Samsung Ramping Up Production at New Newberry, South Carolina, Facility

By Roger Shelzer, Account Manager February 23, 2018

In a June 2017 press release, Samsung Electronics North America announced it would expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint. According to the release, by 2020, the Newberry, South Carolina, facility will create nearly 1,000 jobs representing a broad spectrum of manufacturing functions, “including craftsmen, operators, engineers and other both technical and non-technical positions.” Though Samsung has…
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Thermal Fault Protection – Thermistors

By Chris Long, General Manager February 22, 2018

What is a Thermal Fault? One of the most common faults in a motor control system, and surprisingly not well understood, is the thermal fault. When troubleshooting drives with customers over the phone, we often will get the complaint that they need help because their drive is “overheating”. When pressed for details we often will…
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Toyota – ‘Driving’ Change in Employee Recruitment and Retention

By Addison McCormick, Account Manager February 21, 2018

Manufacturing leaders at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) are driving change in employee recruitment and retention. TMMK leaders are offering incentives, rolling out impressive new technology, as well as publicizing robust compensation and benefits packages in their efforts to attract new talent. Theirs could be an appealing strategy for manufacturers considering industry skills gap setbacks…
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Toyota-Mazda to Build Huntsville, Alabama, Manufacturing Plant

By Roger Shelzer, Account Manager February 20, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation ended a months-long search with their announcement that Huntsville, Alabama, had emerged as the ideal location for a new joint production facility. In an Aug. 4, 2017, press release, the two Japanese automobile manufacturers announced the formation of a business and capital alliance, the culmination of two years…
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Why Companies Use Lean Manufacturing

By Jacob Smith, Sales Manager February 19, 2018

Many companies are drawn to the idea of Lean manufacturing. Six Sigma and other Lean principles are frequently the subject of implementation by companies looking to increase efficiency. What are some of the characteristics of the Lean process and why are companies using Lean manufacturing? What Is Lean Manufacturing? Lean manufacturing means setting the continuous…
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Three Major Turning Points in Manufacturing History

By Anna Lewis, Account Manager February 18, 2018

Manufacturing as we know it has made tremendous strides over the centuries. Today, it allows us to produce amazing things. Along the way, there have been some crucial manufacturing milestones that changed the face of manufacturing history and revolutionized what we can do technologically as a society. Here are three of the biggest early turning…
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Autonomous Drone Taxi Takes Flight

By Jacob Smith, Sales Manager February 17, 2018

Congestion of roadways is a problem that continues to plague metropolitan areas around the world. Whether cars, pedestrians, public transport or carpools, roads are handling more commuters than they have the physical space to accommodate. That’s led some companies to look to the skies. EHang, Inc., a Chinese drone-making company, revealed that they’ve been running…
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From Mexico to Michigan: Fiat Chrysler Revving US Ram Manufacturing

By Addison McCormick, Account Manager February 16, 2018

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is revving auto industry expectations with its Jan. 11 announcement of plans to move its Dodge Ram heavy-duty pickup production from Saltillo, Mexico, to Michigan. Company insiders hope their planned 2020 move will help revive domestic automobile manufacturing. Picking up speed after a downturn U.S. automobile manufacturing has been declining for…
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Tools to Help Make Data Collection More Efficient

By Anna Lewis, Account Manager February 15, 2018

We live in the world of big data, where individuals and companies have access to more data than ever before. Your business is not likely to survive without a data collection plan. Naturally, you want your data collection methods to be as efficient as possible so you can get the most useful data in the…
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Train Where You Work: Learn On-The-Job Training Benefits and Challenges

By Addison McCormick, Account Manager February 14, 2018

In many ways, manufacturing is sitting on the precipice of a potentially exciting but still uncertain future. Automation looms, carrying both promises of innovation and the potential to drastically disrupt existing industry practices and norms. At the same time, some specific manufacturing positions are remaining unfilled due to a skills gap disparity between worker qualifications…
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