Preventing breakdowns is a much better strategy than reacting to them. Thankfully we have new tools to support predictive maintenance.Ā
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My wife Kelly, my dog Nala and I set out to explore our industrial heritage in Deadwood, South Dakota. There we found a rich deep history of...
Manufacturing relies on clear, compliant, and accurate operating procedures.Ā These documents are the backbone of consistency, minimizing er...
Every manufacturing company adds societal-value in one way or another, but few change the world. The John Deere Company does change the worl...
When you are working on lean, six-sigma and a variety of continuous improvement activities, the quantity of action items can get overwhelmin...
Success for a manufacturing operator stems from a combination of an employeeā€™s work effort, the employees given ability, and the continuous ...
When was the last tie that you wrote a letter of commendation?
Early in my career, I worked at a Frito-Lay plant near Binghamton, NY and th...
