For effective and robust manufacturing within a plant, a proper process orientation and mindset must be developed and maintained. Three simple steps will help manufacturing staff develop this mindset.

Manufacturing underpins modern technology, yet its core processes haven’t fundamentally changed since the mid-20th century. While today’s factories are cleaner and more computerized, they would still ...

Linear motion technology is starting to play an increasingly important role in the factory of the future. If linear motion technology is featured in your factory, it’s likely that it plays a largely ...

Major processes in semiconductor wafer fabrication: 1) wafer preparation, 2) pattern transfer, 3) doping, 4) deposition, 5) etching, and 6) packaging. The process of creating semiconductors can be ...

Every automation system eventually develops a situation requiring advanced engineering support. This type of break-fix support could be due to any number of causes—power outages, server maintenance, ...

We quite often get calls, or find ourselves in a conversation where somebody is inevitably asking, “What’s the leanest way to lay out my factory”? This is always a delicate subject because it is ...

From initial discovery through final training and support, successful automation projects require disciplined execution of each phase including engineering design, procurement, factory testing, and ...

The manufacturing process is a complex one that can be impacted by many factors: supplies, equipment, factory overhead, the need for special parts, and the people who work at all points in the process ...

ocated 90 minutes west of Tokyo in the shadow of Mount Fuji, Oshino, Japan, is home to 9,000 people—which means that in any given year, the robots produced at the town’s FANUC plant outnumber humans ...