IN THE 2006 AMERICAN MACHINIST Benchmarking Survey we asked respondents to indicate their average machining cycle times (from the start of a cut to completion) for a typical product and how those ...

“Sustainability” is an important standard for Hengst Filtration, the Nordwalde, Germany, manufacturer of automotive and commercial-vehicle filtration systems. Recently, the business installed two ...

Editor's Note: The following question comes courtesy of Reddit. I was on Reddit, saw this inquiry and found it interesting. Given that Larry Fast writes our Ask the Expert: Lean Leadership column, I ...

In this example of what 2 saved seconds of cycle time can do for the bottom line, this molder making proprietary parts can increase productivity by 21.3% without increasing machine operating ...