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Using Fishbone Diagrams in Manufacturing

ATS

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. Share The fishbone diagram is a simple yet powerful tool for determining the root cause of problems like breakdowns and scrap parts.

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The 8 Pillars of Total Productive Maintenance: A Guide for Industrial Manufacturers

ATS

This brings order to chaotic work environments, ensuring everything needed is close at hand, and no time is wasted trying to find tools, fixtures, forms or equipment. TPM is complimentary to both Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma through its emphasis on continuous improvement and variation reduction.

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Tolerancing in Mold Design, Part 1: Understanding the Issues of Conventional Bilateral Tolerancing

Mold Making Technology

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. Four attributes define the features of a workpiece: location, orientation, size and form.

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Effectiveness vs. Efficiency in Manufacturing

ATS

A more effective approach is to adopt two strategies that will yield ongoing improvements: Lean manufacturing (often in conjunction with Six Sigma) and investment in automation and new manufacturing technology. Lean seeks to eliminate all forms of waste.

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How manufacturers can use R&D incentives to reduce direct production costs

MEM

Common examples of consumables in manufacturing that can be claimed include materials for the construction of prototypes, materials used in six sigma style process trials or materials used up in batch samples to reduce failures.

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Unleash the power of smart manufacturing while ensuring automation and robotic safety

Control Engineering

In any given industrial environment, performing risk assessments should be an integral part of forming definitive answers to these questions. The post Unleash the power of smart manufacturing while ensuring automation and robotic safety appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Quality Control in Manufacturing

ATS

Lean Manufacturing: Defects are a form of waste that lean attempts to eliminate. Six Sigma: This process and operational improvement tool focuses on measuring and reducing variability. A core tool within six sigma is DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control).