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All about the industry 4.0, how to improve its performance, quality, lean, maintenance and all the challenges of today’s industry.
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Work instructions software: Moving from a cost centre to a profit centre
Since production-related expenses and management costs are a necessary “evil”, companies are called upon to act on different fronts in order to generate profits and ensure [...]
5 benefits of knowledge sharing in the industry
Sharing knowledge within organizations and industrial structures is considered a pillar of success, competence and prosperity. In the era of digitalization, this task has become easier [...]
How does manufacturing SaaS software transform the industry?
Industry 4.0 is based on innovative tools that streamline work, make it easier, and optimize the functioning of the production chain. Manufacturing SaaS software is one of [...]
5 root cause analysis tools
You should know that in the industrial field, the different manufacturing processes might encounter problems and obstacles at any time with non-compliant parts for instance. Any equipment malfunction [...]
Why is it important to follow clear work instructions ?
Thanks to the integration of corrective and preventive actions, to the consideration of operators’ comments and to the increased use of more accessible devices (smartphones, tablets, [...]
The implementation of a quality approach in the industry
In order to be competitive, to position oneself favorably over the competition and to increase consumer interest in the products and services it offers, the company [...]
How to write effective work instructions
Any organization relies on efficient and quality documentation to be able to work, move forward and achieve continuous improvement. In the industry, the essential documents are [...]
What is Kaizen culture of continuous improvement
Improvement is a rigorous process that consists of optimizing products, services and industrial processes within factories. Efforts can be spread over specific interventions at specific intervals [...]
How to reduce the number of errors and improve the production quality system ?
In industry, errors, whether human or mechanical, result in defects in products. In the end, it is the production quality that is affected, which has a negative [...]
Why you absolutely need to set up an Andon system?
Belonging to Lean Manufacturing, Andon is a visual and audible alert system installed in factories to signal failures and inefficiencies in the production chain. It is a [...]
What is Smart Manufacturing?
The connected factories that are emerging today in this digital age foreshadow the intelligent industry of the future of work. We are witnessing major transformations and innovations [...]
How continuous improvement can benefit manufacturing productivity?
The concept of productivity matches the relationship between the production of goods and the means (human, material, financial and organizational) necessary for its realization. It constitutes [...]