As manufacturers, there are certain things we are all dealing with. The skills gap isn’t going away, technology is evolving faster than ever before, and the competitive nature of manufacturing is growing on a national and global scale.
I can still remember the first time I was asked by my manager to record the number of parts that were machined during a shift. I hopped up from my desk, grabbed a clipboard and pen, then went to the floor. I proudly walked from machine to machine askin…
Having worked in manufacturing for almost four decades, I’m sometimes asked what I like most. That is a tough question to answer. Manufacturing is constantly evolving and, due to my involvement in a wide variety of manufacturing sectors, I can’t narrow…
If you want to do more than just survive within your manufacturing business, you need to be profitable. If you are profitable, you are taking in more money than you spend. It’s very simple in manufacturing—you must sell your goods at a higher cost than…