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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It’s easy for manufacturing managers to become fixated on the big picture, visualizing every aspect of their operations as cells in a spreadsheet. The idea behind it is simple, but it can have a tremendous impact on lean manufacturing efforts as well as ongoing process improvement. What is a Gemba walk in manufacturing?

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MAY 14, 2025

Share Uneven customer demand creates significant challenges for manufacturers: increased overtime, excess inventory, and wasted labor, among other obstacles. Instead, production leveling or Heijunka offers a proactive solution rooted in Lean manufacturing. Launch a pilot line , gather real-time data, and iterate.

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JUNE 5, 2025

Share In the realm of manufacturing, idle time refers to any period when resources — whether machines, employees, or production lines — are available but not actively engaged in value-adding tasks. What is idle time in a manufacturing environment? Refine processes : Apply lean manufacturing techniques to eliminate waste. 

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21st Century Tech

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Please welcome back Ellie Gabel to the 21st Century Tech Blog. However, manufacturers struggle to reach sustainability goals and recycling rates continue to lag. As a result, aluminum primary and secondary manufacturers are investing in new technologies. She is a big fan of Richard Dawkins.

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MAY 29, 2025

Continuous improvement programs: Ongoing efforts such as lean manufacturing implementation, maintenance kaizen events and root cause analysis sessions can help pinpoint systemic barriers to improved wrench time. Asset accessibility improvements: Optimizing layouts can minimize travel time and make it easier for technicians to work.

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ATS

MARCH 25, 2025

While the primary goal in maintenance strategy is to keep machines running, it also impacts larger corporate objectives such as lean manufacturing initiatives or overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). For example, lean processes focus on reducing waste. This starts with strategic alignment.

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MRPEasy

JANUARY 13, 2025

Lean manufacturing tools help you organize workspaces and fix problems before they can slow you down. What is lean manufacturing? Lean manufacturing is all about working smarter, not harder.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This is why many manufacturers and production facilities have a dedicated maintenance supervisor on staff to oversee these mission-critical tasks. Share Keeping track of your facility’s maintenance operations is a big job, and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

JANUARY 25, 2023

Lean manufacturing is much more than a collection of tools. Operating a truly Lean facility requires a Lean mindset, which is only achieved by developing a Lean culture. In this blog, we address why culture matters. We explore how you can recognize a Lean culture and the benefits of developing one.

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eFlex Systems

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Discover how modern manufacturing tech tackles Lean wastes like Waiting & Underused Talent in this blog, boosting efficiency, training, and ROI.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MAY 15, 2025

In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the fundamentals of continuous improvement: shifting from reactive to proactive operations, reducing waste, and increasing efficiency through Lean and Six Sigma principles. Its how manufacturers move from guessing to learning, and from reaction to refinement.

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MRPEasy

JANUARY 17, 2024

Takt time is a key concept in lean manufacturing and process management, representing the rate at which a finished product needs to be completed in order to meet customer demand. Takt time is a key concept in lean manufacturing […] The post What Is Takt Time and How to Use It? What is takt time?

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MAY 2, 2025

Similar to this, the automotive and industrial verticals are expanding due to smart manufacturing, digital transformation initiatives, and the advancement of electric and driverless vehicles. Manufacturing centers are being reassessed by businesses, which are prioritizing resilience over cost effectiveness.

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MRPEasy

MARCH 22, 2024

Process improvement in manufacturing is not just about tweaking a few procedures. It involves a holistic approach, integrating time-tested methodologies such as lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Kaizen, with cutting-edge solutions like manufacturing ERP software. What is process improvement?

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ATS

JULY 23, 2024

That’s why manufacturers serious about eliminating waste strive for Zero Defect Manufacturing. As a quality Mmanagement concept, Zero Defect Manufacturing underpins Lean and Six Sigma thinking. This blog introduces the concept of zero defects in manufacturing. Both are expensive.

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ATS

AUGUST 2, 2024

Share Synchronizing manufacturing operations helps eliminate waste and increase efficiency. This blog explains kanban in manufacturing. Kanban is one of the most important tools in Lean manufacturing. It’s also very visual, letting supervisors and workers quickly see the current status of manufacturing orders.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Share One of the tenets of lean manufacturing is that goods should flow like water through production. That flow is smoothed by determining the takt time and configuring manufacturing to achieve it. This blog explains takt time in manufacturing.

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ATS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

By providing a framework for considering every aspect of manufacturing, they help teams avoid latching on to the first possible cause. Using the 6 M’s in manufacturing has been shown to increase success at identifying and addressing root causes. What are the 6 M’s of manufacturing? These are: 1. Contact us to learn more.

