Apply the Lean methodology to standard operating procedures (SOP)
No company can aim to remain efficient and therefore competitive without giving itself the means to constantly improve. Faced with competition, constantly improving its production in terms of both quality and quantity is the key to staying afloat and not being overtaken. Different methods can be used [...]
What are the consequences of not following the work instructions?
The work instructions are not only there to enrich the industrial documentation. They are truly a key element that allows the company to operate properly and improve their performance. The instructions are reference supports for each operation to be carried out so that it is carried out with quality, [...]
3 things to improve workers safety
All professional activities involve some risk. The industrial world is no exception; operators operate in the midst of equipment that is sometimes heavy, bulky, powerful, and sometimes in the presence of potentially dangerous substances. Manufacturers must, therefore, provide their teams with optimal safety conditions because it [...]
Where are the industrial companies in their digital transformation?
The process of digitizing the industry, which has been underway for several years now, has only just begun to reveal its first impacts. While, overall, the feedback from experience is rather encouraging, the digital transformation of factories will only really reveal its secrets in terms of significant [...]
Preparing technicians and engineers with the new tools of the smart industry
The industry of the future is already in motion. It is characterized in particular by the use of increasingly complex and sophisticated tools, those related to digital technology, and therefore requires the adaptation of the skills of technicians and engineers to these technologies.In the context of the [...]
Industry: reduce the changeovers’ time
The hunt for waste, in all its forms, is at the heart of production strategies, as they constitute a lot of obstacles to performance. Waste of time is one of those aspects on which managers focus their efforts to reduce its scope, as it is particularly [...]
The difficulty of updating paper-based work instructions
Key element of industrial documentation, the operating mode is the basic support that allows operators to be guided in the performance of the tasks inherent to their respective jobs. It is therefore vital for the company that these documents are not only perfectly clear and legible, [...]
How to write a useful and effective standard maintenance procedure?
Maintenance is a vital activity in the industry. When properly orchestrated and applied, it allows the company to ensure customer satisfaction, since it is able to provide the customer with a quality product. It also helps to preserve its resources by ensuring that production resources remain [...]
