The last thing you want in manufacturing is downtime. Learn five kaizen tips to improve productivity and performance, sometimes from unexpected places.
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Top tips for navigating the new normal in manufacturing
How can manufacturers stay open and fully productive – while keeping employees safe at work – in the face of COVID-19? The challenge is unprecedented in modern industrial history as, for the first time, demand, supply, and workforce availability are all impacted simultaneously.1 Even with millions out of work due to the pandemic, that last factor, the […]
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The hands-down winner for improved manufacturing productivity
Any number of factors can negatively impact your productivity: poor training, equipment maintenance issues, or low employee morale are just a few. Still, little can put as big a drag on a factory worker’s productivity as getting sick with a cold or the flu. Employers in the United States sacrifice $25 billion annually due to […]
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Trends in Plant Maintenance and Manufacturing: The Rise of AR & VR
In an industrial world where the reality of plant maintenance is, for many, still defined by 19th century resources like shop rags (versus plentifully available high-tech industrial wipers), it may seem strange to discuss seemingly futuristic innovations such as Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR). But new research from global management consultancy PwC points […]
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Six ways industry clouds keep the manufacturing outlook sunny
If your company is not among the 75% of manufacturers projected to be using industry clouds as soon as 2020, there is just one question you need to ask yourself: “Why in the world are we letting ourselves fall behind?” The use of vertical industry clouds is exploding as a trend, given the ability to […]
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Three technology trends transforming manufacturing
Technology is transforming every facet of modern life, and nowhere is the impact more dramatic than in manufacturing. The pace of change is so rapid, and the technologies so complex, that it is easy for manufacturers to become overwhelmed. One way to achieve a sharper focus as we head toward Industry 4.0 is to first […]
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