- JDC Supply can assist your company in switching from using hazardous solvent-base materials, to using Eco-Friendly water-based materials.Many finishers are trying to go “Green” by switching to water based technology. Switching from solvent to water usually requires different equipment. JDC Supply can assist in making the transition as easy as possible and make the necessary recommendations to achieve the desired quality that your company requires.
- Does your company want or need to learn to do complex, multistep finishes?JDC Supply will teach you the proper way to achieve the “High-End” looks that can only be done with multiple finishing steps.We train you how to use dyes, toners, glazes, and spray-no-wipe stains.We can also train you how to do “Antique” finishes as well as “Full-Filled” finishes.JDC Supply training is only for professional wood finishers. Training can be conducted at your facility or at the JDC Supply facility in Minneapolis Minnesota.
- JDC Supply can train your spray technicians proper spray technique using innovative new laser technology.Proper spray technique ensures that you get the best possible finish with the least amount of material waste http://www.sprayitright.com
The JDC Supply Solution
Take advantage of our free in-house finishing survey. JDC Supply will review conduct a thorough in-house visit and design a finishing plan designed specifically to meet your finishing needs. After a plant, visit we will put together an action plan to address the 6 areas listed below and to address specific needs of the customer
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Objective
- Establish a consistent knowledge base
- Improve quality
- Reduce waste
- Create formal operating procedures
Work hand and hand with a new finishing supervisor
JDC Supply will work with a new finishing supervisor over a 3 month period to develop the skills necessary to manage the finishing department and make sure all quality improvement objectives are met.
Step 1:
Evaluate sanding and surface preparation process, including the quality of white wood product.
JDC Supply will identify and offer solutions from simple to complex issues related to sanding and surface perperation.
Result: Significant quality improvements.
Step 2:
Evaluate finishing room equipment.
JDC Supply will evaluate your manufacturing needs, research the right technology for your business, make recommendations for upgrades, provide specs for vendors, offer solutions for plant layout and assits you in the start-up and use of new technology.
Result: Increased productivity, higher throughput, higher quality of finished product.
Step 3:
Evaluate manufacturers current step panels for color control.
JDC Supply will develop step panels for in-house color control. Step panels we be used as master color standards to ensure consistent quality of all out-going material.
Result: Improve quality, reduce rework and minimize or eliminate customer complaints.
Step 4:
Create specific, well-documented finishing schedules.
JDC Supply will create a step-by-step finishing schedule that ensures color processes are followed correctly every time, even if someone leaves your organization or someone new arrives.
Result: Consistent and accurate application of colors, repeatable color processes.
Step 5:
Develop written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
JDC Supply will develop step-by-step work instructions for each standard process to ensure that each finisher has a guide for completing work as quickly and effectively as possible. Once SOPs are in place, you have a clear guide for the type of training you need for your finishing operators.
Result: Greater consistency, higher throughput, better quality
Step 6:
Create quality control systems and checks.
JDC Supply will create quality control systems and checks for your specific needs. This includes inprocess quality checks and post-process quality control checks. We also develop step-by-step work instructions for each standard process.
Result: Clear-cut written objectives that can be used as training guidelines for employees