ATS

MAY 1, 2025

Below, well explore the basics of job and flow shops, highlight key differences, and offer insight on choosing the best-fit shop model. A job shop focuses on the result of manufacturing processes the job rather than the individual steps involved. Two commonly used layouts are job shops and flow shops. What is a job shop?

Manufacturing

ATS

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This blog is about ways of measuring maintenance performance. Safety and compliance KPIs such as Days Since Last Reportable Accident may not have an obvious connection to maintenance, but the linkage is strong. Share How do you know if you’re getting value-for-money from maintenance? The key is to link them to business goals.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Breathe Technologies

MARCH 3, 2021

Whilst there have been massive levels of innovation in underlying technology in this area, be it digital or physical, to push the despatch throughput rates to next level, customer demand is driving further pressures on warehouses to perform. If done incorrectly, will easily hinder the ability to fulfil orders.

Fit

The Automation Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Modern manufacturing technology started with the Industrial Revolution that spanned from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century. It handles the complexities of manufacturing various products, ensuring productivity and quality through diverse machining capabilities. Read on to find out more on this topic! What is CNC Automation?

Automation

Trimantec

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Automation technology is fascinating to watch but perplexing to ponder. Depending on the type of manufacturing and the size of the business, automation technology questions may spill over onto floor managers and purchasing agents. Workers in manufacturing environments wear many hats these days. Your duties are broad and varied.

Automation

ATS

MARCH 6, 2025

Lets discuss the fundamentals of value stream mapping, define key elements, identify common pitfalls and provide a step-by-step roadmap for your VSM journey. T: Transportation waste is the unnecessary movement of products or materials. What is value stream mapping? Theres an easy acronym to help remember them all: TIMWOODS.

Lean manufacturing