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Star SU Announces New Service Manager/Project Coordinator

Fabricating & Metal Work

Trublowski will oversee service of all the company’s gear manufacturing tools in North America, including its hobbing, chamfer/deburring, and Scudding machines. “We Along with this experience, he brings skills in quality and statistical process control, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and Kaizen to his new position.

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How to optimize automation systems during and after installation

Robotics Business Review

Source: Adobe Stock Experienced design engineers can certainly estimate cycle times, throughput, quality, and uptime. Optimizing the movement paths can significantly reduce cycle times and energy consumption. Six Sigma: These methodologies can help reduce process variation and eliminate defects.

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Hybrid Milling/Drilling Machine Reduces Total Mold Machining Time

Mold Making Technology

MSI Mold Builders identified a bottleneck at the very start of its manufacturing process where it squared mold blocks and drilled and tapped eye-bolt holes to rapidly and safely move large blocks around the floor. This typically involved six setups on two different machines and each setup took 30-60 minutes.

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Case Study: Lockheed Martin’s Flight to Perfect Quality

iBASEt

The continuous improvement efforts in the plant range from information systems for paperless operations and data collection to improved clean manufacturing cells to the development of high-quality inspection systems. Process improvements are standardized in the manufacturing instructions.

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Echoes of Innovation

Dinesh Mishra

The integration of CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) became more prevalent, streamlining the design-to-production workflows. The use of simulation software enables operators to visualize machining processes before execution, thereby reducing errors and setup times.

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Continuous Improvement - Part 1: Introduction to Operational Best Practices

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Continuous improvement is the process of systematically identifying and eliminating waste within your manufacturing and administrative processes, workflows, and services. When implemented effectively, continuous improvement can help you to: Stay competitive : Your competing manufacturers are working on getting faster and cheaper right now.