ATS

JANUARY 8, 2025

Its an essential tool for continuous improvement in Lean and Six Sigma environments and is equally valuable wherever theres a need for root cause analysis. This blog provides a guide to using the fishbone diagram in manufacturing. It explores how to create a fishbone diagram and how the fishbone fits within Lean manufacturing.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

By involving production workers in caring for manufacturing equipment, it leverages the skills in the maintenance function, enabling preventive maintenance and higher levels of equipment care. TPM is a proactive maintenance methodology that’s complementary to Lean manufacturing. What is total productive maintenance?

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Lean manufacturing Six Sigma Manufacturing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Mold Making Technology

MAY 4, 2023

Photos Credit, all images: Profile Services and OASIC Consulting As a decision-maker in the manufacturing sector, you are familiar with (if not a devotee of) Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence and similar continuous improvement approaches. The local or cross-sectional size is irrelevant to the fit.

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ATS

AUGUST 2, 2024

Share Most manufacturers are very focused on efficiency. Defining effectiveness in manufacturing Being effective is about achieving desired results. Defining efficiency in manufacturing In manufacturing, efficiency is generally a matter of resource utilization, because this maximizes the output-to-input ratio.

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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Manufacturing Six Sigma 3D printing 52

MEM

APRIL 18, 2023

Manufacturers have been hit with increased costs across the board due to rising utility costs and supply chain disruptions, which has led to an increase in inventory and raw material costs. However, when it comes to expenditure on consumables, many manufacturers aren’t aware of what can be claimed for within an R&D claim.

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Prototype  Manufacturing Six Sigma Form 52

Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Learning Objectives: Understand what technologies should be integrated into manufacturing automation and robotic processes Review current, available Industry 4.0 Learning Objectives: Understand what technologies should be integrated into manufacturing automation and robotic processes Review current, available Industry 4.0

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ATS

MARCH 18, 2024

The purpose of quality control in manufacturing is to prevent this from happening. This blog explores quality control practices in manufacturing. What is quality control in manufacturing? Rather, it leverages quality control practices in manufacturing for the benefit of the organization.

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Six Sigma Manufacturing Lean manufacturing Function 59