Since the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, industry has been continuously evolving. Over time, we’ve gone from assembling products by hand to 3-D printing. This progress can be broken down into four main eras of production history: 1800s: Water and steam power were utilized to create mechanical production facilities. This was the first step in…
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“Personal Customer Service” is a relatively simple concept, used in broad applications and proven to be extremely valuable. Most customers would agree that when dealing with a company, having a live person on the other side of the conversation is preferred. Automated menus and attendants have the ability to report information quickly, but the general…
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Hot can mean a lot of things to your business. It can mean high production, high sales, hot temperatures and high pressure to perform at peak levels. Most manufacturing facilities see a huge portion of their business take place during the hot summer months. It’s no wonder we call them Red Hot Summers. In conjunction…
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Batch production is common in more than just bakeries and small businesses that produce in controlled quantities. Regularly, you can find batch production being utilized by companies that make consistent, measured products such as paint, shoes, ingredients for pharmaceuticals and much more. So what are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this system that…
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Over the next decade, experts estimate that we will need to fill 3.5 million manufacturing positions. But when it comes to meeting this massive need, one key demographic of workers remains untapped: women. Despite making up half the world’s population, women represent only 27% of manufacturing professionals. It’s high time that number goes up. Women…
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Corrosion is the mortal enemy of machines. Metal is the primary component of most machines and oxygen loves to combine with metal and create rust, enough of which will make it impossible for you to use your machine. In fact, you may not be aware that corrosion is responsible for billions of dollars in losses…
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Automation is shaking up the manufacturing world — but this isn’t the first time it has. While manufacturing is again growing in the United States as companies reshore and automate, robotics on plant floors weren’t always a boon for the industry — or for professionals on production lines. As their numbers and importance again rise,…
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We’ve all heard teamwork is important in the workplace, but it’s easy to think that it’s only important in other workplaces. Does teamwork really have a place in a manufacturing environment? The answer is a resounding yes. In fact, workers in manufacturing plants may benefit from teamwork more than employees in other work environments. Benefits…
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A big problem America faced in the manufacturing boom that was the late 19th, early 20th century was worker safety. Machines were more often than not a labyrinthine tangle of cogs, whirring motors, endless belts and spinning gears. If a worker was not careful, a piece of clothing or even a limb would get caught…
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What is Soft Foot? This is a condition where one or more of a motor’s mounting feet are not even with the other, creating a condition that can cause undue stress on the machine. This can be from improper mounting, wear from rust or corrosion, missing hardware or even breakage of the foot itself. Identifying…
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