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Lean in Europe : Visit 30 Fly Spa

July 03 2023 -> July 04 2023

Lean in Europe #30 - 03 & 04 July 2023 in Treviso

This visit will look at lean in machining for the aeronautic, aerospace and energy industries.

Apply now via this webform (application deadline: 7 June).

A two-part pre-visit group discussion will take place on the evening of Monday 3 July and will address a lean discussion / activity and then introductions to Forgital Group, Fly S.p.a., the opportunities and challenges of the aerospace market, certification / qualification challenges.

The main site visit will take place on Tuesday, 4 July. It will begin with explanations about what Fly does - range of components and production volumes, materials, main machining and assembly options, special processes, shop floor KPIs, its quality system, production planning. There will then be a 'deep dive' on the manufacturing routing of two specific parts, one of which is well-established and the other which is in an 'entry-into-service' phase. Fly would like participants to identify possible improvements. The visit will include a Gemba tour, detailed explanations, open discussions.

Forgital Group

Forgital Group provides complete solutions to improve and simplify the production process through an integrated system of technologies and services it calls "The Compact Supply Chain".

Fly Spa
Fly S.p.a. is part of the Forgital Group and is a new generation machining company founded to combine skills, know-how, and cutting-edge expertise to innovate engineering processes and mechanical production standards of components destined for the aeronautic, aerospace, and energy industries.

 

Costs

No participation costs, but participants will have to cover their travel, accommodation and initial transfer costs (between the airport and the location for the group lean discussion / activity). The EU-Japan Centre will cover the costs of the venue for the group discussion, the group dinner and the coach from the hotel to the host company and (after the visit) onto the airport / back to the hotel.

 

Eligibility

Lean in Europe visits are open to people working for companies and organisations based in an EU27 member-state or in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Ukraine (under the SMP COSME strand). Participants should have a role in developing / leading / implementing their company's process optimisation strategy.

For full terms and conditions please see the main Lean in Europe webpage.

Although this activity is open to all sectors, applications from direct competitors of the featured host company may be refused. The EU-Japan Centre will make the final allocation of places after consulting the featured host company.

 

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Lean in Europe visits aim to facilitate discussions of good practice and the sharing of ideas. For a look inside a Lean in Europe visit see this 2-minute highlights video from the 2022 Lean in Europe visit to PakMarkas. Details of other past visits can be found in the Lean in Europe visit archive.

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