Why Process Validation?
Posted: July 21st, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Process and Product Validation can seem like an uneccessary step in the already complex process of bringing a product to completion, but it’s as critically important a step as test-driving a car before it gets to market to make sure that it’s safe for consumers. It can also do a lot to help the bottom [...]
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Thinking of Upgrading Your Plant?
Posted: July 19th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
In a large manufacturing facility, retooling a process or implementing a new automation technology an seem like an impossibly complex and time-consuming activity, especially if you’re already scrambling to meet product delivery deadlines. However, keeping your business competitive might depend on making sure that you’re staying with the curve (or ahead of it) technologically. How [...]
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The Hazards of Defective Product Returns
Posted: May 31st, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Product defects are problematic for customers, manufacturers, and even the legal system. In truth, product defects are a symptom of larger problems within the manufacturing and distribution processes. A problem that begins as a small hiccup has grown into a full-scale crisis by the time the first defects are returned [...]
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The Manufacturing Renaissance
Posted: May 24th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Manufacturing has been in the news of late, surrounded by optimistic musings of a manufacturing “renaissance”. Bloomberg’s Business Week devoted an entire section of the magazine to it and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) devoted an entire roundtable session to the idea. But what is a renaissance really and why is news of this phenomenon [...]
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How States Are Luring Multinationals Back to the U.S.
Posted: May 19th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
It began a few years ago. Multinational firms have started relocating to the U.S., reversing a trend of increased outsourcing since the 1960s. The subtle transition to the U.S. for manufacturing went unnoticed and minimally reported on in the media, due to the recession that the country was dealing with, [...]
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The First Four Things To Do In A Plant Crisis
Posted: May 3rd, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Imagine that the power has gone out, or the snow has piled up quickly, with several managers and an entire shift of workers still working in the plant. What happens next? In the first few minutes of a crisis, it is of critical importance that you already have an established plan [...]
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New Automation Technology Needs Created by the Electric Car
Posted: February 15th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Despite the rise in popularity and awareness for alternative fuels and motors that run on them, there is still interest in a car that uses no fuel at all. The electric car is that solution. It may seem simple, but there are many hurdles yet to cross before the electric car can become the standard [...]
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Educating Customers Through Service
Posted: February 1st, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
The customer care representative is often the first person that a harried client connects with. They are the 911 operators of the company, taking all of the vital information, assessing the problem, and directing the client to the appropriate department for help. For some manufacturers, however, customer service is much more than a complaint department. [...]
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5 New Jobs Created by Factory Automation: How Manufacturing Robotics are Evolving our Workforce
Posted: January 28th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Automation (because of the manual labor jobs it absorbs) has come to be like a dirty word amongst workers in the trenches of the manufacturing industry. However, the reality is that automation also creates jobs and companies are more apt to fill new positions from their current workforce. With a little more tech training, an [...]
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Is the Recession Really the Cause of Lost Manufacturing Jobs?
Posted: January 25th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
When the recession hit, many people blamed the collapse of the auto industry, the financial sector, and the mortgage meltdown for the loss of manufacturing jobs. These things contributed, but the damage was already done before the collapse. Aside from economists in the know, few people understand that the losses in manufacturing may have little [...]
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