Lean manufacturing may be decades old, but its relevance is only growing stronger in the age of Industry 4.0. As manufacturers increasingly adopt smart manufacturing technologies, a powerful evolution ...

ROSEMONT, IL / ACCESSWIRE / August 10, 2020 / The ASSEMBLY Show, now a virtual event, will kick off on Tuesday, October 27 th with John Sprovieri, Editor of ASSEMBLY Magazine moderating a workshop on ...

Lean is essentially about maximising customer value while minimising waste. To accomplish this, Lean thinking changes the focus of a company from optimising the different assets, technologies and ...

Digital information technologies can help companies enhance their lean manufacturing strategies. Tim Stuart, founder and president at Visual Decisions Inc., used a FitBit to illustrate how. “FitBit ...

ROSEMONT, IL / ACCESSWIRE / June 6, 2022 / On Tuesday, October 25, the ASSEMBLY Magazine editors and other partners will offer six workshops from 9 am - 4 pm leading into the opening of the exhibit ...

For decades, companies have employed the Lean methodology to reduce waste and inefficiencies in their production or service-based processes. But this continuous improvement approach has the power to ...

A precision engineering specialist has completed a £650,000 factory improvement drive to help it boost efficiency and create a new final inspection department. Technoset, which employs 27 people at ...

It’s a question that crops up with amazing regularity: What’s next after lean manufacturing? It’s an odd inquiry, really, because it implies that you “finish” lean or toss it aside in favor of the ...

The Montana Manufacturing Extension Center is offering two workshops for manufacturers to improve work force skills. Both will be held in March at the Wingate Inn, 5252 Airway Blvd., in Missoula. One ...