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Metal Fabrication is a fast-paced industry that is ever-dependent on external factors such as global economy, market demands, technological progress, raw material availability, market competition and much more. Every fabricator aims to bring in that differentiating factor in their business to beat the competition and achieve profitability with efficient time management. Many fabricators do use […]

Manufacturers face a whole lot of challenges when it comes to managing their business. Most of these challenges can be solved with technological advancements that are in place today. After all, manufacturing industry is no stranger to technological innovations since the advent of steam engines and assembly lines. In today’s world, manufacturers are facing the […]

Quality Management is of paramount importance in everything that we buy, be it product or services. Manufacturers today, cannot take their product’s quality for granted considering the technology-fueled world we live in today. Even a single quality-related problem can snowball into a massive issue on Social Media and other platforms, crashing the business reputation and customer […]

Preventing machine breakdown is the biggest challenge that manufacturers face. Even as technology cruises ahead with its never-ending list of innovations, a majority of manufacturers are still a tad behind when it comes to adopting suitable technology to solve this challenge. But slowly and steadily, they are taking notice of advancements that are happening around […]

We are in midst of a technology & innovation-driven era where a whole range of high-tech gadgetry impact our lives every single day. Not only in our personal lives, but it has affected the world of manufacturing, sales & services in a big manner. Every day, we hear about a new technological breakthrough and how […]

Internet of Things (IOT) has swept everyone off their feet and is the most trending subject among industrialists, tech geeks, manufacturers, industry thought-leaders, innovators etc. It has changed the way factories and business establishments operate their units. Operations are monitored real-time, proactive measures are taken before probable breakdowns/incidents, data is collected and analyzed for business […]

Recent Incidents In the past two months, there have been two major incidents of Ransom ware viruses wreaking havoc across the world. In May, a ransom ware cryptoworm called WannaCry affected computer systems of government and private organizations across 150 countries including UK, Spain, India, Germany etc. It infected computers running on Microsoft Windows OS […]

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Production Scheduling are amongst the most critical functions in an manufacturing environment. From spreadsheets and even paper to ERP/MRP systems, manufacturers are doing their every bit to efficiently manage production and scheduling. However, the data communication happens only within the limits of these systems. Production personnel have little visibility into […]

Shop Floor Management is the heart of a manufacturing organization and the way it is operated determines the organization’s business health. The main challenges in effectively running a shop floor are to ensure higher machine availability, reduced idle/down time and get higher yield by constantly monitoring the shop floor environment. The main cause of these […]

Manufacturers specially in Small & Medium segment are increasingly focusing towards adopting lean manufacturing practices in their organization. They want to keep close tabs on their machines, monitor its health every second, limit machine downtime to the lowest and eliminate processes/activities that are non-productive for them and their customers. In a nutshell, increase capacity for […]