Mining Magazine August 2014 | Page 150

Actlabs sciences , minerals , environmental , forensics , and material testing markets . Also , to utilize new technologies and develop new methodologies before the competition to allow them to serve niche markets .
Actlabs Ancaster
Continuous Improvement The company has recently built a new 18,500 square meter facility that has been designed specifically involving continuous improvement strategies . “ Our new facility was designed with LEAN and Six Sigma in mind and many of our employees have had LEAN and Six Sigma training . A lot of thought was given into the design of the facility to minimize movement and minimize waste ,” states Hoffman .
The new facility is replacing five Actlabs buildings in the same industrial park , thus allowing the work flow to be much more efficient . As for green initiatives , the building is also highly energy efficient as it costs less to heat and cool the new building than it did to heat or cool just one of the five older buildings .
Recently Actlabs has launched its new Agricultural division , which has its own area in the new facility , dedicated to high-tech analysis for the agriculture industry . Actlabs Agriculture has developed a toxin screen for animals feeds that