3 Things You Should Know About VMI
Posted: January 24th, 2012 | By: Eagle Tech
Companies practicing lean manufacturing can benefit highly from vendor-managed inventories, or VMI. Unlike traditional inventory management, a VMI arrangement is between two companies. The arrangement is used to lower the cost of inventory for the customer companies. It is also a way for the manufacturers of the inventory to help supply the companies as needed. [...]
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The manufacturing sector outlook for 2012
Posted: January 17th, 2012 | By: Eagle Tech
The year 2011 was marked by protests of corporate America, which occupied headlines for much of the
year. Global concerns over the growing debt crisis in Europe made manufacturers in the U.S. Fear for
their export sectors—and their profits. The government’s failure to act on many expiring credits and
incentives didn’t make things any better. Despite these obstacles [...]
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Finding Sustainability is Medical Manufacturing
Posted: January 10th, 2012 | By: Eagle Tech
Sustainability in manufacturing is dominating the manufacturing world, as companies work to reduce,
reuse and recycle in any way that they can. The reusable products sector that provides shipping
equipment is one solution that continues to take a foothold. Redesigning plants for better use of space
(and reduction of energy) is another. Many companies are even looking into [...]
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Easing a Spare Parts Delay
Posted: January 3rd, 2012 | By: Eagle Tech
A well-stocked spare parts inventory is like a lifeline during a mechanical breakdown. The parts are kept in a nearby storage room, ready for installation immediately. The production line can restart with very little delay in filling orders. Sometimes, however, the part you need is not in the inventory, for one reason or another. Companies [...]
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How Michigan’s Industrial Upswing Bodes Well for the Entire Nation
Posted: December 27th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Market analysts watch the monthly statistics waiting for a sign that the country is heading away from
another recession. In the meantime, individual states work to boost jobs and slash their budgets, some
using measures that were once thought to be unorthodox. Despite the scramble against what seems to
be a very stubborn economy, the state of Michigan [...]
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Resolving the Drug Shortage of 2011
Posted: December 20th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
In the early months of 2011, the drug manufacturing industry was abuzz with the large number of drug shortages that affected several companies throughout the industry. Although injectable drugs were the most affected, doctors found themselves restricting many high profile drugs due to the shortage. There were many causes, the most frequent culprit being manufacturing [...]
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Practicing re-purposing in manufacturing
Posted: December 6th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Repurposing is another way to introduce green practices into a factory. It is like recycling, but object
being reused doesn’t become another thing. Repurposed machines, for example, are used to produce
more than one product—products outside of its normal usage criteria. The concept of repurposing is
already taking hold in the manufacturing industry in the form of materials [...]
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Where to find artisans in manufacturing
Posted: November 29th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Automation is an important component of manufacturing. It allows factories to produce massive
quantities quickly. The production at a lower cost than the artisan produced prior to the Industrial
Revolution. The artisan is the craftsman, the skilled creator who once produced the goods for the
area. Production took time, came at a price and quantities were limited. However, [...]
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Why the uptick in mergers in manufacturing?
Posted: November 22nd, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Reuters has the story of a recent Standard & Poor’s report on the manufacturing industry:
U.S. manufacturers and transportation companies we rate have engaged in a number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) this year, despite indications of an increasingly fragile economic recovery, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The article is [...]
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Have you considered using thermal imaging?
Posted: November 15th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Preventative maintenance is all about finding the problem and fixing it before it a disaster occurs.
To that end, researchers are constantly working to develop new ways to spot problems. Thermal imaging, examining the factory equipment with an infrared camera, is one such solution. The thermal imaging cameras
don’t just see into the machinery, they highlight problems [...]
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