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Bottleneck Analysis in Lean Manufacturing

ATS

Share Lean manufacturing focuses on eliminating waste and optimizing processes to achieve maximum efficiency and expediency. This means bottlenecks are in many ways the natural adversaries of lean principles. This is because there are so many types of bottlenecks in manufacturing and causes that can lead to their development.

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Small Shop, Big Gains

Fabricating & Metal Work

Enables Little-to-no Trial and Error  A proven, pre-engineered purchase allows manufacturers to bypass the trial-and-error phase that comes with custom integration for a lean manufacturing fit. Innovative solutions such as this often contain multiple robots to minimize weld and cycle time, while maximizing output.

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Star SU Announces New Service Manager/Project Coordinator

Fabricating & Metal Work

These include analyzing processes and providing recommendations for cutting tool selection and cycle time reduction; conducting maintenance and operation training; diagnosing and repairing machines; troubleshooting software issues; and recommending part repair and replacement schedules.

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Takt Time in Manufacturing

ATS

Share One of the tenets of lean manufacturing is that goods should flow like water through production. That flow is smoothed by determining the takt time and configuring manufacturing to achieve it. This blog explains takt time in manufacturing.

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Hybrid Milling/Drilling Machine Reduces Total Mold Machining Time

Mold Making Technology

For over 20 years, MSI has been firmly committed to lean manufacturing, applying Six Sigma and 5S principles to identify choke points, reduce waste, improve safety and quality, and increase productivity and customer satisfaction.

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Medical-Spec Package Arrives in Ireland

i4.0 today

This not only delivers a faster cycle time but ensures the optimal product quality. “When there is no margin for error, the IntElect’s highly dynamic direct drive technology can react quicker to the injection speed changes. All of this results in a faster ROI.”

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Driving Excellence in Precision Manufacturing with GROB Machine Tools

Dinesh Mishra

This capability is particularly crucial for industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical device manufacturing, where parts often feature complex shapes, tight tolerances, and high material strength requirements.