Our company has worked with Bob Lukaszonas of RML Lean Inc. for the past 3 years. Bob has helped us understand and implement Lean Manufacturing throughout our facilities. We started with "5S" activities and have progressed through Value Stream Mapping, Lean Facilities Layout and Flow and Cell Design. Bob is a tireless worker and has the ability to get our employees involved and excited about Lean. Getting input from employees and finding out how and why a job or process is done is crucial; Bob is not afraid to dig in and get the answers and come up with a lean solution.

I would recommend Bob and his team to any company that is attempting to increase their productivity and stay competitive in this ever changing marketplace.

Michael T. Whiting, Vice-President
Whiting Door Mfg. Co.
Akron, NY

CAR Engineering and Manufacturing has been successfully working with Bob Lukaszonas of RML Lean Inc. for over 2 years on lean manufacturing principles. CAR is 100% satisfied with the services provided by Bob. Being a machine shop our staff can be very wary of consultants. Bob has a common sense, no nonsense approach that resonates well with our staff. When undergoing lean activities Bob works side by side with our crew and it not afraid to "get his hands dirty." He does an outstanding job getting feedback from all parties involved in lean activities and really gets the group to believe in what they are doing.

Bob is extremely knowledgeable on lean and is able to take his vast knowledge and apply it to our unique business. CAR has realized significant cost savings due to Bob's contributions. We have eliminated waste, streamlined processes, and improved efficiencies. I would highly recommend Bob Lukaszonas of RML Lean to any business seeking to apply lean principals to their operation.

Yvette Pagano
President
CAR Engineering and Manufacturing

We've utilized Bob's expertise for over 10 years at Ultralife on our most challenging projects. In addition to his vast experience and knowledge base, one of his strongest characteristics is his ability to work so well with cross functional teams. Bob works well with all levels of the organization and brings out the best of everyone on the team. All of Bob's projects have ended with a success story.

Needless to say, we always have Bob on call for our toughest projects.

Ron Way
Director of Manufacturing
Ultralife Corporation

AirSep Corporation
- Dear Mr. Lukaszonas,
I wanted to personally thank you for the assistance which you provided to AirSep Corporation over the past several months. As the Operations Manager of AirSep's Commercial Products Division, I have been able to see firsthand the results of our combined efforts and I can say that they have exceeded my expectations.

As you are well aware, we had decided to focus on two distinct production lines for the first two Kaizen events: the Centrox production line and our Custom Systems (High Bay) production area. Prior to your initial visit, both of these lines were seeing a huge increase in sales, but as a result of space, personnel, and material limitations, we were finding it impossible for manufacturing to keep up.

After a couple of months of training our personnel on 5S/Lean and implementing some basic Lean principles, our Centrox production capacity doubled with no increase in personnel. In fact, we actually were able to decrease the footprint of the production line in the process!

Under your guidance, we took a different approach with our Custom Systems area. We mapped out the Value Stream for this area and found a few key bottlenecks. At the same time, we implemented some basic 5S techniques and some simple layout changes to initiate the change process. After a couple of months, we are seeing throughput increases of 300-400%! And we haven't even implemented all of the changes you've recommended yet! I could not be happier with the investment which we made. You were knowledgeable and you spoke to my staff in simple terms that they could easily grasp and make their own. By keeping things simple, we were able to get everyone on-board and pushing in the same direction. The excitement that was generated has carried on into other smaller Kaizens that we have begun to run and I can see a lot of opportunities for AirSep moving forward.

Thanks for all of your hard work. I will recommend your services to all of my vendors in the hopes that I can smooth out my entire supply chain. These principles can help any company in any industry see significant improvements in their operations.

Best Regards,
Alex Hernandez
Operations Manager
AirSep Corporation
Commercial Products Division
Buffalo, NY 14228

We worked with Bob Lukaszonas in our NY and UK manufacturing facilities to drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives. He trained our workforce in lean principles and facilitated many kaizen implementation activities. We experienced significant improvements in plant layout and flow, production throughput, labor productivity, machine uptime and reliability, reduced costs and increased profitability.

Bob is a highly skilled self-motivated hands-on lean six sigma practitioner. He worked side by side with our employees involving everyone to generate improvement ideas and achieve sustainable results.

Bill Schmitz
CEO Windtamer
Former COO Ultralife Batteries

Empire State Container, Inc.
- To whom it may concern:
We have engaged Bob's services over the last several months. Although we have trained most of our staff a couple of years back in Lean Manufacturing Techniques (LMT) we felt that a refresher course was necessary. The original consultants had a good deal of class room time. Bob was able to trail on the production floor while the crews where running. This allowed for less down time and practical "hands on" use of LMT. The crews liked Bob's approach and top management was provided with excellent feedback on the progress being made. Bob was able to quantify his improvements and provide the information in a sensible, easy to understand format. We plan on enlisting Bob's services for future projects.

Results: Increased production throughput (# of customer orders produced per day) by 40%.

James Trombino - CEO
Empire State Container, Inc.
151 Midler Park Dr.
Syracuse, NY 13206