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Process Optimization in Manufacturing

ATS

The only way to succeed is to keep looking for ways to do things better, which is what fuels the drive for optimization of manufacturing processes. Optimizing a manufacturing process is like fine-tuning a race car. This blog dives into the subject of manufacturing optimization. What is process optimization?

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Sarah Dvorak: Manufacturing is for Anyone Who Wants to Solve Problems and Serve Customers

NIST

This blog is part of a series for Women’s History Month to highlight women who are making an impact on the manufacturing industry. Sarah Dvorak didn’t originally plan on a career in manufacturing, but her first career was not a good fit.

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How Does Digital Transformation Enable Sustainability?

Cisco Manufacturing

Manufacturers can contribute to corporate and global sustainability goals by building an intelligent plant to better manage energy, waste, and materials. Monitoring inventory for consumables, packaging, and scrap. Monitoring inventory for consumables, packaging, and scrap. Cisco Manufacturing Blog.

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First Pass Yield in Manufacturing

ATS

The purpose of this blog is to let the maintenance department know how they can influence FPY and why they should seek out opportunities to do that. First pass yield example Working through the formula with numbers from a hypothetical manufacturing process will illustrate how it should be used. What is first pass yield?

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How to Increase Sustainability in Production

ATS

Companies are swapping to greener technologies and reducing their carbon emissions, and the market is responding. For production facilities, this means upgrading your manufacturing processes and maintenance tasks. You might have heard this referred to as “eco-friendly” or “green” manufacturing in the past.

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Embracing Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry

ATS

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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Rapid Improvement Events in Manufacturing

ATS

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. How can ATS help?