HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE Lean manufacturing is more important than ...

At Micron Manufacturing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, lean principles, continuous improvement and design for manufacturability are the three pillars of what the job shop feels are key to its “enduring ...

If you haven’t started applying lean construction techniques to your sheet metal shop, it’s not too late to start and get ahead of your competition. A few years ago, many ductwork fabrication shop ...

TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Manufacturing Technology Consulting® (CMTC) recently delivered Lean Training to RKL Technologies, Inc. (“RKL”) employees to help organize RKL’s shop floor ...

Gaining a competitive advantage begins with understanding the industry and assessing current standings against modern manufacturing challenges. In 2024, machine shops faced an evolving set of ...

Lean manufacturing is not exactly new. It wasn't even new 25 years ago when Plastics News began publishing. Henry Ford was relying on lean nearly 100 years ago, when he needed an efficient factory to ...

Lean manufacturing starts with “buy in” at the shop-floor level, by individual workers. Those who do the work need to be fully invested in the process for it to succeed. Lean manufacturing is perhaps ...

Sensible and efficient workflow, appropriate and effective maintenance, and well-trained employees are some tricks of the trade for machine shop managers. Modern machine shops can be compared to the ...

Two dominant trends in the industry, lean manufacturing and green manufacturing, are converging. While lean initiatives do not automatically translate to minimum environmental impact, the two notions ...

At the heart of lean thinking is constant change, like the metamorphosis of a butterfly over and over, creating improved manufacturing. “Lean Manufacturing" has been taken to heart by both process and ...

There are a number of articles and books written on lean manufacturing techniques and lean construction, including many in the pages of Snips about applying lean in sheet metal shops. This article ...