Manufacturing
Alpha Coatings Inc. was founded in 1990 and has offices all around the world. The company first started out by…
You’ve had a horrible experience with lean before, even after being told it’s supposed to make your life easier. These…
“As a small manufacturer, we were faced with a challenge. We were launching an innovative new product and debating about…
This CIFT success story was originally published by NIST. Founded in Findlay, Ohio in 1979, MLS Systems is a manufacturer and systems integrator…
In this lean blog series so far, we’ve identified and discussed two benefits of implementing lean into your manufacturing production:…
Many companies may treat product development as if it is similar to manufacturing, however the two are profoundly different. Product development is the whole process of bringing a new product to market whereas manufacturing is solely the production aspect. Product development is not only essential for business success, but also contributes directly to a company’s growth.
Manufacturing Month has “formally” ended, but the conclusion of the month doesn’t mean the fun ends! Ohio produces $122.2 billion…
The heart of lean is eliminating wastes in all aspects of manufacturing. In lean, waste is defined as anything that…
Lean manufacturing is getting your production to run as efficiently and effectively as possible. In order to do so, it…