by Jason Bullard, on Jan 25, 2024 10:44:23 AM
How to safeguard your smart factory from costly errors Growing numbers of manufacturing decision makers are recognizing that a successful digital transformation not only confers a competitive advantage but is …
Read Storyby Jason Bullard, on Jan 11, 2024 4:31:15 PM
The importance of identifying, quantifying, and contextualizing the right metrics and measurables Key performance indicator (KPI) is one of the most commonly and casually used terms when it comes to …
Read Storyby Jason Bullard, on Dec 18, 2023 10:00:48 AM
The power and potential of data-driven insights, precision analysis, and refinement. Historically, manufacturing production improvements have been surprisingly speculative and theoretical—an ironic reality for an industry that has long been …
Read Storyby Dan McKiernan, on Dec 11, 2023 4:33:04 PM
The role of the digital twin in your company, your process, and your production environment. At a time when a wave of tech innovation continues to build across the manufacturing …
Read Storyby Dan McKiernan, on Nov 30, 2023 10:28:39 AM
A surge of new technologies in the automotive industry has unlocked new possibilities in the production of electric vehicles and game-changing advances in autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. Automakers today operate …
Read Storyby Jason Bullard, on Nov 1, 2023 12:06:53 PM
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are an integral piece of the operational puzzle in any manufacturing environment. They provide the step-by-step procedural guidance and support that enables operators to do their …
Read Storyby Jason Bullard, on Oct 13, 2023 8:30:12 AM
Streamlining and simplifying to drive results In a modern marketplace where customization is king and manufacturers are responding to growing consumer demand with more and more customized products, new tools …
Read Storyby Jason Bullard, on Aug 28, 2023 11:58:06 AM
Poka-yoke is a Japanese term for mistake-proofing, derived from the Japanese words yokeru (avoid) and poka (mistakes). Famously popularized by the influential Toyota Production System, poka-yoke refers to any mechanism …
Read Storyby Jason Bullard, on Aug 14, 2023 11:37:00 AM
For sports fans, trust the process is a familiar phrase that has been popularized in recent years as a kind of tongue-in-cheek nod to the long-term team-building strategy of the …
Read Storyby Jason Bullard, on Jul 28, 2023 11:07:21 AM
One of the most meaningful advantages of the new generation of connected process control solutions—and the lean manufacturing environments they power—is the paradigm-shifting level of complete traceability that manufacturers can …
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