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Lean Culture Drives Continuous Improvement

Leadership engagement is key to changing employee behavior.

December 10, 2018

When lean tools are used effectively every day, manufacturers eventually arrive at a destination: lean culture. All the continuous improvement efforts along the way will drive a cyclical culture that's sustainable.

Inside Tudor’s Notoriously Secretive Watch Factory

November 13, 2018

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GENEVA, Switzerland—Details about watchmaker Tudor's manufacturing operations are scant. However, the company recently allowed a writer from GQ magazine inside one section of its campus to see how Tudor assembles its watches.

EPLAN Software Bolsters Machine Manufacturing, Performance

Jim Camillo

November 8, 2018

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Heinrich Witzenmann's influence on manufacturing may have begun in 1885, when he invented the metal hose, but it continues to this day.

Deere Works to Attract a New Generation of Manufacturing Workers

October 24, 2018

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MOLINE, IL—Aspiring engineer Sabrina Starkweather, 16, got a closer, and virtual, look at what it takes to enter the manufacturing industry Wednesday afternoon.

Signal Tower Data Collection Increases Productivity

Zoe Leduc

August 9, 2018

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Based in Furtwangen, Germany, Ketterer manufactures electromechanical drive systems. The company's products are used to adjust the height of desks and workstations and are also deployed widely in entry systems, warehouses and the machinery industry.

Manufacturer Bends and Finds Qualified Suppliers Online

Jim Camillo

August 8, 2018

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Every manufacturer needs reliable suppliers to be successful. Sometimes, however, even the best supplier cannot provide parts economically for a specific project.

Marking Metal Parts With Precision

Manufacturers have several options for precisely marking metal parts.

Jim Camillo

August 6, 2018

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Manufacturers often need to mark different types of metal parts. Some of these parts may require several complex codes, while others need just a few simple numbers. In every case, though, the markings need to be permanent, regardless of part size.

GE Stays on Track by Rebuilding Locomotives

Flexible assembly lines turn tired workhorses into modern machines

Austin Weber

August 1, 2018

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In the Chicagoland area, the home of ASSEMBLY Magazine for the past 60 years, freight trains are a daily fact of life. It's hard to drive anywhere without encountering at least one long train with numerous cars pulled by powerful locomotives.