Onox Mtt – Factory Tour
Onox Mtt is a precision sheet-metal processing company with 120 employees. The company operates two plants in Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture and is a supplier to manufacturers of medical devices, electronic instruments and office automation equipment.
Corporate Information
- Company: Onox Mtt Co.,Ltd
- Foundation: 1971
- Location: Hamamatsu, Hamamatsu Prefecture
- Main Business: Precision sheet-metal processing
Onox Mtt – Lean Characteristics
Kaizen
Since its establishment in 1976, with their corporate motto of “creation, challenge and affinity”, the company has worked together with their clients to develop high-quality products directly suited to their needs.
Over the years, the company has developed an advanced manufacturing system which allows them to share necessary information online while introducing state-of-the-art processing equipment to cater for the needs of clients in an efficient and speedy manner. To this end, the company has been vigorously implementing kaizen to improve their products and methods by incorporating inputs from their clients.
The Onox Mtt plant tour is run by Managing Director Aoshima and includes a Q&A session.
Jerome, Idaho, United States
I was very impressed with the professionalism and preparedness of the Shinka team. The support both before and during the tour was fantastic. It was the right mix of culture and personal development. There were lots of learnings I will take with me.
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Christchurch, New Zealand
I highly recommend the Lean Study Tour of Japan as an experience not to be missed. Having attended the tour for the past three years, supporting our clients, I have come away with new learnings every time. Whether you are new to Lean Thinking or well into your Lean Journey you will undoubtedly have an…
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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Paul Smith and the team at Shinka Management, in particular Eri Dennis, did an incredible job planning and leading our tailored Japan Study Tour in March 2024. Our team of construction and training professionals learnt and more importantly experienced so much about lean management and Japanese construction, manufacturing and factory practices. Without the expertise and…
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I enjoyed every aspect of this extremely well organised kaizen tour including: factory visits, translations by Paul and Ben, TPS training, sightseeing, accommodation, transportation, and meals. This tour is a must for anyone trying to understand / implement LEAN into their business or organisation. I hope the tour continues for many years to come as…
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
This is a great lean tour! Through the week together we have participated in visits to local companies, classroom sessions and hands on exercises. It’s impressive to see how the Toyota Way is really working efficiently and effectively. The organizers are professional, and have good relationships with the sites we visited. They know what the…
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
My experience on the Lean Japan Tour was much more than expected. I’ve come to realise that there’s much more for me to learn regarding TPS. The program is excellent in terms of the content, but also, and no less important, the personalized attention made me feel like I am a member of the Shinka…
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The Shinka Management Lean Japan Tour is a professional development program run several times annually. The program includes a mix of lean and kaizen seminars, hands-on lean training and visits to several benchmark lean companies. For further information and program dates, see the lean tour overview page.
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