August 2025 Newsletter - Knapp and Air Logic
- Andrea O'Dell
- Nov 24, 2025
- 2 min read
Happy 80/50 Anniversary Knapp and Air Logic!
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement is an ongoing process to seek opportunities to make small changes to products, services, or processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer value. Continuous Improvement in manufacturing implements Kaizen to find and resolve defects, deviations, and bottlenecks in the production process.
Guest Reporter On location:
What is KALOE?
Knapp
Air
Logic
Operational
Excellence
Kaizen - Equipment Assembly Eductor Line
As you may have seen, our Kaizen team, comprising Eddie, Sarah, Yarisvelt, Alexis, and assisted by Jesse, Jorge, Doc, and his team, has been hard at work once again. Although our goal was to get the black eductor line in proper flow, perhaps achieving a one-piece flow, build in quality, removing any waste, and somewhat mimicking the manifold line (from the last Kaizen), we have completed much more.
By relocating the eductor lines to the position where the manifold line receives them, and repositioning the cabinet build lines to the back of the production room, we have created over 524 square feet of additional production and storage space. There are a few things we still need to accomplish, but we are well on our way to a significant improvement.
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Picnic was a success! Very hot, but a lot of fun! Thanks to all that worked so hard to plan and make it happen! Thank you all that came, played, ate, and enjoyed themselves.
No work Monday, September 1. This is to celebrate the holiday of Labor Day.
What is Labor Day?
Annual celebration to honor and recognize the American labor movement.
When did Labor Day begin and why?
On September 5, 1882, a pivotal moment in history occurred when 10,000 workers marched from City Hall to Union Square, New York City, marking the birth of Labor Day. The widespread railroad strike and boycott known as the Pullman Strike in 1894 resulted in considerable violence and federal intervention. In June of that year, President Cleveland acknowledged the importance of the American labor movement by establishing Labor Day as a national holiday to be celebrated on the first Monday of September.
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Final Thoughts...
The Kaizen Philosophy assumes that our way of life - be it our working life, our social life, or our home life - deserves to be constantly improved. - Masaki Imai
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