Nine Tetra Pak Factories Honored for Manufacturing Excellence

Since they began in 1964 the JPIM Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) awards have become among the most prestigious in the manufacturing industry. The awards recognise plants which fulfil the demanding requirements of the JIPM’s continuous improvement programme.

12 Mar 2010 --- Tetra Pak received nine awards for manufacturing excellence from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) at its annual awards ceremony held in Kyoto.

Since they began in 1964 the JPIM Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) awards have become among the most prestigious in the manufacturing industry. The awards recognise plants which fulfil the demanding requirements of the JIPM’s continuous improvement programme.

Tetra Pak’s packaging material plant in Foshan, China was recognised with a TPM Special Award for outstanding lead-time reduction and delivery of consistent quality packaging material and service to customers. Tetra Pak factories in Berlin, Germany; Beijing, China and Lahore; Pakistan received the 2009 Award for Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment. A Sealing and Creasing unit in Lund, Sweden and the company’s plants, in Arganda del Rey, Spain; Budaors, Hungary; Gotemba, Japan and Taipei, Taiwan received the 2009 TPM Excellence Award.

The award classes are progressive, and participants cannot achieve the next class without having qualified for the preceding one. A total of 46 awards have been given to Tetra Pak since the company joined the programme in 1999.

Improvements in quality, productivity and service are the ultimate goals for the JIPM awards. “This fits perfectly with Tetra Pak’s manufacturing goals. Improving through Total Productive Maintenance allows us to deliver consistent quality and services to our customers. This is what has made us successful in the past and it will continue to do so in the future,” said Alejandro Anavi, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Operations, Tetra Pak.

Improvements are seen across the supply chain, with reductions in losses and defects, waste and lead-times. The customer benefits through more accurate deliveries, consistent quality products and faster service.