Country hub for our US activity: European operational excellence and Industry 4.0 methods for American manufacturing — Northeast corridor, Southern California, Midwest. The lean rigor that rebuilt European industry, applied to US plants.
US manufacturing is reindustrializing under cost pressure: reshoring brings production back to some of the world's most expensive labor markets, making productivity the deciding factor. That's precisely where European operational excellence — forged in high-cost markets for decades — delivers its best. SXE Consulting serves US plants from its European base with structured on-site delivery: operational excellence in the Northeast (see our New York page), Industry 4.0 in Southern California (see our Los Angeles page), and supply chain across regions. Typical outcome: significant OEE gains and a major capex postponed at a New Jersey food plant.
European industry survived by producing efficiently at high wages — exactly the challenge of reshored US manufacturing.
Pilot line, contracted KPIs, measured gains in 90 days — then scale. No 18-month programs before anything moves.
No ties to software or equipment vendors: recommendations serve your ROI in a market saturated with platform pitches.
All our specialties, deliverable on-site across US manufacturing regions.
Eliminate waste, streamline processes.
Kaizen, TPM, visual management — overall performance.
Inventory, S&OP, logistics, procurement.
IoT, MES, data, automation.
Kaizen, PDCA, 5S, Six Sigma.
Planning, steering, cost control.
The European industrial playbook — delivered on your shop floor, contracted on your KPIs.
Our consultants transformed steel, chemical and tire plants across Europe. They work the floor: gemba first, slides second.
Northeast (operational excellence), Southern California (Industry 4.0), Midwest on demand: structured on-site blocks, remote follow-up between.
Significant OEE gains, lower cost of poor performance, capex postponed: every US mission is contracted on measured KPIs.
4 simple steps, from first call to measured results.
A free 30-minute call to understand your operations and challenges.
2 to 5 days at your facility: observation, measurements, team interviews.
Prioritized levers, estimated gains in €, contractualized KPIs.
Workshops with your teams, monthly measurement, skills transfer.
A free 30-minute call to route your need — operational excellence, 4.0, supply chain.
