Kaizen means “Change for Better” or "Continuous Improvement".This Japanese concept changed the industry world after World War II, as it was developed to a mature state by Toyota. Today, the Toyota Production System is still considered as the industry reference.

The always do better philosophy serves as a base for the Wilo Production System (WPS) developed by the Wilo Group since 2006.

WPS objectives is to pursuit Customers Satisfaction and Best in Class Operations.

Pillars are the Route to Excellence and represent the strategic methodology to achieve the business goals.

Foundations enable the achievement and sustainability of improvements.

A core principle is to involve the whole workforce, from top management to the last hired worker, and to encourage everybody to suggest small improvements on a regular basis.

Kaizen focuses on identifying the root causes of a problems in order to eradicate the risk. This is supported by setting standards, training, supervision and continuous improvement.

Motivation and team spirit are key factors for success.

The Kaizen philosophy and tools have been implemented at Wilo Intec since 1996.

Achievements:

> Full Customer orientation

> 4 products modified or created / day

> Complex products based on a "lego" concept

> Quality awards

We are willing to share our experience and success with our partners, suppliers and customers.