News Release from: Prism Electronics
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 29 September 2005

Award recognises plant improvement

St Ives-based contract electronics manufacturer Prism Electronics has won the Most Improved Plant category at the national 2005 Best Factory Awards.

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St Ives-based contract electronics manufacturer Prism Electronics has won the Most Improved Plant category at the national 2005 Best Factory Awards. The company was presented with the award at a prestigious ceremony at the London Hilton in Park Lane. 'Winning this award is a tremendous achievement', said David Aspinall, Managing Director at Prism.

'Against significant competition from a number of major, national companies, we have shown that the investments we have made in staff training, computer systems and manufacturing equipment have been recognised as being of great value to our business'.

Prism was one of just 12 companies across the UK to be shortlisted for an award.

Judges chose Prism recognising that since entering the competition previously, the company had demonstrated marked improvements in training, service and quality.

They also recognised the step change in technology being used at its factory.

The company was able to show judges the results of measures it had taken recently to improve operational efficiency and on-time delivery performance and to minimise rejects and rework across the factory.

These included: investing in a new automated optical inspection (AOI) system and test benches; a new company-wide ERP (enterprise resource planning) computer system; and an Ersascope, which is used to check solder joint balls.

Weekly preventative maintenance procedures have also been introduced to ensure that all equipment and machinery are prepared for the work ahead, functioning correctly and within calibration.

'I feel proud to be working at Prism', said Nicola Shepherd, Assembly Operator at Prism.

'It's not every day that somebody judges your company to be one of the best in the country'.

The Best Factory Awards, which are run by Cranfield University School of Management in partnership with Works Management publication, aim to promote and reward manufacturing excellence.

Other award winners and runners up at the 2005 awards include Gillette (UK), Campbell Grocery Products, Siemens Standard Drives, MK Electric, Tetley GB and Johnson Diversey.

Keynote speaker at the award ceremony was Nick Brayshaw, Chairman of the CBI's manufacturing council.

The event host was writer and broadcaster Frances Edmonds.

'We have worked very hard to grow our business, improve what we do and the way we do things', continued David Aspinall.

'The Most Improved Plant award recognises all the effort that staff at Prism have devoted to take our business forward'.

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