2022 Top Article - Protect Your Factory Floor Against the Next Global Emergency with IoT
Introducing simple and effective technologies in the right ways can enable manufacturers to get more from their existing operations while also attracting and retaining talent for the long term.
Embracing Automation Technologies to Optimise Just-in-Time Processes
As businesses' priorities evolve as a means to navigate today's challenging landscape, new processes, such as Just-in-Time (JIT), are being implemented to meet customer demands in the most efficient way.
EaaS: A Catalyst for Today's Manufacturing Challenges
EaaS essentially allows users to rent machinery for a fixed period or to meet other pre-determined outputs. These innovative pay-per-use or pay-per-unit-produced business models enable providers to develop customized, user-friendly solutions.
Zebra Survey Shows Eight-in-10 Millennials Expect More Transparency in Automotive Manufacturing
Study reveals high demand for knowing the origin and sustainability level of materials and automotive parts as well as receiving an end-to-end view of the manufacturing process
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Powers Intralogistics Systems with Reliable, High-Efficiency Solutions
NORD's modular system of gear units, motors, and variable frequency drives work in unison to transport items quickly and safely across all intralogistics and warehouse systems.
New Ideas, Collaboration Help Brenton Drive Four Major Product Handling Upgrades to KW Container
This cell included four robots picking lids and packing them into one of four SKUs. This cell, encapsulated in a small footprint, also included an auto adjustable case sealer to accommodate the four different SKU boxes, a palletizer and stretch wrapper.
Technologies That Are Streamlining Manufacturing Plant Relocation
There's a lot to think about when a company chooses to relocate its manufacturing plant. Many may wish they could pick up their current facility and bring it to their new location, but that hypothetical isn't currently possible.
Case Study from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS - A Better Conveyor
OCC Systems is making automotive assembly lines safer, more energy-efficient, easier to maintain, and less expensive to operate
Managing the Rising Issue of VOCs in Modern Manufacturing
Given the industrial nature of their operations, modern manufacturing plants, and the activities performed there, are often significant sources of VOCs. Thus, company leaders must take decisive steps to mitigate the threat.
The Case for Mass Finishing for AM Parts and Components
Mass finishing is wrongly regarded by many as a relatively crude technology. However, it needs to be understood that it has been an established surface finishing technique for many decades for a reason.
How Do You Calculate First Pass Yield in Manufacturing?
First pass yield is a key performance indicator that demonstrates the quality and efficiency of a manufacturing process. This manufacturing intelligence figure specifically tells you the proportion of finished units that pass inspection during product testing.
NEW STUDY: MAJORITY OF WORKERS WOULD LEAVE FRONTLINE WORK IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
New report from SafetyCulture highlights mounting pressure on frontline workers and the key
opportunities for businesses to start improving the way they operate.
3 Ways the Inflation Reduction Act Impacts Manufacturing
The Inflation Reduction Act is a much-needed move by the government to curtail debt and lower prices to keep the country on a path toward growth.
A Quick Guide to Workplace Audits and Inspections
No matter if you are a longtime safety expert or know relatively little about the industry, you have probably experienced a safety inspection or safety audit at some point. But what exactly do these events entail and how can they help your organization?
Automating Risk Management to Improve Employee Safety in Warehouses
In Guidance Automation's 2022 research, 64% of respondents said that safety concerns around physical accidents caused by automated systems were preventing them from implementing warehouse or manufacturing plant automation.
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