ATS

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Next Post MRO Storeroom Best Practices: Design, Organization, & Reports Resources Explore the latest industrial maintenance best practices, trends and news from ATS and learn from industry experts and leading manufacturers.

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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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ATS

MAY 14, 2025

Instead, production leveling or Heijunka offers a proactive solution rooted in Lean manufacturing. Next Post State of Manufacturing and Trends in Greenville, SC Resources Explore the latest industrial maintenance best practices, trends and news from ATS and learn from industry experts and leading manufacturers.

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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

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

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?

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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

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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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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ATS

AUGUST 2, 2024

This blog explains kanban in manufacturing. Kanban is one of the most important tools in Lean manufacturing. This signal is used to request delivery of parts or materials in a just-in-time manufacturing operation. Consequently, Lean maintenance is important for success with kanban in Lean manufacturing.

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ATS

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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. What is Lean Manufacturing. Steps for Addressing the Labor Shortage in Manufacturing. View all resources.

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eFlex Systems

JANUARY 11, 2024

There are three essential prerequisites for setting and measuring manufacturing KPIs – a consistent process, clear standards, and the tools to measure. Read on in the Epicor blog.

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ATS

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Lean manufacturing. This feeds into a core tenet of lean manufacturing , ensuring that processes and resources are used, as much as possible, in the interest of delivering value to the end user. Low-Code Manufacturing Platforms: What They are and How They Benefit You. Virtual prototyping. View all resources.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

What is Lean Manufacturing. Explore the latest industrial maintenance best practices, trends and news from ATS and learn from industry experts and leading manufacturers. What is Lean Manufacturing. Rapid Improvement Events in Manufacturing. Rapid Improvement Events in Manufacturing.

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ATS

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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. We’ll discuss emerging trends in manufacturing and review what’s involved in, and the benefits to be expected from, a factory digital transformation.

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Plataine

JULY 4, 2022

Lean manufacturing is as relevant today as it ever was, but it is evolving. Meanwhile, digitalization is one of the most talked about trends in modern manufacturing, but in its goals – minimizing waste and maximizing productivity – it could be said to be an extension of Lean.

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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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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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ATS

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Next Post How Maintenance Apprenticeship Programs Cultivate Next-Gen Talent Resources Explore the latest industrial maintenance best practices, trends and news from ATS and learn from industry experts and leading manufacturers.

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ATS

AUGUST 2, 2024

Strategies for improving efficiency Engineers often look for and make improvements in manufacturing efficiency in response to a problem, a request, or new information or equipment becoming available. Lean seeks to eliminate all forms of waste.

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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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eFlex Systems

JUNE 16, 2023

Read the blog below! Start small. Scale fast. These industry best practices will help you approach and achieve digital transformation goals.

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eFlex Systems

JULY 7, 2023

Successful manufacturers aren’t satisfied if their production is simply meeting goals – they want more. They ask themselves the tough questions outlined in the blog below.

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eFlex Systems

JUNE 23, 2023

Successful manufacturers aren’t satisfied if their production is simply meeting goals – they want more. They ask themselves the tough questions outlined in the blog below.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 20, 2024

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. In this blog, we'll explore several strategies and practices to consider.

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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. After-use checks are essential for all machinery and equipment, whether used by maintenance or manufacturing. This also forms part of lean manufacturing.)

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eFlex Systems

JANUARY 25, 2024

Discover manufacturing's digital transformation pitfalls. Navigate challenges for a successful shift to digitization in this insightful blog.

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eFlex Systems

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Read the blog to learn more Modern production technology is not just about streamlining complexity, it’s about ensuring quality and accountability as well.

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eFlex Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A digital twin of manufacturing processes makes it easier to identify and correct trouble spots and inefficiencies, and much more. Read the Epicor blog.

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eFlex Systems

AUGUST 28, 2023

Manufacturers who utilize poka-yoke systems set their operators up for success and carve out a defining competitive advantage. Learn more in the blog.

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Factory Worx

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Read Our Blog. Why should manufacturers in Australia invest in Digital Transformation for effective production? Digital transformation is expanding in the entire manufacturing sector. Many businesses have started to experience the long-term advantages of manufacturing automation in Australia. November 22, 2022.

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ATS

MARCH 18, 2024

This blog explores quality control practices in manufacturing. Lean Manufacturing: Defects are a form of waste that lean attempts to eliminate. Lean is focused on continuous improvement efforts, which needs data from quality control checks but also takes a preventive approach.

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ATS

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Share Adopting lean manufacturing increases focus on equipment changeovers. These are periods when there’s no production and lean often accentuates their impact by increasing their frequency. SMED is a structured approach to reducing the time needed to change a machine over from one product or part to another.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 29, 2025

So, I ran a Lean article for issue 1 revisiting the topic at times throughout my 10 years as editor there. This article from Inductive Automations blog came my way the other day. It is a good look at the current state of MES and Lean. The post MES for Lean Manufacturing appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Next Post Bottleneck Analysis in Lean Manufacturing Resources Explore the latest industrial maintenance best practices, trends and news from ATS and learn from industry experts and leading manufacturers.

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ATS

MARCH 6, 2025

Share Value stream mapping (VSM) is a core component of lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing value stream mapping identifies eight types of waste. This process includes identifying areas of waste, creating action plans to address these areas and defining the lean manufacturing tools needed to reduce total waste.

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ATS

MARCH 18, 2025

Further complications arise from the use of Just-in-Time (JIT)productionand Lean manufacturing practices and the frequency with whichProductionschedules change. On top of this,Maintenance activitycan have a big impact on quality control in manufacturing. View all resources Blog What is Process Manufacturing?

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