05/22/2026
At Montrealโs Canadian Grand Prix this weekend, victory is decided by fractions of a second. Just like an F1 car screaming down the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, top-tier manufacturing requires a constant pursuit of perfection.
This continuous drive for excellence is defined by Kaizen, the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement.
Evolution of the Pit Stop
Through decades of incremental improvements in training, ergonomics, and technology, Formula 1 teams have reduced the time it takes to change 4 tires from over a minute to under two seconds.
โข 1950s: 67.0 seconds (Manual labor, hammers)
โข 1980s: 9.5 seconds (First pneumatic air guns)
โข 2010s: 2.5 seconds (continued process & skill improvement)
โข Present Day: 1.8 to 2.3 seconds (The pinnacle of standardized work)
As one of the world's largest Tier One automotive suppliers, AISIN brings this exact high-performance mindset to everyday mobility.
Just as an F1 pit crew practices a tire change thousands of times to eliminate milliseconds of waste, AISIN applies Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen principles to maximize speed and precision across its global production lines:
โข Standardized Work: Optimizing the interaction between advanced robotics and skilled operators to remove process bottlenecks.
โข SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies): Reducing changeover times on complex machinery to maintain agility.
โข Built-In Quality: Utilizing daily data verification and smart AI diagnostics to achieve zero-defect manufacturing.
Whether it is a sub-2-second tire change in Montreal or engineering high-performance parts at AISIN, our โDrive to be the Bestโ is a continuous journey of daily improvements.
