Collaboration as a growth driver – CETPM and item

The collaboration between the CETPM institute and item is something very special. For more than a decade, many skilled industrial workers have been able to expand their knowledge in a high-quality, effective way thanks to this partnership – and we’re very proud of that! Our Lean Production Building Kit System is the ideal solution for building realistic production models for training sessions at the CETPM institute.

Facts about the partnership

Collaboration

Tried-and-tested collaboration for more than a decade

Focal point: Karakuri/LCA

Complete immersion in the world of Karakuri/LCA at the CETPM

Know How

Joint seminars and experience days

About the CETPM institute

People who are eager to learn are in their element at the CETPM institute at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, which offers numerous training options in the field of operational excellence. In these training sessions, skilled workers from industrial companies learn how to boost the overall efficiency of production. item supports the CETPM in two ways – it supplies modular components from its Lean Production Building Kit System and contributes its expert knowledge to support practical training and promote methods such as Karakuri/LCA.

Practical training using the item Lean Production Building Kit System

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The benefits of the partnership

Advantages for item

By focusing on genuine user scenarios, training at the CETPM offers a practical demonstration of item products and therefore raises participants’ awareness and understanding of the components. The partnership strengthens the item brand image, encourages networking and creates new business opportunities thanks to direct contact with professionals. The applications and ideas generated in the workshops also provide item with information that it can use for product development purposes.

Advantages for the university

The CETPM benefits from the high-quality item components for practical training and from the expert knowledge item has built up in lean management and lean production. This improves the quality of its training, drives forward innovations such as Karakuri/LCA and strengthens the CETPM institute’s position as a leading centre of excellence for the lean philosophy.

Tackling the challenges faced by modern industry

Industry faces many challenges nowadays – the skills shortage, rising energy prices and fierce competition, to name but a few. To tackle these challenges, companies are looking for ways to optimise their processes and cut costs. There are some very promising approaches, such as lean management and the use of low-cost automation – but if companies are to make the most of these solutions, they first need to understand the background to them and the ways they can be used.

This is precisely where the sharing of know-how comes in – it plays a key role by laying the foundations for innovation and progress in industrial development.
Working in collaboration with item, the CETPM institute creates the perfect conditions for delivering effective training at the very highest level.

Knowledge as a key element for industrial progress

The CETPM institute offers ideal conditions for participants to learn about pioneering methods and develop innovative solutions. In particular, the partnership between item and the CETPM is specifically driving forward further training in lean management and lean production. For example, participants get an insight into automation with Karakuri/LCA in joint seminars and experience days. Our Lean Production Building Kit System offers all the components needed to build highly realistic applications and facilitate effective learning. Stefan Armbruster, who is a product manager and Karakuri/LCA expert at item, also contributes his specialist knowledge to further enhance the training on offer. The goal is to give participants fresh ideas and equip them with new skills – with a view to building a strong, future-proof industry that will help us all forge ahead.