DULUTH, Ga. -AgcoJackson Operations, the Minnesota-based manufacturing center forAgcoCorporation（NYSE：AGCO）是全球分销商和农业设备的制造商，已被评为2017年度工业周年最佳植物。杰克逊设施制造复杂，定制配置亚博在线手机端®and梅西·弗格森（Massey Ferguson）®农业机器，包括拖拉机和应用设备。
该行业周刊最佳植物奖计划成立于1990年，每年都会认可位于北美的植物，这些植物正处于提高竞争力，提高客户满意度并创造刺激和有益的工作环境方面的领先优势。它的进一步目标是鼓励其他制造经理和工作团队通过采用世界一流的实践，技术和改进策略来模仿获奖者。
AgcoJackson Operations was chosen for the 2017 Best Plants Award because of its use of cutting-edge technology such as Glass assisted-reality wearable devices and adoption of mixed product manufacturing processes. These manufacturing innovations enable the company to custom build five distinct types of tractors and applicators in multiple variations – and to do so better, faster, more efficiently and to the highest standards of quality.
2011年，当Agco将挑战者和梅西·弗格森（Massey Ferguson亚博在线手机端）的生产转移到了北美市场的高马力轮链拖拉机上，该公司开始了为期五年，耗资5000万美元的工厂升级，以提高效率并提高生产能力，同时保持25％相同的高产品质量。
“To efficiently increase production and produce the highest quality product, we needed to overhaul the manufacturing process,” says Peggy Gulick, AGCO’s director of Business Process Improvement. “We launched improvement programs in design, build, quality control, supply and delivery, all aspects of efficient production while ensuring the best quality product for our customers.”
Gulick points out the expansion enabled AGCO to add four quality gates for in-line testing, letting workers troubleshoot quality issues and make needed corrections earlier in the process. The addition of state-of-the-art testing equipment at the end of the line employs a two-hour evaluation of completed machines and further ensures all products will perform to maximum capacity in the field.
混合模型制造
杰克逊的变化的一部分包括搬到一个mixed model manufacturing line to streamline processes and provide the flexibility needed to custom manufacture machines where no two are exactly alike. For example, the build sequence can have a high-horsepower Challenger tractor with tracks, followed by a high-horsepower Massey Ferguson tractor with wheels. The mixed model assembly line enables operators to easily switch back and forth between the two while reaching AGCO’s quality requirements.
每年制造的挑战者和Massey Ferguson拖拉亚博在线手机端机以及季节性的需求波动和市场变化，混合组装为AGCO提供了更好的灵活性，以更好地满足工厂所需的即时产品流。杰克逊（Jackson）运营总经理埃里克·费舍尔（Eric Fisher）表示：“混合模型生产线最有效，因为我们可以调整以在同一生产线上生产各种产品或产品变化。”
精益制造计划省钱
杰克逊团队还实施了几项精益制造计划，以提高吞吐量，降低运营成本并提高质量。例如，员工有权在机械生产中找到更好，更有效的流程。2013年，引入了三步解决的在线工具，以便员工可以提交建议，以提高安全性，产品质量或降低工厂的日常工作或面积。自成立以来，已经提交了13,095个想法。2016年，可记录的节省量不到100万美元。
另一个例子是使用精益的日常管理系统来确保在系统的论坛及时传达关键信息。每天早晨，杰克逊管理团队都会在工厂地面开会，以查看成本，交付，质量和安全目标。他们讨论了在植物地板上木板和信息亭上发布的标准化控制点和指标。鼓励所有员工参加日常会议。
仅使用玻璃的AGCO仅使用北美农业制造商
玻璃是杰克逊使用的辅助现实，可穿戴的耳机。Glass使用Contrix软件来管理移动企业程序，可为特定机器提供每个工人的无即时访问零件列表，汇编说明，优质检查站和其他工作说明。如今，AGCO是唯一一家在制造业中使用这项技术的北美农业设备公司，在杰克逊工厂部署了100多双玻璃。该技术也在全球其他六个AGCO设施中采用。
“We tested many wearable technologies – watches and tablets - but Glass is what we selected,” says Gulick. “Prior to switching to Glass, we used tablets but they would break easily and were expensive to replace. Glass is the right choice for AGCO.”
By using Glass in product quality control, AGCO has been able to reduce inspection time by more than 30 percent and cut the production time for low-volume, high-complexity assemblies by 25 percent. In addition, training is more efficient with a 50 percent reduction in time needed to train new employees and staff training on cross-functional operations cut threefold, reducing the average learning curve from 10 days to three.
“AGCO and its employees at Jackson had a vision of what it would take to be a world-class manufacturer of agricultural equipment. It took a lot of work, but we knew our employees were up to the challenge and we’ve achieved tremendous success,” says Fisher. “Today, our team is setting a standard of excellence for all AGCO manufacturing sites by delivering high-quality products to meet the demand of our customers and dealers.”
作为2017年年度最佳植物比赛的获胜者，Agco加入了以前的接收者，包括Firstronic（MI MI），Intertape Polymer Group Inc，（弗吉尼亚州丹维尔），Johnson Controls Optima Plant（Cienega de Flores，Nuevo Leon，Mexico，Mexico），墨西哥，Johnson Controls，磅。寄养螺纹产品（TX Magnolia，TX），MacLean-Fogg Metform Group（Savanna，IL）和UTC航空航天系统 - 航空结构（AL）。
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Agco(NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions and supports more productive farming through its full line of equipment and related services. AGCO products are sold through five core brands, Challenger®，，，，Fendt®，GSI®，梅西·弗格森®和valtra®，由保险丝支撑®precision technologies and farm optimization services, and are distributed globally through a combination of more than 3,000 independent dealers and distributors in approximately 150 countries. Founded in 1990, AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., USA. In 2017, AGCO had net sales of $8.3 billion. For more information, visit//www.namstec.com。有关公司新闻，信息和活动，请在Twitter上关注我们：@AgcoCorp。有关Twitter上的金融新闻，请关注#Agcoir标签。
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