When it comes to product design, what are the most common pitfalls for businesses to avoid? And with that being said, what are the most effective design practices to ensure product safety and compliance while also making a rapid return on your investment? We sat down with the engineering experts at General Digital to learn all about mastering safety-critical product design for both long-term financial and technical sustainability. Learn more in this exclusive e-book below:
Read More →The Adaptive Machine: Cultivating a ‘green patch’ in your brownfield
Despite the well-documented advantages of digital transformation and smart factories, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. Cultivating a green patch in your brownfield can be a good way to start. A green patch is bigger than a pilot project, because it is a full-scale production system, but it is a small investment than a greenfield. Typically, the project scope would be one line or cell. We talked with John Kowal, Director of Business Development at B&R Industrial Automation, a global supplier of advanced machine control solutions, about adaptive machines and how to cultivate a green patch within a brown field.
Read More →Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement: The Case for Change
A lot has been written about how to truly implement continuous improvement processes and lean initiatives, you need to embed it in the culture of the organization. “Every company in manufacturing has to develop an operating philosophy, a standard methodology, and a language that creates a culture that focuses on continuous improvement,” Byron Greene, former VP & Head of Vehicle Assembly at FCA, explains. But how does an organization go about doing this? Michele Calbi, former VP, Lean Transformation at Navistar, told the audience at the 2016 American Manufacturing Summit, “You have to create a case for change. It is extremely powerful. If you can drive that passion into the employees, you will see amazing things.” She shared a few stories of companies that have pulled themselves out of dire situations by creating a powerful case for change.
Read More →Engineering Services for the Automotive and Aerospace Industries
With a shortage of skilled engineering resources and an increase in domestic manufacturing, most manufacturing companies will have the need at some point for outside help. TPT employs hundreds of full-time Industrial, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineers with extensive experience in optimizing manufacturing processes and quality and makes them available to serve their clients long or short-term needs. Find out how TPT has lent their expertise to Orbital Sciences, International Automotive Components, and Ford Motor Company to reduce costs and increase productivity. Click through to Access the ebook.
Read More →Siemens’ White Paper: Product Realization For A Collaborative Approach in Aerospace and Defense
As the Aerospace and Defense industry experiences a drastic change, companies are now facing the challenge of keeping a competitive advantage in the industry while maintaining customer priorities. With changes in regulatory requirements and a demand for high accountability on program performance, to stay highly competitive in the industry, aerospace companies must submit attractive bids. Aerospace and defense companies must enhance collaboration between design and manufacturing by implementing a process-driven product lifecycle management (PLM) approach to include manufacturing engineering at all levels of program development. To find out how aerospace and defense companies can drive profitability, reputation and successfully execute aerospace and defense programs, read Siemens white paper, here.
Read More →nMetric Smarter Scheduling
nMetric’s Smarter Scheduling system eliminates common problems that arise from using excel as an alternative. Challenges include: Continuous Churn Limited Visibility Constant Expediting Out of Date Technology nMetric’s Smarter Scheduling technology embraces constant change of complex, high-mix environments by introducing real-time, dynamic scheduling. For more information, click here.
Read More →XPO’s Whitepaper: Aerospace Logistics
XPO Logistics has partnered with a major Aerospace company whose rotorcraft manufacturing unit recognized an opportunity to successfully increase efficiency at its manufacturing operations. The aerospace company’s plant held 20 storage areas that occupied significant space and delayed the flow of goods to the manufacturing line. In addition to that, assembly mechanics spent excess time looking for and unpacking individual parts and disposing of packaging materials, which increased the cost of labor. In order to increase efficiency within the Rotorcraft manufacturing unit, XPO implemented a comprehensive solution that supported Lean manufacturing strategies, including: Off-campus storage of all materials Management of more than 85,000 SKUs of high-value inventory Assembly of tools and parts into ergonomically designed prefabricated kits JIT delivery of material tot he point-of-use location XPO’s major engagements with this aerospace client include a defense contract, a rotorcraft contract, support in the launching of a new commercial airliner, and the creation of both an aggregated standards network and a comprehensive aftermarket support network for both current and legacy aircraft models. To read more about XPO’s partnership, click here.
Read More →Flexible Circuit’s Ebook: Information and Applications for the Medical Device Market
Flexible Circuit’s ebook explores and identifies solutions to the following industry challenges: How have intelligent devices(and the ability to share realtime data) driven significant growth of electronics within the medical device market? What is driving the significant use and growth of Flexible Circuits (FPCs) in the medical device market? What are the key considerations in choosing an FPC manufacturer? How can organizations attain cost savings when using flexible printed circuits? To view their full e-book, click here.
Read More →Let Solid Designs help you develop new products & create manufacturing solutions!
Solid Design Solutions provides assistance with the development of new products and creates manufacturing solutions for a number of industries, which include: consumer, medical, specialty machines and industrial. Some of their areas of expertise include: Control engineering Project management Manufacturing engineering Industrial design Software Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Product Development Research Drafting More details on the type of services they offer can be found here: https://generisgp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Inforgraphic-final.pdf Solid Design Solutions Website: http://bit.ly/2eMae5b
Read More →The Cognition Cockpit Platform as Saas Whitepaper
Cognition Corporation‘s “The Cognition Cockpit Platform as Saas‘” white paper identifies “key features of enterprise-level SaaS solutions and how the Cockpit platform implements them. The white paper reviews the benefits of Cockpit SaaS for product development teams, including: – Low cost and flexible payment options – Cloud security measures that meet or exceed SSAE 16 and electronic signature controls that comply with 21 CFR Part 11 – Capabilities for remote team management.” For more information on their white paper, click here.
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