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Oven Manufacturer Gets Lean, Cuts Lead Times by Half

MINNEAPOLIS—Despatch Industries, a manufacturer of industrial ovens and furnaces, has reduced lead times by 50 percent after implementing a kanban system and other lean methodologies. MORE

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Events

November 29, 2023

Error-Proofing Assembly Starts With a Connected Shop Floor

On Demand Connecting shop floor tools to a manufacturing execution system is critical to error-proofing assembly processes, improving quality control, and lowering defect and scrap rates. Join Torrence Williams, Partnerships Manager for Pico MES, and Dan Smith, VP of Sales for Kolver Tools, as they discuss an easier path for manufacturers to start connecting their factory floor.

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December 5, 2023

Managing Change in Manufacturing: Why It Succeeds & Why It Fails

On Demand This topic is something that challenges each of us every day that we go to work. This talk is about change and why it works and why it fails. It is focused on manufacturing facilities, because that is where the author has spent most of his working life.

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