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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 [...]
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 does manufacturing SaaS software transforms the industry?
Industry 4.0 is based on innovative tools that streamline work, make it easier, and optimize the functioning of the production chain. SaaS software is one of [...]
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 [...]
5 reasons to use Digital Work Instructions
At a time when everything tends to be digitized in the world of industry, work instructions do not escape this transformation. They are fundamental documents, since they are [...]
5 types of maintenance to know about
Industrial maintenance processes and maintenance programs are the cornerstone of business productivity and reliability. Thus, many types of maintenance coexist in order to provide manufacturers with opportunities [...]