If you were to ask an operator or even some leaders what standard work meant to them, you might get responses such as “standard operating procedures,” “work instructions” or “check sheets.” These are all legitimately correct answers. What you might not get is that standard work is the basis for […]

LAKEWOOD, NJ–(Marketwired – Oct 13, 2015) – UNEX Manufacturing, Inc., the trusted industry leader in providing innovative order picking solutions, will be exhibiting their lean manufacturing solutions at The Assembly Show in Booth 1005 on October 27 – 29 in Rosemont, IL. With lean a key focus of most supply […]

Usage of lean manufacturing components and programs is on the rise among manufacturing and distribution companies, with more than 71% utilizing a 5S methodology. This is among the findings of Compdata’s 2015 Compensation Data Manufacturing & Distribution survey, which reflects the sentiments of more than 25,000 manufacturers and distributors across […]

More than 25 girls from local high schools Thursday got to see and experience a bit of what manufacturing is like, touring the Inteva plant and putting together an assembly line with a timed exercise. The Alabama Technology Network and Gadsden State Community College brought students in for Girls Employed […]

Manufacturing organizations make every effort to build the finest products available with unsurpassed quality, reliability, performance and value. This ultimately earns the customers’ trust and strengthens their loyalty to the brand. However, these four elements (unsurpassed quality, reliability, performance and value) can run considerably deeper. They must apply to the […]

As the name implies, a lean Six Sigma methodology combines the principles of lean manufacturing (lean) with those of Six Sigma. But why would anyone want to do this? What are the advantages and disadvantages of combining lean and Six Sigma methodologies? What Does Lean Contribute? Lean is a process […]

Great organizations are always changing. I don’t mean change for the sake of change, but planned, structured, progressive change that enables organizations to grow, evolve, survive and thrive in any type of marketplace. When discussing change, many questions arise, such as: “How can you leverage and manage change?” “How can […]

Things break. No matter what you do, there is always a chance that products will fail. The same holds true for bearings, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t prevent many of the issues that result in costly downtime. This article is a guide to the major factors that can […]

Motion Industries Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Miller Bearings Inc. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Miller Bearings is one of the leading independent distributors in the state for industrial maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products, including bearings, power transmission […]

SKF recently introduced a new shaft alignment tool with enhanced measuring and reporting capabilities. Developed for use in industrial applications utilizing rotating machines, the TKSA 41 helps identify and correct shaft misalignment to improve equipment uptime and lower maintenance costs. The instrument has been designed to make shaft alignment easy, […]