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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 why manufacturers need to make sure they have everyone’s buy-in before getting started.

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Metals Industry Digital Transformation and Why to Embrace it

ATS

Greater integration and insight in supply chain and inventory functions. Another reason behind digital transformation in steel industry businesses is the ongoing need to improve profit margins, especially in the face of rising supply chain and shipping costs. Lean manufacturing. Virtual prototyping.

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Why should manufacturers in Australia invest in Digital Transformation for effective production?

Factory Worx

In order to stay ahead of the competition, manufacturers must be able to predict and respond to problems. Digital technologies benefit manufacturing by utilising flexible automation, connecting the supply chain effectively and allowing remote operation. Supply chain A reliable Industry 4.0 November 22, 2022.

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3D Printed Metals are Boosting Sustainability at Scale

Fabricating & Metal Work

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to produce and distribute products more sustainably and so are looking at ways to bring down the carbon emissions of the supply chain. But the goal shouldn’t be to use additive printing, it shouldn’t even be to use digital manufacturing.

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Tooling & Workholding

Fabricating & Metal Work

We hope to be able to expand our customer base and the industries where our products are, as well as our existing supply chain partners in the OEM, fastener distributor and machine shops.” The core of EZ-Tend’s simplicity lies in its use of a proven lean manufacturing technique: pallet changing.