Lean Manufacturing Blog / Industry 4.0 (2)

by Tina Kennedy, on May 13, 2022 3:49:17 PM

Some people might say that the tried and true method of training new operators is to have them shadow a veteran employee. But what if there's no one with the …

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Topics:OpinionIndustry 4.0Digital Work InstructionsQuality Management

by Tina Kennedy, on Mar 24, 2022 5:18:15 PM

Modern societies have digitally transformed over the past three decades at exponential rates. In the 90s there were approximately 11 million cell phone users and according to Statistica, that number …

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Topics:TechnologyOpinionIndustry 4.0Manufacturing CultureQuality Management

by Dan McKiernan, on Mar 3, 2022 11:20:54 AM

In a wave of reshoring, digitizing offers a competitive advantage for manufacturers. One of the most important and impactful trends in manufacturing is the phenomenon of reshoring, as manufacturers that …

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Topics:OpinionIndustry 4.0

by Jason Bullard, on Feb 22, 2022 8:11:34 AM

For decades—even generations—innovators in manufacturing have worked hard to find ways to minimize the chaos and complexity of manufacturing and production environments. While new technologies have unlocked impressive new advances …

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Topics:TechnologyOpinionIndustry 4.0Digital Work Instructions

by Jason Bullard, on Feb 11, 2022 11:18:22 AM

The power and potential of simplifying digital work instructions From the earliest days of modern manufacturing, work instructions have played a part in helping operators complete their work correctly and …

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Topics:OpinionIndustry 4.0Digital Work Instructions

by Dan McKiernan, on Jan 25, 2022 5:06:45 PM

Vehicle Assembly has come an awfully long way since the days of Henry Ford. While Ford famously innovated with breakthrough ideas that have shaped manufacturing assembly lines for over a …

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Topics:Industry 4.0Manufacturing Integrated PlatformQuality ManagementVehicle Assembly

by Jason Bullard, on Jan 4, 2022 7:06:27 PM

The most common reasons why digitization projects fail—and how to avoid those missteps. To take full advantage of the suite of emerging and established tools and technologies collectively referred to …

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Topics:OpinionIndustry 4.0

by Tina Kennedy, on Oct 21, 2020 8:15:41 AM

Lean manufacturing principles have long been implemented and improved upon since the 1930s, following World War II, when Kiichiro Toyoda and Taiichi Ohno, first introduced process flow innovations and the …

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Topics:Lean ManufacturingIndustry 4.0Manufacturing Integrated PlatformQuality Management

by George Jewell, on Jan 7, 2020 3:19:07 PM

Sophisticated new track-and-trace solutions can be an essential tool for medical manufacturers In recent years, the emergence of sophisticated new track-and-trace tools and technologies has given manufacturers powerful new capabilities …

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Topics:MedicalTraceabilityIndustry 4.0Quality Management

by Dan McKiernan, on Nov 18, 2019 3:06:05 PM

Accelerated and enhanced training with digital work instructions. As growing numbers of manufacturers are discovering, digital work instructions can be a game-changer. Digital work instructions are more accurate, more user …

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Topics:Educational TopicsLean ManufacturingIndustry 4.0Digital Work Instructions

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