HIGH TECH VICOR Designs, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems used in the communications, data processing, industrial controls, test equipment, medical, and defense electronics markets. Kaizen Event Achieves $120,000 in Labor Savings To increase quality controls and simplify assembly methods, Manex introduced Lean Manufacturing concepts using a five-day cellular/flow Kaizen Event that included immediate hands-on participation of the manufacturing line.Client Business Need With heightened demand and intensified competition, Westcor, a division of Vicor, was looking for ways to simplify and streamline its manufacturing processes of more than 800 models of configurable power supplies. Approach To increase quality controls and simplify assembly methods,

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