Sustainable manufacturing: it's an elusive concept. Even some of the most environmentally-conscious don't know exactly what it is.rnSome of the ambiguity is due to uncertainty about what it means because even the world's largest stakeholders, including the U.S. government, aren't quite sure...
How are manufacturers bringing the factory of the future to life? In today’s industrial landscape, challenges such as labour shortages, rising costs, ageing assets and decarbonisation demand new strategies and sustainable manufacturing methods. The urgent need for agility and resilience is ...
Green manufacturing is also known as sustainable manufacturing or eco-friendly manufacturing. It refers to using environment-friendly materials and practices in the manufacturing processes. It aims to minimise the environmental impact of manufacturing by reducing waste, pollution and energy consumption. It ...
Lean isn’t a quick-fix solution. Implementing lean practices takes planning, time, experimentation and audits to ensure new approaches are working. Organizations that attempt to implement lean too quickly or expect fast results will become overwhelmed and may abandon their efforts too soon. It can...
Once you've thoroughly audited your supply chain, the next step is to implement sustainable supply chain practices. Here's a list of supply chain strategies your business can consider: Strategy 1: Eco-friendly sourcing Creating a truly eco-friendly business begins at the source. You can re...
Tanaka:Even if the price of a single electronic component rises, looking at the service as a whole, you are creating a structure where value is being added somewhere. If that is the case, are you changing your manufacturing structure and system, for example, by integrating engineers who desig...
Meanwhile, industries including chemicals, mining and transportation are working to secure critical minerals and implement circular economy practices, but costs and infrastructure gaps are slowing progress. Business leaders emphasize the ...
Implement Automation:When weighing artificial intelligence GHG emissions against human staff, AI wins out. Automating manufacturing optimizes processes by reducing the risk of human error, predicting and adjusting to design flaws, and increasing overall energy efficiency with algorithms that can monitor use...
Not knowing how to start a manufacturing business might be the only thing standing between you and your dream career. Do you have an idea, a plan, a dream but have no idea how to get started? I think every entrepreneur, ever, has faced that same roadblock and most successful business ...
Digital Workforce Productivity Digital Manufacturing Solutions The ThingWorx platform has brought all our various systems together and makes the data from those actionable for our workers. Not only have we been able to improve the quality of our products, but we’ve drastically increased efficiency an...