Basics

Lean Manufacturing 17 Aug 2012

Lean from the Beginning

How would you design a new plant if you could begin today? Rolls-Royce Crosspointe is a major manufacturing site that was planned from the outset with the expectation that continuous improvement would always be part of its culture.

Basics 18 Jul 2012

How to Use the Tax Law to Boost Your Annual Income

Most readers who contact me have a tax question or concern. No doubt about it, taxes—income and estate—lead the anxiety parade. Can you guess what’s in second place? Hands down, it’s invested assets.

Inspection and Measurement 27 Jun 2012

Why Air Gaging? 10 Reasons

Air gaging is versatile. Chris Koehn, general manager of Stotz Air gaging offers 10 other reasons why air gaging might make sense.

Basics 26 Jun 2012

Jet Edge Co-Sponsors Exporting Seminar

Waterjet manufacturer Jet Edge will co-sponsor a free exporting seminar, “Exporting 101,” from noon to 4:30 p.m.

Basics 20 Jun 2012

How to Solve Common Estate-Planning Problems

When planning your estate, you are likely to run across one of the following problems: taxes, economics or humans.

Basics 18 May 2012

Expert Planning is the Foundation…

…for a machine foundation like the one described in an article about a huge vertical turning and milling machine installed at a Cincinnati area job shop. The Larson & Darby Group, the firm that designed an engineered this foundation, has a checklist to ensure that foundation design meets the requirements of both the buyer and the supplier of the machine. A glance at this checklist shows how much critical detail is involved.

Basics 26 Apr 2012

Custom Blanks Add Capacity

What if you could let your machines do less low-value prep machining and more high-value finish machining? How would that change the economics of your process?

Basics 20 Apr 2012

Guide to Acquiring a Chip Processing System

Successfully installing a chip processing system starts with sound planning and proper design. An experienced consultant in this field summarizes the basics in this 16-page “quick guide.”

Basics 20 Apr 2012

Why Additive Manufacturing?

Watch video of CEO/COO of Greg Morris, Morris Technologies, discuss the significance of additive manufacturing and why the technology is important right now.