Plant Metrics (Part I)

Measuring What Matters Most

Running an efficient and profitable manufacturing plant relies heavily on the ability to measure performance ac...

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Predictive Maintenance & AI

In the modern manufacturing environment, machine downtime is one of the most costly events a company can face. Even a few hours of unschedul...

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Exploring our Industrial Heritage – Seattle (Part II)

Logging and fishing are still solid industries in the Seattle area. For example the fishing industry still holds a presence with fishing ves...

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7 Awesome Things About Being a Manufacturing Leader

What makes manufacturing leadership such a fun and dynamic career?

  1. Developing Employees: When a leader provides an environment that is co
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Lean 5S: A Manager’s Strategy for Sustaining

The lean 5S system contains 5-steps to achieving a more organized, controlled and efficient manufacturing plant. These steps are Sort, Set-i...

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Lean 5S: The Sort Step

The lean 5S steps are Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain and 5S represents the first shopfloor steps on any new lean journey...

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How to Have Fun in Manufacturing

People don’t usually associate having fun with working in manufacturing. The typical perception of manufacturing is that manufacturing plant...

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