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ATS

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In the ongoing pursuit of increased efficiency and improved profit margins, lean manufacturing is one of the most impactful practices that organizations have adopted over the past several decades – and its influence remains significant to this day. What is lean manufacturing? 5S: The five principles of lean manufacturing.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 20, 2024

Small and medium-sized manufacturers with successful supply chains rely heavily on robust production planning. Optimizing the production plan, which takes into account the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished goods, can enhance a company’s operational efficiency, cost savings, and customer satisfaction.

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ATS

AUGUST 2, 2024

Share Most manufacturers are very focused on efficiency. Defining effectiveness in manufacturing Being effective is about achieving desired results. Defining efficiency in manufacturing In manufacturing, efficiency is generally a matter of resource utilization, because this maximizes the output-to-input ratio.

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ATS

MARCH 3, 2023

Share In the ongoing pursuit of greater efficiency, better customer service and a healthy bottom line, manufacturers are reexamining every area of operation to determine the potential for improvement. The focus on value is a core tenet of lean maintenance, a separate but related concept that we will review later in this piece).

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 16, 2023

” Yasenchak has written more than 45 papers and blogs on “ Keeping Up With ISO ” over the years to help small mold builder and molders across the U.S. Lean manufacturing, ISO certification and employee quality certification. stay in business. Reducing cost and waste = increased productivity and profitability.

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ATS

MAY 28, 2024

Share Some manufacturing businesses make for stock, others make to order, and a number do a little of both. The first two are considered “push” and “pull” manufacturing respectively, while the third is a hybrid approach. Understanding push systems In push manufacturing work is scheduled through the factory based on forecast demand.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

JUNE 8, 2023

In the early ‘90s, American manufacturers began transitioning to a global supply chain model. This shift resulted in the movement of manufacturing facilities off shore in search of lowered labor costs and economies of scale. In this first blog, we break down supply chain risk management. And, CMTC can help!

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Share If your manufacturing facility relies on compressed air to power tools, equipment or processes, its vital to maintain these systems in optimal working condition. Any leaks, worn-out parts or improperly calibrated components can have a significant domino effect throughout your operations.

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ATS

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Share Artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance and digital twins are just some of the new things happening in manufacturing right now. Most, though, are still trying to make sense of this digital transformation in manufacturing. In this blog, we’ll examine the change that’s underway and the key technologies driving it.

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ATS

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With digital transformation taking hold across industry and manufacturing, the metals industry is no exception. Digital transformation in the metals industry — and across manufacturing — is occurring for a number of reasons. Lean manufacturing. Greater integration and insight in supply chain and inventory functions.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Once the supply chain experiences challenges, manufacturers will almost immediately see higher prices, longer delivery times and extended resource time to make alternate plans and maintain customer relations. enables — must be the new normal for any business that intends to be proactive and competitive in today’s manufacturing landscape.

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ATS

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Maintenance in manufacturing is a many-faceted undertaking, comprising an extensive toolset of tactics and practices. The Alpha Strike rapid improvement event is built on the Kaizen event foundation, drawing from continuous improvement and Kaizen lean manufacturing principles to drive analysis, action and results.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore the critical role warehousing and distribution management plays in modern manufacturing operations and share key strategies for achieving significant, sustainable improvements in efficiency and operational excellence. This enables a just-in-time delivery strategy and lean inventory management.

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ATS

JUNE 12, 2024

A Pareto analysis is often displayed as a bar chart and it’s widely used in quality, maintenance and lean manufacturing. You’ll often see a Pareto chart in the manufacturing industry being used to explain why problems are being prioritized and addressed in the order they are. What is a Pareto chart?

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

JANUARY 11, 2024

Manufacturers rely on a skilled workforce to implement, oversee, and improve their manufacturing processes. With millions of manufacturing jobs going unfilled each year, small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) are looking for ways to attract qualified candidates and capture their full potential for growth and productivity.

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Factory Worx

JUNE 8, 2022

Read Our Blog. Why is Continuous Improvement Necessary for the Manufacturing Industry? In today's competitive manufacturing world, those who don't improve their business are at risk of being left behind. They will never achieve that goal without continuous process improvement in manufacturing workflows.

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ATS

JULY 10, 2024

Share Standard Operating Procedures are the bedrock on which modern manufacturing rests. This blog takes the form of an introductory Standard Operating Procedures guide. What are Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in manufacturing? A manufacturing SOP is a set of instructions detailing how to perform a task.

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ATS

MAY 22, 2024

This blog is about the importance of safety in maintenance operations, because industrial maintenance safety is as important as the safety of everyone else in the factory. OSHA regulations relate to aspects of manufacturing such as guarding, use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and warning signs.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Maintenance technology is a key area of innovation in manufacturing, today and for the foreseeable future. technology are already becoming pervasive throughout the manufacturing landscape. The success and efficiency of these factories proves that advanced technology is necessary to remain viable and competitive in manufacturing today.

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