning equipment assemblyflow include: detailed assembly instructionsfacility in Plymouth, MN. Over the past tenby model, 5S work station organization,years the company has transitioned frompick-tickets for larger items, kanbans for500 production workers in a very verticallysmaller items and a parallel sub-assemblyintegrated manufacturing business model toline to feed the flow. Attendees were givenapproximately 150 workers performingthe opportunity to take photographs, askprimarily assembly.questions and even try out some of theequipment floor sweeping equipment.Levi Moore, Manufacturing Engineer Managerat Nilfisk-Advance, hosted the 26 tourAfter the tour, several attendees gatheredattendees. The tour consisted of a shortat nearby Cowboy Jack’s to network. Manypresentation on the history of the companythanks to Nilfisk-Advance for having us andand the products and a walk through thefor everyone that was able to join us!mixed-model assembly lines where just over1000 units are completed annually.Tour attendees after the tour, ready to head out to Cowboy Jacks for some good, old fashioned networking!5
Past Event Recap3M Innovation Center Event, April 2012The tour of the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul wasanother big hit for IIE Twin Cities. We had 27 peoplewere in attendance! Those in attendance weretaken through the story of 3M and its history ofinnovation and collaboration. The collaborationbetween technology and product groups and withexternal customers has resulted in new productsthat would otherwise likely not have ever comeabout.Early product milestones included: The world's first waterproof sandpaper(early 1920’s) Masking tape (1925) 3M’s diversion into defense materials whichresulted in reflective sheeting for highwaymarkings, magnetic sound recording tape,filament adhesive tape (1940’s) Post-it Notes (1980)Much of 3M’s corporate culture is credited toWilliam L. McKnight, who served as 3M chairman ofthe board from 1949 to 1966. He encouraged 3Mmanagement to "delegate responsibility andencourage men and women to exercise theirinitiative." 3M’s heritage dates back more than 100years, and McKnight's principles continue to guide3M.The group ended in a room filled with hands-onexhibits resembling that of the Science Museum.Each exhibit represented a category of 3Mtechnology and told the story of the productinterrelation and how they each tied back to theadhesives through product samples and interactivedisplays.Some of 3M’s diverse products.For example, films: one product line enhances thebrightness in LCD displays while another blocks the sunfrom coming through windows. 3M films are used tocreate building-sized graphics and to prevent graffiti. Someare single-layered with humble applications and otherscombine hundreds of layers that are tuned to transmit orreflect specific wavelengths. Still other films provide veryhigh barriers to oxygen and moisture-a requirement innext-generation electronic displays.Following the tour, several attendees gathered at the 5-8Club for Juicy Lucy’s and toasted the first round on thedime of IIE Twin Cities. While discussing the varioustechnologies, everyone had a different favorite but couldall agree that the one hour visit was not nearly enough toproperly experience the various technologies.Thanks to all who attended!6
UpcomingEventsJuly IIE Twin Cities Event5th Annual IIE Twin Cities Bean Bag Bash TournamentPlease join us for a fun summer night and a competitive bean bagtournament! Family and friends are also invited.June7IIE Twin Cities VisualManagement & 5S Tour atIntek Plastics142012 Picnic for Twin CitiesMFESTS Engineering Societieshosted by SWEAugust IIE Twin Cities Event12IIE Twin Cities 5th AnnualBean Bag Bash TournamentTour of Synovis Life Technologies16AFE Twin Cities: 24th Annual"Lucky 13" Golf Tournament18MFESTS 2nd Annual ProgramPlanners Meeting, topic isElectronic Communication22IIE Twin Cities Tour of SynovisLife Technologies29IIE Twin Cities TargetCorporation Tour & BritsLawn BowlingDate Thursday, July 12th, 2012RSVP An Evite invitation will be sent. For moreinformation please contact IIETwinCities@gmail.com.JulyThe tour of Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (Baxter) will focus on howbiological tissue is transformed into an implantable medical device,how surgical tools are manufactured, and how lean concepts havebeen implemented in a medical device company to reduce inventory,optimize floor space, optimize flow, utilize visual management, andimprove the on-time shipment of product to customers.DateTimePlaceCostRSVPWednesday, August 22nd, 201210:30 am to 12:00 pm2575 University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55114Free!An Evite invitation will be sent. For moreinformation please contact IIETwinCities@gmail.com.AugustDetails on all IIE Twin Cities events can befound at www.iietwincities.org.Details on all other events can be found atwww.mfests.org.Events are subject to change.What is IIE?What is IIE Twin Cities?IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicatedsolely to the support of the industrial engineeringprofession and individuals involved with improvingquality and producti
equipment floor sweeping equipment. Levi Moore, Manufacturing Engineer Ma After the tour, several attendees gathered at nearby Cowboy Jack’s to network. Many thanks to Nilfisk-Advance for having us and for everyone that was able to join us!and the products and a walk through the mixed 1000 units are completed annually.
