Poka-Yoke is Lean Manufacturing tool to detect possible errors in the production process, prevent them and thus avoid defects in manufactured parts.Continue Reading
Andon is a Lean tool that through light signal reports problems in work area, in order to take measures to prevent them from occurring again.Continue Reading
Total Productive Maintenance improves the quality of the work environment, and develops a culture of responsibility, communication, and continuous learning.Continue Reading
For any injection moulder or mould maker looking to adopt a Lean philosophy, M-Box production monitoring system reveals opportunities for improvements with respect to activities that do not add value.Continue Reading
TPM's goal is to reduce: equipment failure loss, minor stops and idling loss, speed loss, set-up and adjustment loss, yield loss, defect and rework loss.Continue Reading
Anyone using a Fitbit or step-counter (pedometer) knows its impact. It drives to more exercise, more steps. The same principle applies for factory operations by means of monitoring system.Continue Reading
Smart factory monitoring systems are now available for any size of operation, not just multinationals. Every workshop can connect to the IoT with M-Box.Continue Reading
CNC Machine Monitoring software and hardware components help jump start the digital transformation on the shop floor and minimize productivity losses.Continue Reading
Piecework is normally set up as a system with a normative cycle time. This normative cycle time is the basis of the reward system. The cycle time is ideally set via clocking (chronograph) and there is a negotiation process between workers and management on the reward for each piece. In most countries law stipulates to...Continue Reading
