Lean Six Sigma Forum 2011

August 11 & 12
NC State University College of Textiles, Raleigh, NC

How do organizations achieve the designation of best-in-class? As any CEO of such an organization will tell you, it takes a lot of hard work and the dedication of countless employees. This achievement requires the ability to weather twists and turns throughout the journey. This year's Lean Six Sigma Forum focuses on "The Journey Toward Excellence."

Thursday's keynote speakers including Randy Kesterson, General Dynamics, Carmen Weese, INC Research, Dr. Blanton Godfrey, Dean of the College of Textiles, and Craig Long, Milliken, will each provide unique insight on how they have leveraged lean and six sigma tools to propel their organizations down the path to success.

In addition to the keynote speakers, Friday's session has two workshop sessions. One, titled "Getting There: Using Data Mining to Navigate toward Success," led by Dr. David Dickey, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Statistics at NC State University, will be teaching participants traditional techniques such as clustering and logistic regression in addition to novel techniques like Decision Trees and association analysis. The second workshop, led by Dr. Timothy Clapp, titled "Accelerating Innovative Solution Generation," will be an interactive session engaging all participants in creative thinking and problem solving activities.

In keeping with this year's theme, the Thursday afternoon breakout sessions will address three aspects of the Lean Six Sigma journey: Change Management, Deployment, and Sustaining the Momentum through Innovation.

Each year more than 100 Lean Six Sigma enthusiasts, practitioners, and professionals attend our Lean Six Sigma Forum to network, learn new tools, and reinvigorate their process improvement program. Registration ends Monday, so be sure to register today to take advantage of this great conference!

Springs Weaving Lab Gets New Equipment
-CCI Tech Inc. Single-End Sizing Unit, Mini Warper, SL8900 Evergreen

The Springs weaving lab has installed new equipment, the CCI Tech Mini Warper, SL8900 Evergreen, and Single-end Sizing Unit, which is now available for research and industry use for creating small sample woven fabrics using just one yarn package.

The Single-End Sizing Unit is available to size yarns for use with the Mini Warper and SL8900 Evergreen. This unit has electrically controlled tank heating and speed and is designed to size a single bobbin of yarn.

The CCI Tech Mini Warper, using computer-guided yarn placement, precisely places the yarn on the warp beam, for use on the SL8900 Evergreen, avoiding mistakes and waste. The warp beam produced can be up to 20 inches wide and 3.6 meters long and can be comprised of different colors of yarn.

Once sizing and warping are complete, the SL8900 Evergreen sampling loom takes over. With computer-controlled shedding and an automatic weft selection device, this loom is capable of producing all types of complicated weaving designs and weft arrangements. Warp tension is maintained at a constant level by the electronic let-off device, ensuring high quality samples.

This trio of new equipment is able to create a finished fabric sample up to 6 feet long and 20 inches wide from just one yarn package, making it ideal for use with high-priced or experimental yarns. To learn more about this equipment or to schedule time in the Springs Weaving Lab, contact Dr. Seyam, a_seyam@ncsu.edu, or Dr. Jim Watson, james_watson@ncsu.edu.

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