Voltaix Initiates Lean Manufacturing to Improve Customer Satisfaction, Throughput, and Productivity
Voltaix, Inc., a leading manufacturer of chemicals and gases for the semiconductor and photovoltaics industries, today announced that Voltaix employees have received Lean Manufacturing Training from New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP).
North Branch, NJ (PRWEB) June 18, 2005 -- “This training provides our
employees with a tool kit that will help our continuous improvement teams
improve quality and reduce lead times. To our customers, this means improved
responsiveness,” commented Matthew D. Stephens, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer.
“Further, lean manufacturing techniques lead to streamlined processes which are
safer to operate.”
Lean manufacturing training supports Voltaix on-going
initiatives toward Improving Semiconductor Performance™. Earlier in the year,
fifteen Voltaix employees received Six Sigma greenbelts.
Voltaix is
recognized worldwide for manufacturing high purity specialty gases and chemicals
that enhance the performance of electronic and photonic devices. Its products
include germane, silicon tetrafluoride, trimethyl silane (3MS), and Silcore®.
Voltaix deploys proprietary manufacturing technologies to provide highly
consistent products tailored to increase manufacturing yields, throughput, and
device performance. (Silcore® is a trademark of ASM International,
N.V.)
Further information about Voltaix is available at www.voltaix.com.
To find
out more about NJMEP, visit their website at www.njmep.org.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb252086.htm