The manufacturing process is a complex one that can be impacted by many factors: supplies, equipment, factory overhead, the need for special parts, and the people who work at all points in the process ...

John Clemons is a Solution Consultant for Rockwell Automation. He’s been working in the field of Manufacturing Technology for over 30 years. This year, we’re taking a close look at the use of ...

Integrated processes are those that combine more than one specific unit process into a single piece of equipment or into a group of work stations that are operated under unified control (NRC, 1992).

The arrival of Additive Manufacturing (AM) as a valid alternative to the original five manufacturing processes is really going to shake up the factory. Within 3 to 5 years, engineering and ...

At its core business process management is the administrative activities aimed at (1) defining a process, (2) establishing responsibilities, (3) evaluating process performance and (4) identifying ...

Discover how reducing lead time boosts productivity and revenue. Learn its types, calculations, and effects on manufacturing ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Energetics Research Center (PERC) has received approximately $7 million from the United States Department of Defense to modernize manufacturing processes for ...

Manufacturing and merchandising are both components necessary to provide consumers with the goods they demand, but each one occupies a different space and role throughout the process. While ...

Unit processes are an important element in the R&D strategy of most of the nations who compete with the United States in manufacturing. For example, Japanese manufacturers devote about two-thirds of ...