There comes a point in every machines life where you have to look at letting it go. In some cases this can be clear and in others it can be a bit more hidden from view. When you find yourself spending 10% or more of the machines purchase price on ...

One of the big issues that seems to come up more often is about training. Many have sat in a meeting or been speaking to management about automation when the training topic comes up. This tends to be a brick wall many hit and just do not know what ...

Polishing, you love it and hate it at the same time just like everyone else. I still think brushed finish exists due a person somewhere getting fed up while polishing and giving up, "That's good enough my arm hurts" is what I bet was said. The ...

With the abundance of products incorporating tube, it's essential to provide information on how to finish it. There are numerous ways to achieve the desired results, ranging from manual processes to entry-level automation and beyond. In this post, ...

One thing I learned early on in machinery was to look to the future. Many times folks will look at a situation with blinders on. The issue here is they miss the larger picture and only see the topic right in front of them. If you focus on just the ...

I seems like when I ask someone why they do a task a given way the answer is very often "its how we have always done it". My next question is why? It is very rare anyone can answer that question and I end up with "Well Bill showed me this way". Then ...

As is the case in every market and business costs are key. Doing more with less or getting as much as possible from the resources you have are always important things to look at. When manufacturing is the market in question it can mean many things. ...

Hello to everyone. I want to talk a little about an overlooked point but one that I think is very important. Labor is a common topic and one every person who owns or manages a company is aware of. No I am not here to pound on the labor topic in ...

One of the aspects I am able to see in fair detail is where manufacturing work is being done. While I will admit this more of a rant than anything else it is information none the less. A company makes a product of some type, this could be welded ...

There were so many good questions sent my way on this topic I wanted to do a follow up. So what I am going to do is answer some of the questions here so more folks can have the same information. These are just some of the more common ones and please ...