How Lean Manufacturing Eliminates Waste in Industrial Environments
The mobile robot proliferation is an extension of lean manufacturing principles. Whether labor savings are from tugger application or with fork attachments, reliable navigation that requires no magnetic tape or RFID tags to guide its way safely through a facility, the growth the automonous environment is unstoppable. The two primary prongs of lean manufacturing eliminate […]
Gov. Rick Snyder moves China relationship into overdrive with next trip
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is the state entity that has been leading global trade missions.
Automation Alley CEO: Manufacturing isn’t prepared, either
Michigan’s smaller suppliers, those family-run companies that supported the ideals of Michigan’s manufacturing might, are faced with the rapid digitization of the auto industry with very little means to accomplish the goal. Automation Alley hopes to educate them on what investments they must make.
Commentary: Focus on Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing is key to the success of the U.S. economy, but requires a very specialized talent pool.
West Michigan program wants to show high schoolers a new kind of manufacturing job
Listen here to hear about misconceptions still lingering about the manufacturing sector; how Discovering Manufacturing is working to recruit large numbers of high school graduates; and the need for more workers in the manufacturing industry.
West Michigan manufacturers embrace apprenticeships to develop talent pipeline
Recently, business leaders and educators launched the Michigan Apprenticeship Experience Sooner campaign, a marketing effort led by the state to raise public awareness for students, parents, educators and employers about the value of apprenticeships.
Supply chain pain: ‘Dude, where’s my container?’
Surgere Inc., a Green, Ohio, analytics company, is tackling a major pain point in the auto industry’s supply chain — keeping up with things in transit. Surgere uses a suite of technologies (RFID, NFC, Bluetooth and GPS), as well as predictive analytics software, to help automakers track millions of products — from widgets to engines — as they move through the supply chain. Surgere recently announced that five automakers — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors, Honda North America, Nissan North America and Toyota North America — will jointly use Surgere’s data platform to tackle loss and inefficiency in the supply chain. Surgere CEO Bill Wappler spoke with Staff Reporter Urvaksh Karkaria here about the art of keeping track of things.
7 Tips for a Smooth Start to Manufacturing
The initial days of starting up are mostly spent on researching the market, benchmarking competition and seeking funding from friends and family. When you start searching for manufacturers and talking to them, it all starts to feel real. But finding the right manufacturer is not easy.
Tips for Increasing Warehouse Productivity
Improving efficiency in the warehouse is critical to meeting current consumer trends, which are being driven by e-commerce and home delivery of groceries. Warehouse productivity is affected by the type, size, and variety of materials being moved in the warehouse to meet these demands. While changes to these factors over time may increase or decrease performance, the one absolute affecting productivity is optimizing routine processes. Using mobile weighing technologies to reduce truck time at the dock (turn-over) can have one of the greatest effects on a company’s key performance indicators (KPIs).
GM uses smart manufacturing to save time, money
M’s largest 3-D printer, which cost roughly $28,000, is housed in a room near the cafeteria at its Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant, which builds the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave.
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