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The same problem keeps coming back. Different line, different shift — but the same root cause, still unsolved. Most improvement attempts stop at the symptom. The real challenge is deeper: without understanding processes, data and variation, it is impossible to tell whether a deviation is a signal that requires action — or normal variation built into the system itself. A process can be designed to fail without anyone realising it. I'm Sissel P. Lundeby, chemical engineer, Lean Six Sigma practitioner since 2002, and founder of Lean Tech. I help complex manufacturing companies stop firefighting — by understanding what drives variation in their processes and building the competence to fix it themselves. I completed my first Black Belt certification at Sigma Science, founded by Bill Ross — a Six Sigma pioneer. Bill Ross and Doug Sanders shaped how I work: "More often than not, it is not the formula, equipment, or roadmap that leads to the solution; it is the questions that are asked." – Doug Sanders, Sigma Science What I help with: 🔻 Reduce Costs & Waste: Optimize processes, reduce raw material losses and improve profitability. Helped a dairy reduce raw material waste by 28%. 📈 Improve Quality & Robustness: Apply SPC, Root Cause Analysis, MSA and Variation Analysis to ensure reliable, high-quality production. ⚙ Enhance Productivity: Increase OEE and optimize operational flow. Helped one company achieve 33% capacity growth and a net gain of NOK 700 million. 🌍 Emission Control & Compliance: Monitoring programmes, BAT assessments and third-party sampling evaluation. Lean Tech is the only provider in Norway combining emission monitoring with practical process improvement. 🔍 Scale-ups & Process Development: Building robust processes before you scale. Use DOE and Variation Analysis to determine optimal conditions and reduce development time. 🧠 Training & Coaching: Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement training in Norwegian and English. Yellow Belt to Black Belt, practical statistical tools, online and classroom. The best way to learn a method is to apply it on a real problem. Trained more than 1,300 people. If you're ready to find out what's actually driving your problems, and willing to follow the process to fix it — let's talk! If you're looking for someone to validate what you're already doing, I'm probably not the right fit. "It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best." – W. Edwards Deming "The best analysis is the simplest analysis which gives the needed insight." – Donald J. Wheeler 👉 leantech.no
Lean Tech AS helps manufacturing companies become more competitive by increasing customer satisfaction, reduce cost and improve efficiency, while contributing to a sustainable environment. The business idea is to combine process knowledge with statistics / analytics and local knowledge provided by the shop floor to improve. Lean Tech use Lean Six Sigma tools to create measurable results for the customer, and provide services within the following areas; - Reducing raw material consumption by reducing shrinkage, waste and scrap, optimize production processes and improve production procedures - Mapping and benchmarking energy consumption (consumption per machine, equipment, products, etc.) to identify and improve energy-intensive processes - Improve product quality by understanding process variation and use statistical process control (SPC) to control critical factors. - Increase productivity by improving production flow (reducing waste) and increase machine efficiency (OEE) - Emission control and establishing monitoring program - Determine measurement error and improve measurement systems (MSA) - Design of experiment (DOE) and Components of Variation (CoV) to efficient develop new products or improve existing ones - Cost-benefit calculations - Root cause analysis and problem solving - Predictive maintenance by using Statistical Process Control - SPC Lean Tech provides courses and training within Lean and Six Sigma. The training focuses on finding practical examples and adjusting the training to fit the participants and their company's need. You can train for belt certification or you can learn a tool you are interested in (example: project selection, process mapping (VSM, SIPOC, X-Y diagram, Swimlane, Spagetti), lean tools, statistical process control (SPC), measurement system analysis (MSA), capability analysis, hypothesis testing, rootcause analysis, multi-vari analysis, design of experiement (DOE) For more info, see www.leantech.no
Karabin is an independent Norwegian consulting company and a market leader on process improvement and operational excellence. We challenge conventional thinking and bring in specialists from across the company to ensure the client get the best knowledge we can offer. We help clients realize the competitive advantage needed to thrive, survive and succeed in today's global market. Karabin's responsibility is to maintain the highest of professional standards, and create a lasting impact for our clients. As of 2014 clients reported and acknowledged that we contributed to a measurable impact of 2.6 billion Norwegian Krone
TINE SA is the largest dairy company in Norway with 5,500 employees, owned by 15,000 dairy farmers (cow and goat). TINE SA decided in 2011 to participate in SFI Norman (www.sfinorman.com), a research project ongoing through 2014 with a focus on increasing Norwegian manufacturing competitiveness. Altogether 15 Norwegian manufacturing companies (representing automotive, boat, aircraft, electrical, defense industry, furniture and clothing manufacturing) participate together with the research institutes SINTEF and NTNU. Sissel brought new ideas and knowledge from SFI Norman to Tine, built network with the other partners and coordinated TINE's efforts in the project. In 2012, Sissel performed a survey and analysis of production at a Tine Dairy together with SINTEF. The focus was increasing productivity, by analyzing capacity resources and machine effectiveness (OEE). In 2013 Sissel worked at a Tine Dairy, conducting a value stream analysis (VSA) focusing on reducing waste of raw materials (see link to publication). She also performed multivariate analysis to reveal critical factors for product quality, and categorized root causes of deviations to get an overview of the most frequent and causalities.
Axis-Shield, now Abbott, develop and manufacture tests for medical diagnosis. The tests are developed for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and infectious diseases. As process development engineer Sissel managed the following projects: • Quality control of data acquisition (including problem solving) • design and development of HMI systems (both existing and new production lines) • implementation of online Statistical Process Control (SPC) and KPI's like OEE in order to increase productivity (see attached OEE article) • statistics and reporting tools for manufacturing Sissel designed experiments (DOE) and analyzed results in order to improve existing products and developing new ones. She trained colleagues in Six Sigma and use of JMP for building Control charts, using Statistical Process Control and performing variation studies (CoV). The production involves advanced technology with ultrasonic welding, UV curing and camera controls for Automatic Optical inspection (AIO). Several machines are assembling the complete product, and Sissel did a buffer capacity analysis to determine the effect of increased buffer between machines.
Cambi AS is a supplier of process equipment for the treatment of sludge from municipal and industrial wastewater and plants for the treatment of organic waste. They use a thermal hydrolysis process which they have patented. Steam, gas and energy recovery are key elements of their technology. Their technology is considered BAT of leading customers, and Cambi AS has received several awards (both national and international) for their environmental technology. Sissel worked half a year in marketing before she was terminated due to financial difficulties. Her job at the marketing department of Cambi AS was to provide process technical support in marketing. This involved the preparation of tenders, process analysis, technical design of process plants, pulp and energy calculations and energy optimization. 5 years later she began at Cambi again, this time as a project engineer in the project department. Cambi had received a contract for 170 million NOK to build a high-tech plant for organic waste and sludge in Verdalen. The plant receives sludge and food waste from mid-Norway (Nordland and Nord-Trøndelag). Sissel designed process equipment (including steam boiler, cooling systems, compressors, pre-treatment equipment and biogas treatment equipment) for the Verdal plant. She performed the design- mass and energy calculations, drawing of P & ID 's, and close dialog with vendors of technical equipment.