Imao Corporation champions ergonomics in Japan
Our Japanese partner Imao is making ergonomics popular in Japan.Although lean production methods originated in [...]
Karakuri solution for the automotive supplier industry
How material supply and picking for coolant pump assembly is benefiting from low-cost automation. [...]
Ergonomic work benches have arrived in Silicon Valley
More and more companies are catching on that employees need a break from sitting down. [...]
How education and training are changing with Industry 4.0
The fourth industrial revolution is also transforming the education/training and labour market. All good things [...]
Multiple perspectives are key for innovation
KJ Cocke, engineering manager at item West, believes that a balanced workforce is vital in [...]
The PDCA cycle – getting better bit by bit
A concrete way of achieving continuous improvement. Lean production has become firmly established – and [...]
High-precision pick-and-place for the life sciences industry
It really gets under your skin – thousands of single-use needles are required in doctors’ [...]
Lean factory design for production planning
How companies with real-time localisation and localisation-based order management can benefit from new lean production [...]
Cleaning system for reusable workpiece carriers
A high-performance, cost-effective solution for cleaning trays in the production process. Reusable plastic workpiece carriers [...]
One-piece flow – the direct way to lean production
How reorganising an assembly line boosts productivity by up to 30 percent. Improving the productivity [...]