When you work in the manufacturing engineering industry, or possibly even own a manufacturing facility, it’s important that you keep up-to-date with the latest changes.
Things are constantly changing and updating within the industry and in order to thrive, you must be aware of the changes and current news. There are several ways in which you can go about finding such information.
Magazines related to the manufacturing engineering industry will often keep those interested up to ... Read More
Renting work platforms is nearly never as beneficial as buying one for your own. Even with a long-term lease, the costs of rental and the risks of faulty equipment vastly outweigh the initial savings.
First, let’s look at the different options for renting or buying work platforms.
Day-By-Day Rental
This option is criminally expensive, and should only be used if you have a short-term project in mind. They’re also incredibly unsafe. Renting by the day, you will not have a chance to have t... Read More
This time of year brings cold temperatures and increases the temperature variance between the indoors and the outdoors. This can lead to increased condensation or frost on a dock leveler's surface. This condensation or frost can compromise traction for fork lifts and dock employees, which leads to potential safety concerns. This is also true of the inverse situation in summer, when the outdoor temperature far exceeds the interior temperature, especially in cold storage facilities. Foam insulatio... Read More
Manufacturing engineering is a discipline of engineering that focuses on the various manufacturing practices, research, design and development of systems, processes, machines, tools and other equipment.
Once the manufacturing engineer has completed his or her studies they will be able to turn raw materials into a new or updated product in the most efficient, effective and economic way possible.
If you are looking to staff your company with the next wave of manufacturing engineers, there are ... Read More
Over the last decade, manufacturing engineering has undergone several changes. Some of these changes have produced a positive impact on the industry, while others were due in part to economic downturns had a negative effect.
John Zegers, the Director for the Center of Innovation for Manufacturing at GTMI (Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute), says there’s good news ahead for manufacturing engineering in 2015.
Zegers predicts:
Reshoring will endure
Like before, manufact... Read More
Engineers are a necessity in society. They’re responsible for everything from our cars to our televisions to designing and making our dock lifts. The job of the manufacturing engineer is to ensure that everything works they way it should.
Any delays or imperfections can impact the advancement of technology and the increase of innovation. In order to be a professional in this field, one needs to be adept at analyzing productivity, allocating resources, and managing cost while maximizing prod... Read More
Lean manufacturing or lean production, often simply referred to as "lean", is a production philosophy that focuses on the idea that the expending of resources on anything aside from something that creates direct value for the customer should be considered wasteful, and therefore should be eliminated.
Lean can be used in engineering, in the design, application, and troubleshooting on production lines.
Logistics and manufacturing quality control, which covers both the physical distribu... Read More
Staying competitive means constantly seeking out new ways to improve. Anybody who thinks that their business is perfect as-is, is probably missing something and risks getting left behind.
Of course, there are lots of areas to look for improving your business: innovating better or cheaper products, beefing up customer service, or even attempting new marketing angles.
But one of the best ways to improve your business is to identify and eliminate waste in your product manufacturing system. Wast... Read More
Manufacturing has come a long way in the last 25 years. In fact, even in the last 5 years many things have changed. This can make it hard to know if your company’s method of operation is appropriate for sustaining your business in the changing marketplace. Many companies are reluctant to adjust to new methods of thinking and, while equipment tends to evolve quickly and unimpeded, work processes are slow to catch up and remain paper-based transactions in many cases.
The Manufacturing Executi... Read More
A world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings approached Pentalift with a unique application. They required a solution to prevent steel coils from rolling off an upender when in operation. Originally founded in Europe, this market leader has customers in over 120 countries with products ranging from the automotive industry, to agriculture and consumer goods.
A ‘V’groove was designed to fit the upender, in order to accommodate the safe tilting of steel coil... Read More