Lean Manufacturing

March 2013 - Robotic Efficiencies

March 1, 2013 4:42 pm | Digital Editions | Comments

In this issue see how Starbucks' continuous improvement philosophy earns an AME Manufacturing Excellence Award, learn how mobile access to maintenance could mean easier troubleshooting, check out the 2013 Industrial Web Directory, and more.

The Next Generation Of Lean

February 20, 2013 2:16 pm | by Manufacturing.net | Events

Lean manufacturing is a staple of most major industrial operations today, with companies of all types using time-tested methods to cut waste and reinforce the bottom line through “continuous improvement.” Even though the practice is nearly ubiquitous, it too is undergoing constant innovation to tackle some of the uniquely 21st Century manufacturing problems.

Small Manufacturers Are Not Little Versions Of Major Manufacturers

January 31, 2013 3:39 pm | by Mike Collins, Author, Saving American Manufacturing | Blogs | Comments

Have you ever wondered why manufacturing process improvement programs are introduced with great fanfare, but eventually fade away? A good example is Six Sigma, which is the answer to process variation. It was originally developed by Motorola and then General Electric (GE) and Honeywell adopted it for all of their divisions. Now, GE and Honeywell have backed away from Six Sigma, as have hundreds of other manufacturers.

January/February 2013 - A NEW Industrial Revolution

January 28, 2013 12:24 pm | Digital Editions | Comments

In this issue, Pennsylvania manufacturers highlight a "new industrial revolution," machine tags and contamination control eliminate errors and improve industrial lubricant performance, experts discuss proper loading dock design and the safety and energy efficiency concerns that have long dogged facility dock areas, and more.

Lean Manufacturing: The Skinny On The Facts

January 9, 2013 8:00 am | by Frank Hill, Stratus Technologies | Blogs | Comments

2012 has come and gone. With a new year staring us down, it’s time for new resolutions. Resolutions involve change, which can be tough for manufacturers. Many manufacturers are conservative in their approach to changing IT solutions — solutions they have become extremely reliant upon and familiar with.

What Black Belt Training Doesn't Teach

September 26, 2012 8:11 am | by Alan Nicol, Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions | Blogs | Comments

Regardless of the process improvement, business improvement, or innovation methodology training, almost all of them focus on teaching us tools and methods. They don’t teach us how to lead the implementation. Here is a short list of the things we change leaders need to do to succeed.

Reduce Manufacturing Process Costs By Capturing Baseline Data and Eliminating Variability

August 31, 2010 12:54 pm | by Profit Finders | White Papers

This white paper will identify data collection methods, data analysis techniques, and the typical areas within a manufacturing process where cost can be reduced. Ultimately the goal is to show how technology can be used to drive continuous improvements resulting in substantial savings.

Monitoring Physical Threats in Data Center

August 30, 2010 1:26 pm | by APC by Schneider Electric | White Papers

Traditional methodologies for monitoring the data center environment are no longer sufficient. With technologies such as blade servers driving up cooling demands and regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley driving up data security requirements, the physical environment in the data center must be watched more closely.