With the right approach to continuous improvement, printing companies can thrive if they’re willing to make the investment. To be successful, a company must recognize that processes are the central ...

Zhuhai, China facility specializing in advanced assembly, tool design and manufacturing, and metal and plastics capabilities for Lifestyle and Data Center customers earns company's third consecutive ...

You’re probably familiar with the principles of lean manufacturing. Stripped to its roots, lean focuses on decreasing waste, increasing value to the customer and a process of continuous improvement.

Historically, making medical devices has been a complicated task, often due to the sheer number of parts produced, all in differing sizes and complexities. When you take into consideration the added ...

Manufacturers on a journey to make production processes “smarter” typically start by aggregating data from around the plant with the ultimate goal of optimizing systems and operations. Of course, ...

HORSHAM, Pa. & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aegis Software, a global provider of Manufacturing Operations Management Software (MOM/MES), and Arch Systems®, the leading provider of data and ...

As a follow-up to my last column, 'Must Have' Metrics for Continuous Improvement, the next must-have metrics are first pass yield (FPY) and rolled throughput yield (RTY). While most companies I visit ...

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And the Eastlake company plans to continue that trend in 2019 — but it needs more people to hire. Midwest Precision makes precision components in all kinds of metals, primarily for the defense and ...

Well-run businesses strive to find examples of continuous improvements in the workplace. As these improvements increase the bottom line, managers look for methods to find a measurable gain that can ...