When you produce more product using fewer resources you save money

This simple truth is something every manufacturer knows. How to do it is not always easy, Cool Running’s experienced experts use intelligent manufacturing process to make this happen.

Enhancing your Manufacturing Process Maximizes your Profit

  • Define your manufacturing process strategy
  • Eliminate bottlenecks that slow you down.
  • Route your material efficiently so workers have more time for value added tasks.
  • Control your information flow efficiently, and reduce your labour and material cost.

Improving your manufacturing process is the key to greater business profitability. To find out how we have improved other companies profitability read our CASE STUDIES.

Create Savings with Factory Automation Systems

Cool Running’s “Systems Automation Audit” identifies the processes that will result in savings. You will reduce labour cost with Automated production line systems by focusing on repetitive jobs, quality improvements, or faster line production. Factory automation applications often result in more sales. When you reduce your costs, improve your quality or speed up your production line systems, you can lower your prices, or improve your delivery time, making you the supplier of choice.

Cool running will tailor a factory automation design to suit your specific needs. You can rest easy knowing we also can supervise the installation too. We complete the project with performance testing and enhancement, so you can confidently advance your business.

“Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.”
Tom Peters

Cool Running staff are experts at automated production line systems, we are very careful to only undertake projects that are appropriate to your unique situation. Most of the projects that we get involved in are worth under $50,000, or the equivalent cost of a single $18.00/hour employee per year.

“Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.”
Peter Drucker


Don’t leave the Quality of your product to on the spot judgment calls. Quality Systems improve product performance and your bottom line


  • Quality System Design provides guidelines that ensure a consistent product.
  • System documentation supports your employees in doing their best, not forcing them to rely on memory.
  • Ongoing training guarantees the “cost of quality” benefits are tangible.
  • Become globally accepted and respected as a producer of quality goods with ISO Certification.

Quality products sell more often and reduce overall cost of quality through decreased returns and complaints. Quality is your key to competitive edge, your reliability and standard will make your name remembered, and validate your price.

“Quality is Free!”
J.M. Juran

Seamless interoperation is achievable!

Cool Running will evaluate your policies and procedures, identify opportunities for improvement, create a streamlining plan, and implement through an integrated training program. We develop methods that never strain your resources and build harmony in your workforce. By having business automated processes, no one will question if they are performing tasks incorrectly, and more can be accomplished.

“Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.”
Jack Welch

ASK Ed Carne

What Process are important to look at?

Ed Says: It is only by looking at the sum of your processes that we can identify the right course of action for your plant…
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Aren't automated systems expensive?

Ed Says: They can be, but that's not always true… Full Answer

Is automation the best way to solve problems?

Ed Says: Payback is the best reason, reducing your total manufacturing cost per widget is a great way to improve the bottom line… Full Answer

We meet the quality standards of our customers, how can I do better than that?

Ed Says: In many cases, there are cost of quality savings that can result from improvement… Full Answer

Why do I need policies and procedures?

Ed Says: When they are not documented, there is no accountability, and obviously, no consistency… Full Answer

To increase profit; Make your business systems work in concert with your plant

Often, roadblocks originate as a result of uncontrolled growth. Managers may fail to delegate responsibility to the appropriate individuals. Having grown with the company, it is frequently challenging for anyone internal to see the solutions to problems. Your staff can be lost or ineffective without an employee handbook to guide them.

Your business is vulnerable if your employees and managers carry their knowledge base in their head. You need business automated processes and procedures.

Through effective delegation, and transfer of responsibilities work is completed faster. Establishing an employee handbook allows for delegation and creates greater responsibility. Employees can develop a greater sense of trust and self-worth within the organization, leading to greater productivity. As well, the elimination non-value added tasks, reduces the time and errors associated with the completion of the task.