Lean Manufacturing Blog / Manufacturing Integrated Platform

by Josh Easterling, on May 19, 2022 6:06:37 PM

When production operators work the pack-out stations, I consider that to be one of the most crucial check points for your parts. If you think about it, those operators are …

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Topics:OpinionLean ManufacturingIndustry 4.0Digital Work InstructionsManufacturing Integrated Platform

by Dan McKiernan, on Jan 25, 2022 5:06:45 PM

Vehicle Assembly has come an awfully long way since the days of Henry Ford. While Ford famously innovated with breakthrough ideas that have shaped manufacturing assembly lines for over a …

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Topics:Industry 4.0Manufacturing Integrated PlatformQuality ManagementVehicle Assembly

by Tina Kennedy, on Oct 21, 2020 8:15:41 AM

Lean manufacturing principles have long been implemented and improved upon since the 1930s, following World War II, when Kiichiro Toyoda and Taiichi Ohno, first introduced process flow innovations and the …

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by George Jewell, on Jan 29, 2020 1:41:22 PM

5 Compelling Arguments for a Manufacturing Traceability Solution - In the manufacturing sector, the ability to track and trace parts and products throughout the production environment is becoming more critical …

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by Dan McKiernan, on Nov 4, 2019 4:24:20 PM

At a time when the emerging concept of the Manufacturing Integrated Platform (MIP) is beginning to fulfill its promise as the first truly holistic and comprehensive manufacturing solution, it’s worth …

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Topics:Manufacturing Integrated PlatformQuality ManagementKitting

by George Jewell, on Oct 21, 2019 4:04:07 PM

A whole new level of error-proofing Leveraging IIoT connectivity has long held the promise of speed, efficiency, transparency, flexibility and control for manufacturing professionals. But until recently, few manufacturing solutions …

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by Tina Kennedy, on Sep 9, 2019 11:10:41 AM

eFlex Systems excited to announce they will be exhibiting at The Assembly Show, booth #600 in Rosemont, Illinois from October 22-24, 2019. The show focuses exclusively on assembly technology, equipment …

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