Job Shop SMED: How to Reduce Set-up Times

Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) is a Lean manufacturing technique designed to reduce changeover and setup times in production processes...

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Poka Yoke is No Joke!
Poka Yoke Method in Manufacturing: A Key to Error-Free Production

In the fast-paced and highly competitive world of manufacturi

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A Two Role Focus

If you want to maximize success within the structure of a manufacturing company simply focus on two roles: the sales role and the machine op...

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Why Work in Manufacturing?

Working for a manufacturing company is where it’s at! Most people don’t realize it though. People outside of it see manufacturing through th...

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Paul Bunyan with Six-Sigma Tools

Powerful Six-Sigma Tools for a Job Shop

I’m not a big fan of force-fitting lean and six-sigma tools into applications that just don’t make ...

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Artisan Manufacturing

I was touring an artisan manufacturing plant a few weeks ago and I noticed something that was initially very alarming. Rampant inefficiency....

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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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