Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 22, 2025

SupplyPoints industrial vending machines bring advanced automation and data integration to the shop floor. For manufacturers, this demands a workforce skilled in data analytics and digital tool management. These capabilities not only enhance productivity but also align with lean manufacturing principles.

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ATS

MAY 14, 2025

Instead, production leveling or Heijunka offers a proactive solution rooted in Lean manufacturing. Heijunka fundamentals Heijunka isnt a made-up word; its a foundational Lean concept that supports Just-In-Time production by balancing workload across processes. Segment SKUs by demand frequency and production complexity.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 2, 2024

Running a lean and efficient operation is important to all business’s financial return, but no more so than a Manufacturing one where margins are super competitive and industry technology and processes are forever changing. Ensuring your price meets the value expected by your customers is obviously an important early step.

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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 one thing to spot a problem. Its another to solve it. But identifying opportunities is only half the battle.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 7, 2023

Faller has brought his own expertise in lean and agile transformation of processes to push the limits of Elexon’s standards and processes. Already established as a global electronics player, Elexon Electronics is undergoing an agile transformation to strengthen its defence offering. interconnectedness. interconnectedness.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

With that caveat out of the way, I’d be a liar to say I haven’t mixed assemblies in a pinch, so if you absolutely cannot keep the tool inventory consistent, then the next best thing is to stick with the principles of good tool assembly. There are three key characteristics that determine a good assembly.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2022

Focusing on the core principles of preventing cybersecurity threats remains a priority, rather than the excitement of every new cyber-threat headline. Isolate ICS/supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems from corporate and internet networks using perimeter controls. Key challenges (e.g.,

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ATS

JULY 23, 2024

As a quality Mmanagement concept, Zero Defect Manufacturing underpins Lean and Six Sigma thinking. It covers the principles, some implementation strategies, tools and techniques and the importance of training and culture. Three Zero Defect principles provide a framework. Three Zero Defect principles provide a framework.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

However, job shop manufacturers face a variety of challenges that can impact efficiency and customer satisfaction. According to a 2019 study by Cloud Elements , 55 per cent of respondents believe API integrations are “critical” to their operations. ERPs are one of the top three business use-cases for API integrations.

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ATS

AUGUST 2, 2024

Kanban is one of the most important tools in Lean manufacturing. Consequently, Lean maintenance is important for success with kanban in Lean manufacturing. Now known as Lean manufacturing, it usually includes pull systems, JIT and kanban. Now known as Lean manufacturing, it usually includes pull systems, JIT and kanban.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 20, 2024

Collaborate closely with sales and marketing teams to gather market insights and historical sales data. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) systems provide data-driven insights for better decision-making in production planning and supply chain management.

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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. Agile maintenance — also known as adaptive maintenance — is a strategy that manufacturers are increasingly drawing upon to overcome these challenges.

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MEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Traditionally, OEE data has been captured manually which is labour and time-intensive and often inaccurate and out of date. They can capture real-time data to generate accurate OEE reports and subsequently improve production efficiency. principles to make it work with production machinery of any age, size or model. FourJaw 2.1

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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. A Pareto chart is the visual display of the results of a Pareto analysis, which in turn, is an application of the Pareto Principle. The value of Pareto analysis is that it’s data driven.

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Factory Worx

DECEMBER 27, 2022

If you, too, wish to go digital, you can gain a lot from higher productivity, optimised data use, increased scope of innovation, and overall cost reduction. If you, too, wish to go digital, you can gain a lot from higher productivity, optimised data use, increased scope of innovation, and overall cost reduction. Be specific.

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ATS

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The rapid improvement event is one such tactic, enlisting a small team of technicians to spend a predefined amount of time focusing 100% of its resources and efforts on improving a specific issue through analysis and data-based, targeted action. Factors for rapid improvement events in manufacturing. Identify target KPIs.

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Quality Assurance: Enhances quality control processes by providing detailed measurement data and analysis. Enhanced Data Analytics: There will be a greater emphasis on utilizing big data analytics and machine learning algorithms to analyze vast amounts of machining data.

