Begin by determining what is valuable to the customer from their perspective. The next step is to map out all necessary steps to achieve the value stream. Then make sure the parts flow through the…
Lean Thinking in Industrial Automation
Status Quo or Innovative Technologies
Following the status quo has never pushed people to greatness. Imagine if things always stayed the same, there would be no iPhones or iPods, no cell phones or pda’s, no electric vehicles or vehicles period. …
Manufacturing in America
Recently a question was posted in the “Machine Design” forum asking “How can America get the manufacturing back from China?” I pose the question…why did America’s manufacturing move to China and Mexico, and can we ever get…
Prototype Tooling for Scara Robot
The scara robot Setpoint will be integrating into station 1 on the new MGG machine has a spindle (z axis) with an internal diameter of Ø11mm. All cables, tubes, and wires routed to this tooling…
10 Things You Should Know When Investigating Custom Automation
Over the years we have seen companies go through the automation process and either struggle because they aren’t sure of what they want or where they are heading or breeze through the process because they…