This document provides information about a team that is working to improve productivity by reducing operator fatigue at a spring production plant. The team consists of 5 members and 2 observers. Their goal is to replace a manual bending process with a pneumatic tool to increase production from 12 to 22 pieces per minute while reducing fatigue. Analysis showed the pneumatic tool would allow one operator to keep up with the machine rate versus two operators for the manual process. Benefits of the improvement include reduced physical strain on operators and increased ability to meet production schedules.