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Niagara Transformer Embraces Cultural Change to Improve Efficiency

A case study on lean efficiencies and value stream mapping

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 13:50
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Niagara Transformer is a supplier of transformers that meet the most demanding applications. It has a tradition of supplying transformers for unique applications with unusual specifications and requirements. As an industry leader, Niagara Transformer has successfully completed several quality audits for university research laboratories and various government agencies, and can easily comply with MIL specification requirements. Its in-house quality control program consistently meets or exceeds customer requirements.

Situation

Niagara Transformer’s engineering group custom designs most of the massive transformers they build. Its 30,000-square-foot facility houses engineering and production functions, as well as corporate headquarters.

Increasingly, the company’s core business has become large transformers (liquid-filled or dry). The company also reconditions transformers that are sent to its facility. In short, space is very tight and, because the site cannot accommodate expansion, more efficient use of space is essential.

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