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3D printing has made great strides in both technological advancements and manufacturing production implementation. One proven application that many companies have implemented is using 3D printing to build cooling channels [...]

Got challenges? Good network design and technology can solve them. Here's how. As the profile of supply chain continues to elevate in organizations and corporate boardrooms, the challenges associated with [...]

Byline: Kevin White E nlisting sta to guard meat products sounds extreme. But amid a spiralling cost of living crisis, that's exactly what some supermarkets have been forced to do. [...]

Byline: Eric Meyer Florida is bracing for hurricane Ian. While we don't see hurricanes in the Midwest, there are other types of storms that can threaten our livelihood. We see [...]

Byline: Eric Meyer Florida is bracing for hurricane Ian. While we don't see hurricanes in the Midwest, there are other types of storms that can threaten our livelihood. We see [...]

Byline: Eric Meyer Florida is bracing for hurricane Ian. While we don't see hurricanes in the Midwest, there are other types of storms that can threaten our livelihood. We see [...]

Byline: Eric Meyer Florida is bracing for hurricane Ian. While we don't see hurricanes in the Midwest, there are other types of storms that can threaten our livelihood. We see [...]

Byline: Eric Meyer Florida is bracing for hurricane Ian. While we don't see hurricanes in the Midwest, there are other types of storms that can threaten our livelihood. We see [...]

Byline: Ed Usset In my last blog post, we met grain marketer Aunt Tilly. While her timed approach to pre-harvest pricing paid off, I struggled with her willingness to price [...]

Byline: Ed Usset In my last blog post, we met grain marketer Aunt Tilly. While her timed approach to pre-harvest pricing paid off, I struggled with her willingness to price [...]

Byline: Ed Usset In my last blog post, we met grain marketer Aunt Tilly. While her timed approach to pre-harvest pricing paid off, I struggled with her willingness to price [...]

Byline: Ed Usset In my last blog post, we met grain marketer Aunt Tilly. While her timed approach to pre-harvest pricing paid off, I struggled with her willingness to price [...]

Byline: Ed Usset In my last blog post, we met grain marketer Aunt Tilly. While her timed approach to pre-harvest pricing paid off, I struggled with her willingness to price [...]

The ever increasing pressure on injection molded parts suppliers to increase productivity and lower manufacturing cost has led to great interest in improving process safety and part quality. Monitoring the [...]

COMPANY Toolcraft Inc. PROBLEM A large order necessitated adding a third shift, but the shop was having trouble hiring anyone to cover it SOLUTION UR5e collaborative robot from Universal Robots [...]

It is a cold hard fact that steel production in Europe can hardly be made economically viable unless manufacturing facilities use the very latest equipment and technology. And there is [...]

It's on. It's off. Back to the dtawing boatd. Renegotiate. Pause, Now it's on again. Sound familiar? The whole U.S.-China trade debacle and ensuing tariff threats (and reversals) is not [...]

Since the 1960s, the North Sea has remained a highly sought-after region for oil and gas E&P. Nevertheless, the aging North Sea basin is seeing a steady decline in output, [...]

Nurses should protect the affected extremities of patients who have a permanent arteriovenous access for hemodialysis by avoiding blood pressure measurements and venipuncture on access extremities. National recommendations include labeling the affected extremity with an alert mechanism, such as a wristband, to notify patients and staff of arteriovenous access. A policy change was enacted at an academic medical center in the Southeast to identify restricted extremities with a pink 'limb alert' wristband after review of national recommendations on hemodialysis access preservation, individual facility procedures, product cost-benefit analysis, and unit and system educational methods. Keeping simplicity, nursing workload, and flexibility at the forefront of implementation, evaluation, and process revision, an overall adherence rate of 84.2% was achieved three months after implementation of the policy. Key Words: Patient alert wristbands, restricted extremity, color-coded wristbands, quality improvement., A nurse who was employed at two different medical facilities placed a yellow wristband on a patient's arm to identify the arm as a restricted extremity, a necessary designation for [...]

Plate-and-frame (P&F) heat exchangers were first manufactured 100 yr ago for use in the dairy industry. They have since been used in the process industries, as they offer considerable advantages [...]

Purpose: The prime objective of the current study is to investigate the relationship between Preventive Maintenance (PM) and production performance. The study has proposed a framework which argues that preventive maintenance practices improve production performance by lowering production cost and improving the product quality Design/methodology/approach: The methodology involves transforming the Malaysian manufacturing Sector trough preventive maintenance that can reduce manufacturing cost and increase product quality. The empirical data were collected from 155 Malaysian manufacturing companies through a survey. Findings: The paper finds that Preventive Maintenance practices successfully reduce the manufacturing cost and at the same time increase the quality of the product trough practicing Time--based maintenance (TBM); Condition-based maintenance (CBM) and Predictive maintenance (PdM). All Malaysian manufacturing sectors comprehend that the Preventive Maintenance practices namely; Time -based maintenance (TBM); Condition-based maintenance (CBM) and Predictive maintenance (PdM) are very important that deliver value in use. Research limitations/implications: The limitations are the study focuses only on manufacturing based company and no service based companies were involved in this study and this study only prioritizing Preventive Maintenance practices as in-depth in nature, and the brief reporting can only cover the tip of the iceberg. Practical implications: The Preventive maintenance has significant potential value in providing routes for companies to move up their value by exploiting higher value business activities. Originality/value: The paper can be useful for Malaysian manufacturing and service industries which are in the starting phase of PM implementation. Keywords: Preventive Maintenance, Malaysian Manufacturing Sector, Manufacturing Performance, Time--Based Maintenance, Condition-Based Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, 1. Introduction The manufacturing sector is one of the key drivers that extensively contribute to the growth of the Malaysian economy. The manufacturing sector has become the driving force for [...]

Un the developed economies that emerged after World War II, business was centered on the mass production of low-cost, standardized goods to meet burgeoning consumer demand. Efficiency and scale ruled [...]

John Browning's second great pistol, the Hi Power (second to the 1911, of course) was recently discontinued by Fabrique Nationale in Belgium. Tooling and machinery were wearing out, production costs [...]

In Apparel's 2nd annual Technology Outlook, reducing product costs stands out as the key business initiative For the second year in a row, with improving the e-commerce experience the top [...]