Mebel Stil's production site, the host venue for the meeting.
The Lean Champions Q3 2026 meeting at Mebel Stil combines production visits with discussion of specific improvements. The photo story follows the workplaces, team projects and guests from the community.
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A welcome before the tour
The first conversations and preparations for visiting the host's production areas.
#005Arriving at the entrance to Mebel Stil’s production site, the host venue for the meeting.#008Arrival and early conversations before the factory tour.#018The host welcomes participants and guests and gives a short safety briefing before the factory tour.#023The group heads towards the production areas.
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Up close: processes, tools and organisation
The first production tour follows timber-component processing and workplace organisation. The visit also takes in the foam-cutting workshop and the finished-goods area.
#025Exploring a process for gluing small timber pieces into a larger component to improve material utilisation and reduce waste.#030Working with timber components on the production floor.#042Marked storage positions for drill bits of different sizes.#049A wider view of the production environment during the visit.#073Continuing the tour through the production hall.#083A close-up of a frame with spring elements.#104Sharing observations during the tour.#108Participants visit the foam-cutting workshop.#118Conversation and shared observations during the factory tour.#129The tour continues through the finished-goods area.
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From the shop floor to shared discussion
Participants gather for the presentations. The selection also includes guest introductions; being a guest does not imply a place in the competition rankings.
#142Participants in the meeting room before the presentations.#144Introducing HOWAG, a guest company at the meeting, and its cable products and electrical control panels.About HOWAG ↗#149A guest from Woodward introduces the company to the community.#154The Mebel Stil hosts introduce the company and its production activities to the guests.
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Projects presented by the teams themselves
In the first part, LEM, Ottobock, APS Trading, TVH, JDE, Bulsafil and Mebel Stil share their projects. Links below the photographs open the full presentations.
#163LEM explains how removing process and material-flow bottlenecks increased the average monthly output of Wave 1 and Wave 2 from 790 to approximately 1,245 units, against a target of 1,000.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗#165The LEM team explains changes to material flow and the organisation of the Wave 1 and Wave 2 lines.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗#169An introduction to foot-shell production, the context for Ottobock's project to transform the deburring area.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, English · EN) ↗#174Ottobock presents the deburring-area transformation through balanced flow, FIFO and a shared board for coordination with upstream operations.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, English · EN) ↗#184APS Trading presents two projects: stored counting references and electronic records for KERN scales, and packaging preparation based on daily demand.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, English · EN) ↗#187Participants follow the presentations closely and learn from the other teams’ solutions and approaches.#196TVH follows up on its Q2 DC-motor quality project and presents its new project on organising the storage and flow of machines awaiting dismantling through FIFO, a buffer area and better use of warehouse space.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗#211JDE presents its analysis of coffee-roasting losses and control of process parameters. Reported average losses for the two focus blends fell from 11.14% to 10.97%, meeting the target of no more than 11.00%.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗#219Bulsafil presents standardised cleaning and changeover procedures. Batch changeover time fell from 26 minutes 31 seconds to 17 minutes 49 seconds, while the 5S score increased from 52 to 75 points.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗#220Mebel Stil presents improvements in its frame-assembly workshop: reorganised racking, hydraulic tables, tool boards and zoning. Reported average efficiency increased from 80% to 93%.Q3 2026 presentation (PDF, Bulgarian · BG) ↗
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The second production visit: Modera House
The visit continues at the Modera House production site in Targovishte, part of Mebel Stil’s prefabricated timber-house activities. Participants explore the equipment, materials and production organisation.
#227Equipment at the Modera House production site, visited in the second part of the day.#228An overview of prefabricated timber-house production at Modera House.#242Participants explore the Modera House production workshop.#245Discussing a material sample at the Modera House production site.
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More teams, more practical examples
In the second part, WEGMANN automotive, NIKI, Linamar, KOSTAL, AQ Plastronic and Alcomet present their approaches and project progress.
