Fast Associates Offers Process/Automation Audits
Fast Associates provides automation/process audits, in-depth process studies, discrete event simulation, lean process assistance, design, and proof-of-concept services to UK manufacturing companies. From goods-in, through production, to despatch, warehouse and distribution, the Fast Associates team of multi-disciplined engineers is able to provide independent assistance in helping identify areas in a client's process where opportunities for improvement may be possible by method change or through the utilisation of automated solutions.
The Fast team's knowledge and experience can help disseminate and cross-pollinate technologies observed across a range of industries to benefit its client's needs. True independence means the Fast team can assist its clients to find the most appropriate and cost-effective solution to implement. Through its drafting and design services, Fast Associates is able to offer its clients everything from straightforward layout drafting to full design, solid modelling, 3D design analysis, proof of principle and concept engineering services.
Automation/process audit services provide clients with independent and unbiased observations of their process facilities, production lines or methods and techniques to uncover where potential efficiency improvements may be implemented. Fast Associates is able to assist its client with lean manufacturing analysis and advice on Six Sigma techniques. It also offers assistance in the independent sourcing and evaluation of process and automation equipment and solutions. Once, discrete event simulation was only utilised by the nuclear, automotive and large multinational manufacturing industries.
However, on-site experience gained over a number of years has shown Fast Associates that this technology can assist small and medium-sized companies and large organisations alike. With the latest 3D simulation software, Fast is able to evaluate 'in a virtual environment' manufacturing process layout and flow characteristics can be fully interrogated. By creating a simulation model or 'benchmark', a client can gain a deeper understanding and visualisation of the strengths and weaknesses within their current operation.
With a wide knowledge of the process industries and extensive experience in the utilisation of this technology, the Fast team can produce simulation models for a client. Once created, a model will justify its creation repeatedly as it can assist with many aspects of the client's operation, from health and safety, through to production planning. 'What- if' scenarios can be created and run to show comparisons against the original benchmark. New equipment, production lines, factory extensions, changes to despatch or logistics, can all be scrutinised and challenged before purchase or change is undertaken and importantly, without any disruption to the current operation.
The Fast team's knowledge and experience can help disseminate and cross-pollinate technologies observed across a range of industries to benefit its client's needs. True independence means the Fast team can assist its clients to find the most appropriate and cost-effective solution to implement. Through its drafting and design services, Fast Associates is able to offer its clients everything from straightforward layout drafting to full design, solid modelling, 3D design analysis, proof of principle and concept engineering services.
Automation/process audit services provide clients with independent and unbiased observations of their process facilities, production lines or methods and techniques to uncover where potential efficiency improvements may be implemented. Fast Associates is able to assist its client with lean manufacturing analysis and advice on Six Sigma techniques. It also offers assistance in the independent sourcing and evaluation of process and automation equipment and solutions. Once, discrete event simulation was only utilised by the nuclear, automotive and large multinational manufacturing industries.
However, on-site experience gained over a number of years has shown Fast Associates that this technology can assist small and medium-sized companies and large organisations alike. With the latest 3D simulation software, Fast is able to evaluate 'in a virtual environment' manufacturing process layout and flow characteristics can be fully interrogated. By creating a simulation model or 'benchmark', a client can gain a deeper understanding and visualisation of the strengths and weaknesses within their current operation.
With a wide knowledge of the process industries and extensive experience in the utilisation of this technology, the Fast team can produce simulation models for a client. Once created, a model will justify its creation repeatedly as it can assist with many aspects of the client's operation, from health and safety, through to production planning. 'What- if' scenarios can be created and run to show comparisons against the original benchmark. New equipment, production lines, factory extensions, changes to despatch or logistics, can all be scrutinised and challenged before purchase or change is undertaken and importantly, without any disruption to the current operation.
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