The Olden Days by Jon M Quigley I recently had a phone call with a person I met on LinkedIn. Actually, I have been having calls with them over the weeks, to talk about product development, especially the way it was in the olden days. Over the course of few discussions we began chatting about […]
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If you have spent any time in the automotive industry you have probably spent time working within a system called the 5S.
The Manufacturing Innovation Network Breakfast went great last week. Nearly all of the seats were full, and there was a plentiful of discussion afterward. The discussion was about the role of automation in the not so distant future. We talked about how automation and drones are now even working in the fields. Robots came about due […]
We continue the exploration of the Poka Yoke post. In the last post we discovered in building the product (late iteration) we have found that building the product has some undue complexity. Upon further exploration we find that the design engineers suggested spending some time to Poka Yoke these devices. The project hierarchy decided to […]
Successful product development requires, ultimately, the delivery through manufacturing. After all, we are most likely for profit entity, and even if we were not for profit, in our effort to maximize our resource usage we should act as if we were a for profit. Specifically, we do not squander our available resources. Mass production has […]
Material handling via robotics can Help you streamline your organization and optimize your Talent – @journik
3D Injection Molding China Vietnam Mexico Korea Los Angeles New Jersey Argentina can help make that product dream into a cost effective reality – @journik
Survival of the fittest is not just a biological concern. Our business must constantly adapt to external stimuli and find better, quicker ways of performing our work. One way to accomplish this growth is through actions sometimes referred to as project post mortem, or an after action report. We have a plethora of tools of […]
I have been brought back to this topic many times over the past few months. Hits production is sort of like “hitting the fan.” We release our product after development and then put our fingers in our ears hoping to not hear the metaphoric explosion at the plant. It is no wonder. We have the […]
by Kim H Pries When we are engaged in prototype development during the early to late middle phases of our new product delivery process, we usually purchase components through maintenance, repairs, and operation (MRO) purchasing. This type of purchasing is managed on an as-needed basis, and often, is not automated. We purchase the parts we […]