Palettes Perron optimizes its production line prior to building its new factory

Client
Palettes Perron
Sector
Manufacturing
Expertise
  • Industrial Project Management

CONTEXT

When a fire ravaged its factory, Palettes Perron needed to resume operations as quickly as possible, but it wanted to do so with a newly optimized facility equipped with state-of-the-art technology. To accomplish this, the company needed an agile partner to help design and start up its new factory.

CHALLENGES

Palettes Perron wanted to use the opportunity to automate part of its production line and maximize production capacity.

ASSIGNMENT

In addition to technological improvements, the strategic plan developed by Merkur focused on employee training and skills development. 

The goal? Ensure the company could continue meeting the quality and speed standards its loyal customers were accustomed to — a badge of quality for 50 years.

RESULTS

100%

increase in production capacity

OBJECTIVE AND ACTIONS

FlexSim software: a tailor-made solution for improving manufacturing performance.

During the design and start-up of the new factory, uncertainties remained about the choice and sizing of the conveyor system at the end of the production line. In order to optimize the solution and return on investment, Merkur’s team of experts used FlexSim software to compare various layout and equipment scenarios. This analysis allowed Palettes Perron to:

  • Reduce the space required
  • Optimize equipment investments
  • Improve material flow
  • Automate part of the production operations
  • Eliminate project-related risks by simulating production operations

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

FlexSim software

Our partnership with the company facilitated strategic, operational, and financial decision-making, even within the very short project timeframe. In the end, Palettes Perron had the new production floor up and running in record time, even with the special care taken to optimize operations and secure the best technologies available on the market.

Merkur

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