Cannondale Factory of the Future

Modern lean factory with more than double the capacity and optimized assembly lines.

Background

  • Historically evolved factory with incremental expansions
  • Variable output with manually driven assembly lines
  • Need for substantial capacity growth

Goal

  • New Lean factory setup
  • More than double the production capacity
  • Takted assembly with driven lines

Results

  • New factory layout with takted assembly lines
  • Line supply concept using tugger trains
  • New warehouse racking concept
  • Ergonomic carrier design with digital work instructions

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