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IT DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS LEAN
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | December 12, 2011

IT’s Contribution to Continuous Improvement

The IT department at ARPAC, a packaging machinery manufacturer, ensured lean automated processes by using real-time visualization systems and other technology linked to its ERP system.
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Lean Manufacturing | December 6, 2011

Honda America and the Psychology of Continuous Improvement

Understanding human fears, blocks and motivations can go along way toward ensuring a successful—and sustainable—continuous improvement program.
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Empowering Engineers
Lean Manufacturing | November 30, 2011

Empower People for Manufacturing Success

Engineers add more value to a manufacturing enterprise than anyone else.
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Create Sustain Continuous Improvement Teams
Lean Manufacturing | November 30, 2011

How to Create and Sustain Successful Continuous Improvement Teams

Manufacturing plant managers and Lean manufacturing experts from Honda America, Irving Oil Refinery and elsewhere share their advice for those serious about continuous improvement.
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October 14, 2011

Pack Expo 2011 - Video Coverage

The Automation World staff attended the Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011 show in late September and shot video of the latest automation and control products at the show.
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October 6, 2011

ABB Opens New Solar Inverter Production Center

Center will feature a 400 megawatt per year capacity as well as an engineering center to support inverter production and nearby motors and drives factories.
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The new World Trade Center site includes new skyscrapers, a new transportation hub and the creation of the 9/11 Memorial Museum
September 9, 2011

Powering the World Trade Center Site

Siemens Industry Inc.
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August 15, 2011

6th Annual ISA Marketing & Sales Summit Announces Keynote Speakers

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the keynote speakers for the 6th Annual ISA Marketing & Sales Summit to be held in St. Louis, Missouri September 7-9, 2011.
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August 12, 2011

Passing of a Manufacturing Visionary

Just learned of the passing of Ray Anderson. I was never able to hook up with him personally, but I quoted him extensively. He learned that sustainability was far deeper than a liberal buzzword. It was actually a great organizing principle for running a profitable manufacturing enterprise. His legacy lives on. Here's the press release I just received.
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Lean Manufacturing | August 1, 2011

How to Keep your CEO Lean Focused

Perhaps the most common complaint among champions of Lean manufacturing is the difficulty in keeping their chief executive officers (CEOs) focused on the idea.
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Lean Manufacturing | August 1, 2011

IT Supports Lean Thinking

As automation professionals become more versed in Lean principles, they are ignoring the maxim that Lean manufacturing and information technology don’t mix.
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Lean Manufacturing | August 1, 2011

Lean Production and Managerial Costing

Dr. Taiichi Ohno’s position on cost accounting, as father of the Toyota Production System, is often cited during Lean discussions.
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June 20, 2011

Embedded Vision Alliance Enables 'Machines That See'

New industry-wide initiative will empower engineers with practical information, know-how, and standards for adding computer vision capabilities to their products 
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GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center will employ more than 1,000.
June 17, 2011

GE Expands Turbine Repair in Saudi Arabia, Technology Research in Brazil

Global power generation supplier GE Energy, a unit of General Electric Corp. headquartered in Atlanta, announced that it has established in Saudi Arabia a new 10,000 sq. m.
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June 6, 2011

Automation News And Links

Last week I had little time to post because I was in company meetings for several days and then I flew to Budapest. Wednesday we will tour an Audi plant and Thursday I will receive my annual update from Festo. Home Friday, then Sunday it is off to Phoenix and the Honeywell User Group.
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