When my co-founders and I graduated from college, the Great Recession was in full swing. Jobs were scarce. Local opportunities for entrepreneurship required money we didn’t have. So, we did what any ...

In general, automating manufacturing leads to more efficiency, lower costs, higher throughput, less waste, higher labour productivity, and predictable lead times. Yet some process steps are a ...

Japanese manufacturers adopted quality-control theories developed by American experts to rebuild the Japanese industrial base after the Second World War. Japanese experts such as Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa ...

From the perspective of a customer, a good quality part is one that exactly meets their specifications. For the manufacturer or fabricator, good quality control means that good quality parts can be ...

Manufacturing productivity has historically been the cornerstone of industrial competitiveness, but many Sub-Saharan economies lag behind global peers in efficiency, quality control, and production ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.--When a consumer purchases a product, they want to be assured that the product has met certain high standards so that it will be fit for the purpose for which it is intended. The ...

This year will be an important year for the electric vehicle industry as car makers look to develop and launch viable battery-powered transportation solutions. While hybrid gas/electric vehicles have ...

For engineers and operations managers seeking to improve production performance, selecting the right throughput metrics is critical. This article outlines practical measurement approaches to help ...

There is a steady increase in FDA 483s related to microbiology. Though most are for sterile products, non-sterile and terminally sterilized products are also scrutinized by the regulators. These ...

CHILLICOTHE - Malachi Robinson paced the length of a 10-person assembly line Thursday, watching its workers sort the components of a solar car to be placed at their workstations. Serving as quality ...