Batch changeovers are an integral part of every manufacturing process. Here we discuss what they are and how to improve them, with a particular emphasis on manual and semi-automated manufacturing...

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a well-established metric for monitoring highly automated machines, but it has a place in manual, operator-driven manufacturing environments also. 7 min read...

Recurring problems are a headache that no manufacturing team wants to see. Once is enough to encounter any issue. Here we discuss the importance of having a structured approach in eliminating...

If you can’t measure it or see it, you can’t improve it. The more visual you make your factory floor the more productive and efficient you can make it run 5 min read What is a Visual Factory? Visual...

Time and materials are valuable commodities, yet we waste them all of the time. The ability to see waste is a good starting point to reduce it on the manufacturing floor Lean manufacturing and waste...