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Franklin's famous quote, "if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail," especially plays true for manufacturing. It's almost like he knew about FMEA and APQP!
GD&T is a set of standardized rules & symbols helping engineers with features, tolerances, and notes. However, not all organizations follow it. Why?
Communication between engineers is difficult, solved by GD&T: a language helping engineers communicate how to build parts accurately and efficiently.
A poorly designed fixturing system can severely hinder a manufacturing production process. A well-planned custom fixturing system can make or break it.
Collaborative engineering is a method where teams of engineers and designers create products by combining the best of traditional engineering and manufacturing.
Cutting sheet metal with a laser is an efficient and accurate process, saving time and material. The resulting laser oxide scale cost may lead to problems.
Industry 4.0 is finally taking off. There are several advantages in this version of the Industrial Revolution for companies willing to take that step.
A QA system designs and manufactures products. QC verifies the products are safe. Both systems are vital for great QMS. However, each play their own part.
Implementing a Kitting Program eliminates bottlenecks in the supply chain by centralizing components that arrive ready for equipment.
Collaborative engineering has long been hyped for solving critical and complex challenges in manufacturing, defeating flat earthers.
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP): a structured approach to standardize quality requirements for manufacturers to design products satisfying customers.
Since its original implementation decades ago, the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis tool has generated impressive results. It's been a catalyst to boost teamwork in organizations, which in turn, has helped to improve competitiveness, increase user satisfaction, maximize profits, and reduce any potential negative impacts.
A practical Training Within Industry program improves quality, reduces errors, cuts hours of labor and is an important piece of Lean Practices.
Don't treat Lean Integration as a project process. Handle it as though it's an ongoing initiative requiring long-term thinking and actions.
Businesses often focus on reducing costs but ignore quality. Lean Manufacturing helps increase profits and improve quality.
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