Editing to remove non- value adding distractions and waste is the true essence of Lean.
Who is the “Lean Editor” to cut the non-value-added distractions and waste throughout your shop?
Is going “Back to the Future” an idea that will give your shop a unique niche and profitability advantage?
Resulfurized steels reduce cost to manufacture AND the design’s Charpy impact strength. If a steel grade machines well- it probably has miserable charpy impact properties. Materials should be selected on the basis of complying with design requirements, not jus tlow cost to manufacture.
Reshoring and abundant Natural Gas in the US will sustain the recovery of advanced manufacturing in the US. Manufacturing is your best career choice- ask the recent college grads who aren’t finding jobs that pay a return on their college investment.
There is more than one way to assure machine guarding, Using a door interlock in conjunction with a Logan Clutch is a possibility with additional benefits.
This post is informed by stories from Automotive NewsWire and USA Today. China: China’s Minister of Industry and Information, Miao Wei, reported recently that China exported a total of 824,000 vehicles in 2011, a 50% increase over the prior year. He said he expects China will export more than 1 million units within the next…
The hybrid structure developed by this flash bainite processing technique is a -dare we say- “composite microstructure” which gives the material bulk mechanical properties of improved strength and increased ductility.