Minus Forty, a commercial refrigeration manufacturer, implemented a modular system in its plant in 2015. This led to several benefits: it reduced unnecessary employee movements and improved safety by diminishing internal transport needs with efficient storage; it streamlined the production line and increased productivity by reducing workstation sizes; and it leveraged custom-built carts to reduce manufacturing defects by properly storing refrigerator parts. Employees were also engaged in the modular system's creative assembly process. Overall, the modular system helped reduce waste and maximize productivity at Minus Forty's plant.

1. C A S E S T U D Y
EMPLOYEE'S CREATIVITY
CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEPLOYMENT
OF THE LEAN CULTURE
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2. Minus Forty is a leader in the commercial refrigeration manufacturing industry.
Everyday, 120 employees are committed to providing freezer solutions.
For over 20 years, they been working around quality, reliability and efficiency.
Buying custom structures from a catalog is very expensive. It’s even often not very
beneficial. This is why Minus Forty started to use the modular system in 2015.
They didn’t know it was going to be this useful for the whole plant.
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LESSUNNECESSARY MOVEMENTS

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MOREEMPLOYEE SAFETY

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MOREPRODUCTIVITY

7. Flexpipe modular systems were used to build this packing zone rack. This type of
efficient storage has diminished internal transport and freed up space on the
production floor. The new storage feature reduced the use of forklifts, which
consequently improved employee safety.
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REDUCING INTERNAL TRANSPORT
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8. This ergonomic workstation now encourages workers to free up the workspace by
putting away their tools instead of leaving them lying around. By reducing the size of
the workstations, Minus Forty was able to streamline its production line. Workers
have reduced their unnecessary movements and increased their productivity.
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REDUCING UNNECESSARY MOVEMENTS
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9. These custom-built carts helped Minus Forty considerably reduce manufacturing
defects. As a sheet metal transformer, Minus Forty leveraged its raw materials on
hand to create tailor-made carts, perfectly sized to store the refrigerator parts.
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REDUCING MANUFACTURING DEFECTS
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10. Employees at Minus Forty are involved in the creative process required to build the
structures. Also, they have created a moonshine shop equipped with tubes and joints
where 2 employees are the designated assemblers to build custom solutions. Buying bulk
Flexpipe parts is now an approved monthly expenditure at Minus Forty.
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INCREASE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION BY
STIMULATING THEIR CREATIVITY
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A MODULAR SYSTEM HELPS REDUCE WASTES
AND MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY IN A PLANT.
You can recycle everything which is a
big bonus with the modular system"
Aaron Reid – VP of Manufacturing at Minus Forty.
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M A K E I T W O R K F O R Y O U
NOW, IMAGINE WHAT
THE FLEXPIPE MODULAR SYSTEM
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