MASTERCLASS: MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19!

Manufacturing Excellence is the execution of the business strategy more consistently and reliably than the competition and is evidenced by results. Given two companies with the same strategy, the company with best Manufacturing Excellence will deliver faster, have lower operational risk, lower operating costs, more sustainable quality and yield and increased revenues and profits relative to its competitors, creating value for customers and shareholders. For a business leader, it is important to have insights into the key indicators or drivers regarding Manufacturing Excellence and the efficiency of his production organisation. 

This Masterclass lasts about 16 hours including time for questions and answers and will be presented in English. In this class we consider the 3 layers in a manufacturing plant: the machining process, the production organisation and the people working in both. During this Masterclass machining is considered as a generic, yet very typical production process. Cutting tool range presentation or application descriptions are not included. Questions related to specific product range issues or application conditions shall not be dealt with during this Masterclass. 

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Patrick De Vos was born in 1959 in Belgium and graduated from university in 1981; holding a master’s degree in mechanical and Electrical Engineering (major domain Production Technology & Economics). From 1981 to 1983, he was a post graduate lecturer and researcher (the research subject was optimizing strategies for metal cutting processes and production economics) at a research centre aligned to the university.   

Since 2006, he has been the Chief Technical Education Officer for Seco Tools AB. In this position he has led the creation of STEP (Seco Technical Education Programme) and has the global responsibility for technical education activities for Seco employees and customers worldwide. Since the creation of STEP more than 385,000 people worldwide have attended these programs. He has personally educated and trained more than 95,000 people in more than 67 countries worldwide during the last 35 years. He has been a guest speaker at many international conventions, conferences and institutes and universities worldwide.  

He is the author of numerous technical articles on machining techniques and the publications Metal Cutting, theories in practice; Tool Deterioration, Best Practices; Metal Cutting Physics, Best Practices and Knowledge, Skills and Mindset make sustainable Machining.