FabTech-IGM
Since 1967

[00:04] Welcome to a day at FabTech-IGM, a leading US contract manufacturer.

[00:09] Where single piece flow, data driven quality and engaged teams keep production moving.

[00:15] A typical day at FabTech starts with our leadership team and our setup operators coming in and understanding where things were left off and how we need to get started for the day. There’s a meeting then with the immediate team in the area to assign tasks and basically bring everybody up to speed with what the goals are for the day. And then we start our work.

[00:36] 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. Production is in full swing.

[00:40] Parts moved from flat steel into finished assemblies, powered by lean single piece flow and supported by FabTech-IGM’s Operator Information System.

[00:50] At 9 a.m., the floor pauses for the daily mini-meeting.

[00:53] A strategic reset for team building, feedback,

[00:57] and motivation before work continues.

[01:00] We go through a gratefulness and appreciation. We talk about some of our values based leadership, our safety culture and responsibilities. We also review the previous day’s metrics so that we can evaluate how we did as a department, identify if there’s any challenges that we need to improve upon. Then immediately following that meeting, every person in our entire organization has a half hour time period every single day.

[01:23] where they are encouraged in small groups to make improvements to their own area, their own processes. They have the freedom and the support from management to be able to improve their own processes. And all we ask is that they take a video to prove afterwards that it’s better than it was before.

[01:40] is a bottom-up approach in trying to make improvements, where we focus on the team’s talents, the team’s expertise, on the jobs that they perform to identify where improvements can be made.

[01:52] Whether it’s a gaming cabinet, an EV charger, or a life-saving piece of healthcare equipment, FabTech-IGM’s cell production model streamlines complexity. Products move from sheet metal to finished assembly with minimal waste and maximum efficiency, accelerating time to market without compromising quality. We’re not wasting space where you don’t have cash flow locked up in inventory.

[02:15] and we’re able to react to demands on a much quicker pace.

[02:18] Keeping that flow steady requires leaders who stay close to the work, solving problems in real time and ensuring nothing stands in the way of production. I’m constantly walking around interacting with all the leads that are out on the floor to understand what’s going on just to make sure that there’s no hurdles for the next day’s production. About 10 minutes prior to the end of shift, all of our people are responsible for cleaning up their areas.

[02:42] we take great pride in the cleanliness and safety of our facility.

[02:48] As one shift wraps up, another is just beginning, ensuring the momentum never stops. Clean workstations, seamless handoffs, and real-time performance data keep production flowing around the clock.

[03:01] This relentless focus on quality and continuous improvement is what makes FabTech-IGM your partner in turning the possible into the practical.