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Festo wins Lean and Green Management Award

Published on : Wednesday 02-11-2022

Among other things, the jury evaluated how problems and complaints are handled in the Operation Unit "Modular Valves".

November 2022 – The Operation Unit "Modular Valves" at the Festo plant in Scharnhausen, Germany, is one of the winners of the "Lean and Green Management Award 2022".

The jury awarded the special "Lean Excellence" prize to the lean processes and cleanly applied standards. Efficient and resource-saving production is also an important building block in the sustainability strategy of Festo.

The Lean and Green Management Award was presented in cooperation with the Vogel Communication Group on 20 October in Leipzig. With the renewed award after 2016 and 2019, Festo is in line with renowned companies such as Volkswagen, DMG Mori and the Fischer Group and shows how lean production processes can be driven forward in combination with sustainability strategies at plant level.

Among other things, the jury evaluated how problems and complaints are handled in the

Operation Unit "Modular Valves" and how the triad of quality, costs and delivery capacity is applied within the organisation. The Operation Unit scored above average in all topics related to lean – that means lean, efficient processes. Festo also received good ratings for sustainability issues.

"At Festo, we are convinced that Lean is a cornerstone for Green – that means for sustainable production – within the factory. The lean processes are already making their contribution to this: they waste fewer resources and thus have a positive effect on the environmental factor. With efficient processes and a clear awareness of the topic of Green, we are thus promoting our competitiveness and securing the future," says Michael Straub, Head of Operation Unit Modular Valves at Festo.