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The 8-Basics Of Lean Manufacturing
by Bill Gaw
Here's the question heard around the world: How do we continuously increase speed, improve quality while lowering our operating costs? This article's answer is to stop chasing computer sophistication and start applying the 8-basics of lean manufacturing.
What Are Gerber Files for Printed Circuit Boards, and Who Needs Them?
by Jim Usery
This article tells what a gerber file is and what it is used for in the electronic manufacturing industry.
I Have an Idea for a New Product, but Now What?
Do you have an idea for an electronic product, the next must-have gadget or the greatest problem-solving device that was ever invented? This article will provide you with some guidelines to assist you in getting your idea turned into a successful design.
Lean Manufacturing Definition
by Carl Wright
There are many definitions of lean manufacturing. Some include words about value added activities and waste reduction. Our definition is the “continuous elimination of all waste resulting in a system of value added activity”. The key word is continuous. The journey to a state of lean never ends.
Strategic Use of Lean Six Sigma
Six sigma and lean manufacturing are utilized as improvement tools to improve the business. This improvement can take many forms, such as increased business, reduced costs, and improved cycle times or service.
How Barcode Printers Enhance Warehouse Performance
by Nate Rodnay
Many warehouses are able to increase productivity and performance levels by optimizing their barcode automation system. Barcode printers can significantly improve performance in warehouses.
Manufacturing
by Aweng Moral-Basco
Manufacturing is a branch of industry which accounts for about one-quarter of the world's economic activity. It is the application of tools and a processing medium to the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale.
Are You Thinking of Diversifying Your Product Line? Think Long and Hard Before You Do
by Cash Miller
Your small business is growing up. Now you think it's time to expand your product line. A word to the wise it could cost you everything if you're not careful. Diversifying your product line can be expensive and time consuming. So much so that you once you've begun you might not realize what kind...
Growing Tobacco
by Albert Nale
Cheap cigarettes? Well, no discount cigarettes can get as cheap as the one made by you. Growing tobacco is no difficult a job if you take care of the plants especially in the beginning. Historically cigarette companies have helped farmers grow tobacco.
Quick Guide to Laser Engraving
by Helen Hecker
The most popular materials in the engraving fields are coated metals, wood, acrylic, glass, leather, marble, plastic, and host of synthetic materials made specifically for lasers.
Why Implement SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) If Changeovers Aren't Your Biggest Constraint?
by Bill Hanover
A little time and effort implementing SMED could literally make your company $millions$ even if changeovers aren't your biggest constraint.
Manufacturing Credit Cards: Materials and Processes
by Devlin Gilliland
The credit card is made of many plastic layers, laminated together. The center is commonly made from a plastic resin known as polyvinyl chloride acetate (PVCA). This resin is then mixed with other materials, such as dyes and plasticizers to give it the appropriate look and feel.
Prototyping Your New Electronic Product Idea
This article outlines the minimum tasks needed to send your new electronic product idea out for prototyping. It lists and defines the minimums to either perform your self or to have subcontracted.
Basics of Manufacturing Printed Circuit Boards
This article tells about the basics of manufacturing printed circuit boards including the terminology and the steps to processing a pcb.
What Your Electronics Manufacturing Service Provider Needs from You
This article tells what your electronic manufacturing service providers needs from you to prepare an accurate quotation for a typical printed circuit board assembly project.