CDC Factory

Nice-Pak International

Nice-Pak International sets ambitious targets for Continuous Improvement and CDC Factory is helping the company achieve its objectives. A 10% improvement in efficiency, record shift outputs and ROI achieved three months ahead of schedule is just the beginning.

Customer Snapshot

Nice-Pak International manufactures a large range of wet-wipe products, ranging from small antiseptic swabs for medical applications to multipacks of brand-name household cleansing wipes.

Challenges

  • Continually looking for ways to achieve greater output while reducing costs
  • The company had previously used a number of paper and spreadsheet-based recording systems to collect and analyze manufacturing performance information
  • Data was not detailed or timely enough to accurately determine what corrective actions were required

Results

  • 50% reduction in changeover time
  • Significantly reduced downtime instances caused by minor stoppages
  • 10% improvement in efficiency since CDC Factory was installed
  • Will achieve return on investment in 9 months
  • One shift in particular, has delivered record output for six consecutive months