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3 Reasons to Analyze Before You Automate

Posted: February 14th, 2012 | By: Eagle Tech


Preparing to automate a plant is an exciting prospect. Automation can easily make the processes and
production run more efficiently than before. The prospect of new technology is also exciting in itself.
Despite the thrill, plant managers shouldn’t leap too quickly into automating their work space. Doing so
can have consequences that can eat away at profits and [...]


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Maintaining an environment of accountability

Posted: November 8th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech


In a manufacturing enterprise, the safety of workers has to be an omnipresent concern, from line workers to plant managers to administration. A company which is unable to guarantee the safety of its workers (within reason) is in no position to be providing its customers with quality products, and chances are if you’re careful with [...]


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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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Maintaining Ethical Standards in Manufacturing

Posted: July 14th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech


The public image of a company is just as important as the product it makes. A little bad press can go a long way toward alienating customers and tanking sales, even when it’s entirely undeserved. That’s why it’s important to use ethical products and practices in your business, and make [...]


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Considerations for an Emergency Management Plan

Posted: May 9th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech


When we discussed the first steps factory managers have to take in an emergency situation, we mentioned having a clear grasp of your company’s emergency plan ahead of time. Today, we’ll talk about a few attributes of a fine-tuned emergency management plan.

2011 has already been a dangerous year for natural disasters. The deadly tornadoes, floods, [...]


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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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Why Manufacturing Companies Go Lean

Posted: March 1st, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech


Lean manufacturing is a popular philosophy in manufacturing, designed to help companies operate efficiently. It is a policy that covers everything from inventory to maintenance schedules. Plant managers, preventive maintenance departments and even purchasing must all work together in order to make the lean system perform as it should. It requires a lot of work [...]


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The Curious Case of Factories Relocating INSIDE the U.S.

Posted: January 27th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech


For many years there’s been a fear of outsourcing in manufacturing. This fear comes from a time when companies were relocating outside of the U.S. to take advantage of cheaper labor and infrastructure. Once the Great Recession started on the slow path to recovery, a curious thing began to occur. Firms were still relocating, but [...]


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Items to Consider in Making a More Efficient Plant

Posted: December 30th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech


The green movement is much more than a way to jump onto the eco-friendly bandwagon, it can also be a way to reduce plant-operating costs considerably over time. Many plants have found that simple monitoring, maintenance, scheduling, and other techniques are easy to implement. Others have to add energy-saving equipment to become more energy efficient. Let’s examine a few ways to get your plant started in the right ‘green’ direction.


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Observations from 2010

Posted: December 29th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech


The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) released a report on the status of the manufacturing technology industry in 2010. Manufacturing technology describes tools used to produce the goods manufactured each year. The state of this industry reflects a few things about the American economy, including the workforce, sales, and losses experienced by manufacturers. Let’s examine a few things that the 2010 report says about the American economy for the past year.


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