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Leadership Skills
How to lead from the factory floor
To drive continuous improvement: be visible, communicate your vision, and always keep listening.
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Podcast: 4 ways Six Sigma can improve your supply chain
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn how Six Sigma methodology can optimize your logistics operations.
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Correct workload imbalances in your maintenance program to leverage Lean principles
Alex Ferrari
To fully leverage Lean, traditional concepts like mura need to be interpreted to fit the maintenance context.
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The secret to Lean transformation success
The Tool Belt
In this episode of The Tool Belt, Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels discuss their journey as women leaders in manufacturing.
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Are reliability woes keeping you up at night?
The Tool Belt
In this episode of The Tool Belt, Peter Christian shares his thoughts on the many shades of maintenance in the post-COVID age.
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How kaizen can guide your post-COVID cleaning protocols
Jill Henry
Optimize your cleaning efficiency to enhance preventive maintenance and keep employees engaged.
Inventory Management
Inventory solutions: A well-organized tools and parts area is key to a productive work environment
Jim Laprade
Organizing tools and parts via a Lean 6S system can help tidy your work space and add to the bottom line.
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The Lighter Side of Manufacturing
Graffiti-fighting drone is making maintenance workers’ jobs easier and safer
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
DOE invests $71 million to fund 18 projects to advance U.S. solar manufacturing
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies expands operations in Colorado
Alexis Gajewski
It's Just Business
It's just business: Manufacturing moves from CertainTeed, Hitachi, Varda Space Industries, and more
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
Barron Industries invests $9.1 million to expand operations in Michigan and aid the defense / aerospace industry
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
Report: Optimism amongst manufacturers is on the rise
Alexis Gajewski
Lean Six Sigma
What are the operational impacts of social distancing on the Lean shop floor?
Jane Liu
Return to your Lean techniques to critically examine your processes for physical touchpoints.
Industrial Training
Training lessons learned from the United States Army
Craig Cotter
Take a precision-based, standards-focused approach to skills development.
Industrial Training
How your plant can train like the military
Craig Cotter
Take a precision-based, standards-focused approach to skills development.
Leadership Skills
How to diagnose your plant's organizational problems
Tom Moriarty
Looking to identify your top opportunities for improvement? Tom Moriarty says take a strategic approach.
Lean Six Sigma
Self-service continuous improvement
Edwin van Dijk
Tap into advanced analytics to fuel improvement efforts across the organization.
IIoT
Lean for digital manufacturing: The human factors critical to IoT success
Bob Argyle
Lean principles can help your people deploy the right IoT technology at the right time.
Changing Workforce
Expand your workforce for free!
Doc Palmer
Doc Palmer says you can finish 50% more work orders per month with your existing staff.
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4 building blocks for lean manufacturing
Bob Argyle
Give people the data they need to support them in making the changes you want.
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Don’t leave home without them: Why assessments are key to reliability success
Catherine Marshall
If you want your continuous improvement journey to be a success, the best place to start is with assessing where you are right now.
Lean Six Sigma
Fighting fakes: The scary truth about counterfeiting in manufacturing
Sheila Kennedy
The specter of counterfeiting’s safety and business threats is growing. Here’s how some companies are fighting back.
Industry News
Polar Semiconductor receives $120 million from the CHIPS Act to expand Minnesota plant
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
RoyOMartin invests $30 million to update its timber manufacturing facility in Louisiana
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
Commerce Department announces $285 million fund to improve digital twins in semiconductor manufacturing
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
Array begins construction on $50 million solar manufacturing plant in New Mexico
Alexis Gajewski
Industrial Robotics
Remote monitoring, health and safety lead robotics applications in maintenance
Thomas Wilk
Industry News
Pipe and tube manufacturer invests $35 million to open first U.S. facility in Louisiana
Alexis Gajewski
Industry News
Glass manufacturer fined $145K for repeat safety violations, including a lack of worker training
Alexis Gajewski
Leadership Skills
Want to be a better industry leader? Improve your soft skills.
Thomas Wilk
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