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.
Filed under: Consumer Products, Management & Leadership, Manufacturing | Tags: 2010 Trends, Consumer Products, eagle technologies, Manufacturing Technology, Recession, Sales, Spending, Workforce | No Comments »
Preventive Maintenance Checks for Michigan Winter’s
Posted: December 21st, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Every Michigan manufacturing plant has its ritual that prepares the facility for the severe cold, snow, and ice of winter. The ritual starts in October, well before the first snow. However, preventive maintenance departments shouldn’t let the harsh weather slip from all thought after that ritual is complete. There are a few things to remember in order to avoid a winter catastrophe.
Filed under: Factory Automation, Management & Leadership, Manufacturing, preventative maintenance | Tags: eagle technologies, Emergency Kits, Michigan, Preparation, preventative maintenance, Snow, Winter Season, Winter Storms | No Comments »
Eyeballing Quality Control in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Posted: December 14th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Elsewhere in manufacturing, quality control consists of tasting, sampling, trying, and testing the products coming off the assembly line. In pharmaceuticals manufacturing, quality control is a bit more intricate. Prescription drugs consist of precise chemical compounds formulated to perform a certain task within the body. Quality control thus consists of testing not only the formula, but also ensuring that foreign materials don’t threaten the integrity of the medication.
Filed under: Consumer Products, Factory Automation, Management & Leadership, Manufacturing, Packaging, Pharmaceutical | Tags: eagle technologies, Infiltration, Inspection, Manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, preventative maintenance, Product Testing, Quality Control | No Comments »
Jobs in Pharmaceuticals: Is the Industry Really Recession Proof?
Posted: December 9th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
The pharmaceutical industry has long been thought of as the most recession-proof in the manufacturing world today. It is a medical-based industry that creates items that people need to survive, no matter how old they are—prescription drugs. However, the recession of 2008-2009 had many experts rethinking the categorization of pharmaceutical manufacturing as “recession proof”.
Filed under: Management & Leadership, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical | Tags: Aging Population, Bureau of Labor Statistics, eagle technologies, Manufacturing, Medical, pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drugs, Recession | 1 Comment »
Customer Care Rep: The All Knowing
Posted: December 2nd, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Customer care representatives in the manufacturing industry are not given the credit they deserve for the job they perform. Plant managers call with questions on the machine, payments, account issues and orders. It is up to the customer care representative to field all of these questions. But, how can a simple sales person know so much about the machines? They can’t. The customer care representative must be able to determine the nature of the customer’s problem and help if possible. Some of the more intricate issues are sent to the engineering department, but customer care representatives often perform the minor things.
Filed under: Automative, Customer Service, Manufacturing | Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, customer care, Customer Problems, eagle technologies, Engineers, Manufacturing Equipment, Manufacturing Industry, Representatives | 8 Comments »
5 Sources for Preventive Maintenance Training
Posted: October 12th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Finding a preventive maintenance training program may turn out to be a bit difficult if you’ve never used one. They are offered by equipment manufacturers, software companies and people who specialize in equipment training. Many programs cater to entire factories, like those using software that can run on company computers. Others involve actual live attendance [...]
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The Importance of Preventive Maintenance Training
Posted: October 7th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Preventive maintenance is a part of the industrial process, but it is also something that one must learn. Fortunately, companies can easily train their staff without having to hire a specialty team. The problem, though, is that managers in manufacturing industry often argue the importance of this specialized training. In truth, such training should be [...]
Filed under: Manufacturing | Tags: eagle technologies, factories, machinery, maintenance, Manufacturing, preventative maintenance | 7 Comments »
3 Signs of a Poor Spare Parts System
Posted: October 5th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Spare parts inventories only function properly when they are properly managed. Proper management entails planning scheduling, monitoring, and procurement. When any of these components are out of line, you have a recipe for problems, the kind that involve a broken piece of machinery and not enough spare parts to fix it.
Fortunately, a spare parts system [...]
Filed under: Manufacturing | Tags: eagle technologies, Engineering, factories, inventory, machinery, maintenance, Manufacturing, preventative maintenance, spare parts | 1 Comment »
A Look Into the Conveyor Industry
Posted: September 29th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
A recent report showed that the conveyor industry is one of the manufacturing sectors experiencing growth despite the economic climate outside. The Conveyor Manufacturers Association reported that July 2010 orders were up 49 percent over this time last year. Such a dramatic leap in sales has undoubtedly led many people to wonder about the importance [...]
Filed under: Factory Automation | Tags: Automated system, Conveyor system, conveyor systems, eagle technologies, energy, factories, Factory Automation, Hymle Goddard, machinery | 2 Comments »
Utilizing Your Customer Service Department for R&D
Posted: September 9th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Hybrid motors, conveyor systems, and packaging materials are just a few of the products and equipment that Eagle Technologies Group, and companies like us, manufacture. Ultimately, we make the equipment used to produce the products you use every day. However, our equipment, machinery, and the products produced by them don’t always come problem-free. That’s why [...]
Filed under: Customer Service | Tags: conveyor systems, Customer Service, eagle technologies, Engineering, Hybrid Motors, machinery, maintenance, packing materials, R&D, research and development | No Comments »