OEE is now regarded as one of the most important key performance indicators for production optimisation ...

John Clemons is a Solution Consultant for Rockwell Automation. He's been working in the field of Manufacturing Technology for over 30 years. Smart manufacturing is transforming manufacturing back into ...

Exploring the fundamentals of digital prototyping, including its definition, tools, benefits and how it integrates into the modern manufacturing process. Digital prototyping is a research and ...

Metal fabricators are using technologies that are quickly improving the speed, quality, and sophistication of what they can ...

Innovation has fueled major shifts in human society, with advances in everything from agriculture and mobility to printing and computing. The farthest-reaching changes impact people around the world ...

Reusable silicone technology involves the use of custom-made silicone membranes which now succeed the use ofconsumable traditional vacuum ‘bags’ or the B counter mould. The silicone membrane is ...

Injection molding has long been the workhorse for producing plastic parts. It’s economical for high volumes and offers reliable and repeatable methods for most designs. Additive manufacturing, also ...

This is the third blog in a series of four on the adoption and implications of cost engineering, outlining the impact on people, processes, and technology. In the first, I outlined the compounding ...

Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa was a pioneer in manufacturing quality assurance, and his principles are as valid today as they were in the 1950s. Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa, a Japanese engineer and quality control expert ...

Production planning is the act of developing a guide for the design and production of a given product or service. Production planning helps organizations make the production process as efficient as ...