Continual improvements in manufacturing are a mainstay of remaining competitive. Without machine and production data, both in real-time and historical, there are no means to measure processes objectively. The fact…
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Improving Metal Fabrication Front-End Processes
by byslblogImproving your metal fabricating value chain requires continuous attention. Not just to tweak current processes, but also to keep an open mind toward improving with the latest available innovations. So,…
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Analyzing the Metal Fabricating Value Chain (Part 3)
by byslblogIn continuation of our multi-part series on analyzing the value chain, we now look at manual CNC press brake bending operations. CNC bending operations continue to be a mostly manually…
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Analyzing the Metal Fabricating Value Chain (Part 2)
by byslblogIn Part 2 of our multi-part blog series on analyzing the metal fabricating value chain, we will analyze the flow of the raw material. More specifically, how efficiently is material…
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Analyzing the Metal Fabricating Value Chain (Part 1)
by byslblogSo what does your metal fabricating value chain look like? Can you already determine where your improvements will come from? While the improvements may seem obvious, not all are visible…