About Us
Empowering Manufacturing Excellence Through Lean Solutions
At OpEx Innovative Designs, we are committed to transforming the manufacturing landscape by delivering innovative solutions that drive efficiency, enhance quality, and foster sustainable growth. Grounded in Lean Six Sigma principles and powered by advanced modular manufacturing techniques, we help businesses maximize their potential by optimizing designs, processes, and workflows.
Whether you’re focused on improving production flow, reducing waste, or elevating product quality, our expertise in Lean process optimization, engineering support, and data-driven strategies supports your journey toward increased profitability and operational excellence. Contact us today to discover how we can help your business achieve its full potential.
We Don’t Just Provide Services
We Empower Your Business to THRIVE
‣ Our Approach:
In today’s dynamic market, manufacturers face the challenge of achieving more with fewer resources—less waste, fewer defects, and greater efficiency. We tackle these challenges by applying Lean Six Sigma principles, supported by cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to streamline your operations, eliminate inefficiencies, and minimize costs. Our approach keeps your business agile, competitive, and ready for growth.
Lean Process Optimization
At the heart of our services, we apply Lean Six Sigma methodologies, including 5S, KANBAN, and Value Stream Mapping to reduce waste, automate workflows, and enhance productivity. Our focus on flexibility and scalability provides sustainable, long-term results that grow with your business.
Precision in Design and Execution
By leveraging the power of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform—including SOLIDWORKS, ENOVIA, SIMULIA, and DELMIA—we optimize Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA) and reduce complexity. We deliver a comprehensive product lifecycle that is fully integrated with Lean principles.
Data-Driven Decision Making
Our custom dashboards and KPI systems work with near real-time data exports from your existing systems, providing flexibility in how data is viewed, making it easier to interpret. These systems are designed to highlight bottlenecks and inefficiencies, offering actionable insights to guide your decision-making process to achieve meaningful outcomes.
Tailored Engineering and Facility Support
Our engineering solutions, facility layouts, and modular work cell designs are created with Lean Six Sigma concepts in mind. We focus on waste reduction and process improvement, so every system is built to maximize efficiency and remains adaptable for future growth.
‣ Founder/CEO:
Emory Cranston is founder/CEO of OpEx Innovative Designs LLC. With over 25 years of leadership experience, he fosters a culture of continuous improvement and empowers teams to achieve outstanding results. Emory leads by example—guided by the core values of transparency, precision, ingenuity, integrity, and character.
A graduate of ASU with degrees in industrial design and metal sculpture, Emory is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and SOLIDWORKS CSWA. He founded OpEx Innovative Designs to merge Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies into scalable, sustainable modular mass production. Emory is a dynamic change agent, leveraging data-driven strategies and innovative problem-solving to elevate business performance.
Outside of work, Emory enjoys modifying his ’67 Mustang or Tacoma, welding and experimenting with projects in his workshop, or enjoying the Colorado outdoors with his family (skiing, hiking, 4-wheeling, fishing, and scuba diving).
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