manufacturing efficiency

What does your metal fabricating value chain look like? Do you need to make improvements? Have you pinpointed where your improvements would come from? While some areas for improvement may…

Creating a Smart Factory plan involves integrating advanced technologies to optimize manufacturing processes. The foundation of a Smart Factory lies in the ability to harness a digitalized production process from…

One of the biggest challenges fabricators constantly face is chasing the bottlenecks in the metal fabrication process chain. At the center of this process chain is the capacity of the…

Fixed and variable cost comparisons While we sometimes become attached to our equipment, the answer to when equipment needs to be replaced should be objective rather than subjective. Each company…

As a shop owner, executive, or manager, one of your many priorities includes evaluating existing machines on the shop floor and when necessary, replacing them with newer, more efficient, and…

In the realm of laser cutting systems, the quest for efficiency is often hampered by bottlenecks in material handling processes. These bottlenecks, characterized by interruptions and delays, can severely impact…

In today’s competitive fabricating environment, the reduction of non-value manufacturing time and total processing times is essential for maintaining a competitive edge. From the moment an order is received until…

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…

Fiber laser technology has been the most significant driver for producing the technology needed to automate laser cutting machine operations due to its high productivity. In particular, the demand for…

How does the cost to operate older CO2 laser cutting machines compare to today’s Fiber laser cutting machines? When looking at Fiber laser cutting technology and considering the productivity benefits,…