Driving Supply Chain Innovation Through AI and Process Optimization

AI and data analytics are game changers for the manufacturing industry's demand and shop floor agility. My team is currently developing an AI model that identifies irregular demand patterns and updates itself.

Top 4 Complaint Management Challenges and How To Solve Them

Not only is effective complaints management good business practice, complaints management is also a compliance requirement for companies that adhere to ISO standards or are regulated by the FDA.

Tips From an Expert: Creating a Positive Workplace Culture in Manufacturing

60% of business leaders who prioritise performance management say they outperform their competitors. Despite this, 49% of employees say they don't have regular performance conversations with their managers.

6S In Manufacturing

The 6S Lean Management System is a six-step process devised by Toyota Production Systems in the late 1940s. It was used to help them streamline their production with less waste than competitive brands, as well as improving their performance and quality.

5x5 Why - a Better Way to Resolve Supplier Related Quality Concerns

From my experience, relational governance inevitably creates an atmosphere of loyalty and trust much more easily than one that is adversarial, focusing only on punitive actions when contractual agreements are not met.

The role of Employee Equity Ownership in driving a company's productivity.

In this article, the focus is on giving employees a stake in the company, the objective is to motivate them to do what is best for the shareholders since they are also shareholders.

Dialing Up Productivity with Workstream Collaboration

The coronavirus pandemic is fast-tracking the take-up of "workstream collaboration". This next generation of unified productivity and collaboration tools is designed to make it easier for colleagues to work together from afar.

Purpose, Productivity, and Profitability - The Confluence of Company Sustainability.

The direct influence of a workforce in determining an organization's purpose can be as much, and, sometimes even more of a reason for an individual to enthusiastically and wholeheartedly work at a company as the financial compensation they receive.

Rethinking the Purpose of a Corporation

As someone who has spent his life engaged in driving growth at every level of business operation, it's always been evident to me that to be successful and meaningful to all stakeholders, a corporation needs positive purpose if it hopes to achieve sustainable profitability.

Tips and Tricks for Implementing Automation in Your Manufacturing Plant

IoT and connected devices are making the development process more transparent. The technology also allows plant managers and overseers to accurately review operations, which leads to a more positive direction for everyone.

Lean Execution System (LES)

Together, well-designed technology and people drive solutions. LES is a tool that empowers workers with real-time information to see and solve production problems and create innovation.

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Featured Product

PI USA - High-Speed Hexapod for Nanopositioning

PI USA - High-Speed Hexapod for Nanopositioning

To meet industrial demands for higher dynamics, reliability and precision in 6DoF positioning systems, PI engineers came up with a new hexapod concept, based on direct-drive lever actuators. This new concept reduces complexity, improves performance, and minimizes wear.

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BigRep

BigRep

Founded in 2014, BigRep set sail to transform the 3D printing and manufacturing business. With its 1m3 volume, the BigRep ONE opens the gateway to a new dimension of 3D printing and 3D manufacturing, while the BigRep STUDIO allows fast and precise large-scale 3D printing. From furniture to vehicles to robotics, we think everything is possible. We want you to envision everything from human scale robot parts, sculptural artworks in all their full-dimensional glory, and dream the impossible world-changing designs of tomorrow while enabling you to print them today using one of our 3D printers.