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Operations
Ready to work: Prepare for young recruits
Ensure comprehensive orientation and training are in place.
Let there be light: New devices to make docks safer
Updated products incorporate sensors, LED lights, alarms and interlocking controls.
Riding the white water: Kayaking and leadership lessons learned
How the sport parallels manufacturing and leadership.
Leading young people into skilled trades is paying off
…but more work is needed to curb shortage.
Protect employees from workplace violence and harassment
Create a written policy that provides a protocol for reporting incidents.
Track and manage inventory
Do it in real-time using barcode software.
Panic button for lone workers
Emergency Alerts app from ZelloWorks.
Extreme weather: Avoid its effect on transportation
Ten tips for managing its impact on your supply chain.
UPDATE: Fiat Chrysler wants to form global giant with Renault
Merged company would make some 8.7 million vehicles a year, leapfrogging GM and trailing only Volkswagen and Toyota.
11 die as elevator cable snaps at work site in China
Fatalities are piling up as management cuts corners and safety violations mount.
Money for manufacturers: Funding your future growth
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Are you tapping…
ATS Automation introduces new intelligence IIoT platform
Illuminate Manufacturing Intelligence enables agile data-to-decision in minutes.
Save the planet: Build an effective energy management plan
It’s good for business, the environment and the community.
Smart but rugged: What you need to know about modern labels
They must be sensitive, data-rich and survive tough conditions.
Ford to shake up European business, cut jobs [UPDATED]
Reductions would be achieved as far as possible through voluntary departures.
Engineering for efficiency: Keeping the water flowing
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: How MetroVan performed…
Energy audits: Are they worth the effort?
Significant cost savings result from implementing recommendations.
CanWEA Operations and Maintenance Summit 2018
Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) annual summit. Network with…
ISA Calgary: International Exhibition for ISA
International Exhibition for ISA ISA Calgary DMG The International…
Play it cool: How to avoid heat-related illnesses
Watch for signs of heat exhaustion among workers.
Saving energy: How to reduce your plant’s utility bill
Retrofit with HVLS fans, high-speed doors and industrial curtain walls.
Ford CEO says steel, aluminum tariffs will cost company US$1B
Automaker gets most of its metals from U.S. producers, which raised prices due to the tariffs this year.
Cadillac brand will return to Michigan from New York
Company says brand’s workers need to be closer to engineers and designers; Cadillac plans to launch a new vehicle every six months for the next three years.
Brookfield unit leads investment in Brazilian heavy equipment manager Ouro Verde
Total value of deal is US$170 million. Transaction expected to close by year end.
SYSPRO paves the way for digital transformation in latest ERP Release
Software developer SYSPRO says it has spent the past 18 months analyzing the interface of next-generation technology in the context of how the new wave of millennial users operate in the workforce.
Explore the abstract: Look beyond the circle with your audits
Applying basic principals such as 5S+1 leads to productivity improvements.
TECH TIP: How’s your motor running?
Use voltage, current readings to check conditions.
Safe forklift operation: employers, drivers share the responsibility
Ensure drivers are properly trained and capable of operating forklift vehicles safely.
Smart data modelling
Use it to better predict bearing failure.
High-tech sausage: new line gives processors 25% speed advantage
Artificial casing extrusion technology uses real smoke in smoked sausage production.
Get organized: shadow boards improve plant productivity
Set up tools as runners, repeaters and strangers to save time and effort.
Details count: focus on fine points to reduce rework
Getting them right ensures you deliver what the customer wants.
