Smart Molding International 1-2021

14 newsfeed smart_molding international 1/2021 The construction of the new HRSflow site is now drawing to an end with an area of approximately 3,000 sqm: a significant expansion for the San Polo headquar - ters (Italy). Entirely de - signed according to the lean manufacturing criteria, the new workspace completes the project with which the company has brought a re - appraisal and a re-design for the hot runners' assembly process. The goal is to guar - antee an increase in the pro - duction capacity and more flexibility for the clients of the European market. The internal business team dedicated to con - t i nuous improvement has reassessed the whole production process and division layout: this way they were able to deliver the application of the new assembly line. With a cut - ting-edge design the new working environment has been organized down to the smallest detail, to re - duce where possible the slowdown of the produc - tion flow both for people and for goods. Being geographically close to its customers has always been a key factor for HRSflow, hence the choice to invest in Europe to reduce the logistic chain and delivery time for sys - tems and spare parts. All this was possible thanks to a high automation level and an effective data exchange. Thanks to faster and more optimal corporate flows ev - ery request can therefore be processed in a fast and effective way to maximize performance and service levels. The new production site has been designed accord - ing to the concept of a sustainable environment, a perfect combination of industrial requirements, quality standards and well - being of employees in their daily job. The energy pan - els used for the roof are actually compensating the needs of the entire produc - tion line. HRSflow Chief Operat - ing Officer Umberto Santin states, "We have started the lean management path in 2017 with a significant increase in the quality and performance key measur - ables, whilst the productiv - ity expressed in man-hours has improved from 20% to 50% according to the differ - ent areas. The involvement of all the personnel proved to be a key factor in improv - ing performance and the workplace in a continuous and structured way. A warm thank you to our whole team, to their efforts and work; we are ready for the new future challenges". Cycle time reduction, high throughput, new sys - tems for Quality Assurance and digital development: all these have become key concepts for the company production line. Thanks to its strategy and persis - tence, HRSflow declares once again its ability to evolve and renovate in an international, ever-chang - ing context. HRSflow www.hrsflow.com Vario TIP® is the patented and worldwide leading sys - tem concept for the pro - duction of medical and di - agnostic consumables such as pipette tips, cuvettes or reagent vessels. These prod - ucts are laboratory con - sumables with high quality standards and the need for cavity sorting in the packag - ing unit to ensure delivery and patient safety in every case. With the Vario TIP® system, production runs completely cavity-sorted for maximum efficiency and safety. The Vario TIP® A new, cutting-edge workplace to better serve the European market Vario TIP® system ensures maximum productivity and increased patient safety