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i4.0 today

JUNE 29, 2023

Implement smart manufacturing Embrace the concept of smart manufacturing, where advanced automation and data analytics are utilised to optimise energy consumption. By collecting and analysing data, manufacturers can gain valuable insights into their energy usage patterns and make informed decisions.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 15, 2023

Laser cutting metal sheet with sparks flying In the past few years metal processing shops have had to adapt to many ebbs and flows regarding production orders, staffing shortages and the rising costs of materials. And, while the index is forecasted to fall as the supply chain recovers, shops should still work to adopt practices to do more with less.

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Lean and minimalist packaging approaches are also gaining traction, shifting the focus from excess packaging to essentials. Forecasts indicate that over the next five years, the online segment will make up close to a quarter of total global retail sales. While these boxes are functional and reliable, they are far from perfect.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 26, 2022

How do we use the data and the technology that we have to better serve our customers and to better serve our suppliers. MT : Cris good afternoon. Hi everyone, my name is Mike Tuffy. As Cris has said I’m the CEO of Optimas International. Happy to be here with you today. I’ve been in the fastener industry all my working life.

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Plastics News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

But Bechtold's vision for the company extended far beyond just its mechanical capabilities. Early on, he committed to making Harbec operations a true environmentally responsible manufacturing alternative and an example for us all. Can cycle times be reduced to decrease energy consumption? In 2013, Harbec achieved ISO 50001 and U.S.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 18, 2022

Data from the Labor Department reveals that 6.9 The manufacturing industry is having a particularly challenging time finding and retaining skilled workers. Global pandemic burnout and the Great Resignation have led to unprecedented employee turnover rates across the U.S. The Current State of Hiring in the Manufacturing Industry.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 1, 2024

High-heat Casters and Wheels Excel in Demanding Environments Booth S-17200: Built to endure extreme temperatures, Hamilton’s high-heat casters and wheels excel in demanding environments such as autoclaves, powder coating systems, food manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries. Hamilton Caster will be in Booth S-17200.

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iBASEt

MARCH 13, 2025

Lean thinking applies to manufacturing and data. In aerospace & defense manufacturing, data is part of the product. But too often, data piles up across disconnected systems. The same inefficiencies Lean principles address on the shop floor show up in the digital thread, slowing down operations and clouding visibility.

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iBASEt

APRIL 29, 2025

Digital Waste Has Real Costs In model-based enterprises , data defines and drives every stage of the lifecycle. However, many systems are built to collect data, not govern it. Engineers rework designs based on outdated data. Progress comes from focusing on where fragmented data and misaligned systems drive real consequences.

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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. It helps companies identify waste, streamline processes and reduce costs. Well-designed VSM frameworks set the stage for the development of continuous improvement solutions.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

APRIL 24, 2025

However, effective improvement efforts should be proactive rather than reactive, identifying and addressing potential challenges before they become major obstacles. This blog is the first in a three-part series introducing CMTCs approach to operational best practices through continuous improvement. If you're standing still, you risk falling behind.

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ATS

APRIL 9, 2025

Below, well discuss work samplinginoperations management, detailing its methodologies, benefits, and integration with lean manufacturing principles to enhance operational efficiency and supportprocess improvement. Sampling can also provide data about when employees are idle or waiting for maintenance or instructions.

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Nulogy says that Bryan had established himself as a prominent voice in leveraging data to optimize plant performance. His experience as founder and CEO of two manufacturing technology companies, combined with his background in lean manufacturing principles, digital transformation and Industry 4.0

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ATS

MARCH 13, 2025

In our discrete manufacturing guide, well explain the core principles of this approach, explore common characteristics and examples and offer best practices to keep discrete operations on track. These parts are assembled in a specific sequence to produce the desired result. What is discrete manufacturing?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 21, 2025

However, job shop manufacturers face a variety of challenges that can impact efficiency and customer satisfaction. According to a 2019 study by Cloud Elements , 55 per cent of respondents believe API integrations are “critical” to their operations. ERPs are one of the top three business use-cases for API integrations.

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