Workplace Organization So it's the end of the year. Have you reviewed your workplace environment yet? Is your workplace is streamlined, efficient, and a cohesive unit? Depending on your industry and busy seasons, it's best to take an audit during the lulls of your work. If you're in retail, then these two shopping weeks probably [...]
Have a production line bottleneck? Common fastener or multiple screws of the same type in a product? A screw feeder can increase production by up to 40% based on 5000 screws/day. If there's a bottleneck on the line, the amount you do in a day is of less consequence. Sometimes screw feeders are a necessary [...]
Have a production line bottleneck? Common fastener or multiple screws of the same type in a product? A screw feeder can increase production by up to 40% based on 5000 screws/day. If there's a bottleneck on the line, the amount you do in a day is of less consequence. Sometimes screw feeders are a necessary [...]
I am sure you have noticed, particularly over the past couple years, that suppliers keep less and less stock of items, and more deliveries are 5 days or pushed out to 2-3 week or more. The global economy and internet based sales are changing the way we do business. When there was a plenitude of [...]
Do you have critical joints where the type of tool you use produces reaction torque? Do you deal with repetitive strain injuries? Bolt cross threads? Alignment issues? Or are swing bar tools considered unsafe at your facility? These are all good questions and daily issues that can lead to expensive quality issues, or worse, workman’s [...]
Impacts and click wrenches; there’s some cheap production... not. I’m still amazed to see this type of philosophy still being used in plant production. A typical ½”drive impact puts out approximately 200 ft.lb torque – oh, and don’t forget the +/- 40% accuracy. Click wrenches tell you when you have reached a minimum torque level. [...]
Price vs. Quality – Can You Have Both? Whatever happened to quality outweighing the best price? Transducerized tool A costs $10,000, tool B costs $11,500, but did you consider the cost of calibration and service after installation? What about downtime and back-up costs afterwards? Is it a component system or complete replacement? What are the [...]
Modern Automation Technology to Reduce CO2 Emissions As one of the primary causes of climate change, when it comes to using natural resources in a responsible manner, the focus currently rests on CO2 emissions. For this reason, the switch to renewable sources of energy is a topic that has prompted the global markets to take [...]
Here we go again. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is your company holding its own or is there revolving electrical black outs to conserve money? If you read the news outside of Canada, it's a disaster. Housing prices are still falling in the US, although job numbers are up slightly. Corporate profits are [...]
Everybody takes them (at least we hope). It's the time of year when a cold beer on a lake in our Muskoka chairs allows us to forget about all the daily grind we put up with during our seemingly endless winter months. We hurry to get all the loose ends tied up and projects covered [...]