U.S. manufacturing’s next phase
Posted: May 15th, 2012 | By: Eagle Tech
Richard Daley and Bruce Katz’s Op-Ed in the LA Times caught our eye, highlighting the ever-changing nature of manufacturing, here and abroad:
Corporate cost calculations undergird the newfound appreciation of U.S. manufacturing. The offshoring of manufacturing was rooted in harsh economic realities: rock-bottom wages in nations such as China and the aggressive attraction and infrastructure strategies of [...]
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Managing your spare parts inventory
Posted: December 13th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Manufacturers usually keep their spare parts inventories neat and organized. However one look at the
inventories can explain why the company is spending unnecessary time and money on their inventories.
Most inventories are not standardized. Standardization differs from organization in that the parts are
simply put in their place, but they are selected and placed specifically to streamline [...]
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Talk of The Nation on the State of the Manufacturing Industry
Posted: September 16th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
From NPR’s Talk of the Nation:
100 years ago, you know, I think it was about 90 percent of Americans worked in agriculture. Now, it’s down to two percent, and yet we produce far much more food than we did 100 years ago.
And manufacturing is going through that same type of an evolution right now. We’re [...]
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The Rise Of Multi-Function Labor
Posted: July 12th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
At the start of the Industrial Revolution, it was a breakthrough to have a plant full of people who each performed one job that eventually resulted in a product. Hundreds of complex products were made each day with each worker spending hours doing the same job. Today’s manufacturing worker is more likely to operate several [...]
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Neglected Housekeeping Can Derail Production
Posted: July 5th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 4,340 fatal work injuries in the U.S. in 2009. Of those fatalities, 41 percent were in production-based industries, 304 (7% of the total) were specifically in manufacturing. A closer look at the numbers shows that falls or strikes caused the majority of those fatalities. Both [...]
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Sensing Potential Problems Before They Happen
Posted: May 17th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Factory automation has created many areas along the assembly line that are unmanned by human workers. Traditionally, workers using the equipment everyday spotted spontaneous problems. This was in addition to stringent preventative maintenance protocols. With that hands-on attention gone, companies have come up with other ways to detect problems that pop up in the line [...]
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Lessons on Pick and Sort Technology from the Recycling Industry
Posted: May 12th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Depending on the industry, picking and sorting may be one of the most valuable departments in the factory. This isn’t an exaggeration. Just think of the immense confusion that can arise from the wrong parts going into a project or packaging. Imagine the wrong items going out to clients. A picking and sorting sector needs [...]
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Recent Improvements In Preventative Maintenance
Posted: May 5th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
The preventative maintenance process is often time consuming, as every machine and component on it has to be checked for damage, wearing and debris. Because of the procedures that must be performed, you can only shave so much time off the inspection process without putting the machine’s safety and reliability [...]
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Why Do Hospitals Put People On An IV?
Posted: April 28th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
Intravenous therapy is the preferred method for administering a myriad of different treatments, each of which must be prepared to exacting standards. The most common IV fluids used for almost all patients are mainly for replenishing the patient’s fluids and electrolytes—much like the sports drinks that are popular for athletes—so why can’t those just be [...]
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Tracking And Tracing In Drug Supply Chains
Posted: April 26th, 2011 | By: Eagle Tech
The problem of counterfeit drugs has led in recent years to stricter regulations on drugs, with a keener focus on their origins. One result of this scrutiny is track and trace technology, used to detail the origins of a drug and its movements along the supply chain, and finally to [...]
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