SATRA Accredited Footwear Engineer (SAFE) training two-day course

Wednesday 8th February 2012 to Thursday 9th February 2012

Candidates who attend this course will be able to develop their knowledge and skills in order to engineer new footwear products that are cost effective, can be manufactured efficiently and meet customers’ expectation.

Topics covered

Lean manufacuring, leather types, selection, grading and typical faults. Overview of leather costing and grading systems. Cutting efficiency, line balancing – style changeovers, team working – push/pull systems, process activity mapping and key performance indicators.

Benefits

A move to lean manufacturing is essential to remain competitive in the global market. SATRA is your premier technical partner and our continuous research programme enables us to identify the knowledge and skills needed by the industry’s personnel. Our close contact with members means that we design the most appropriate packages to fulfil those needs.

Accreditation

For an additional cost the candidate can agree a project with SATRA and on completion to a satisfactory standard, be awarded SAFE accreditation. Details available on request.

Programme

Day 1

• Production methods and operations
• Leather selection
• Production techniques
• Materials exercise

Day 2

• Improving production efficiency
• Line balancing
• Manufacturing systems
• Improving production performance

Details

• Location: Kettering, UK
• Email: Stuart Irons
• Phone: +44 (0) 1536 410000
• Sector: Footwear

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