Manufacturing Tips

Flow production means your manufacturing line rarely, if ever, stops. Materials enter at one end and finished products come out the other in a continuous stream. This continuous production method keeps operations moving fast while cutting waste and maintaining quality.

While other shops are still paying to haul away perfectly good material, smart manufacturers are cutting costs by reusing what they already have in their manufacturing processes. Let’s dig into what makes closed-loop manufacturing work and why more shops are making the switch.

Most people think of manufacturing as a straight line from beginning to end, a process of sequential engineering. However, when building something complicated, especially a new product, consider concurrent engineering instead.

To gauge the effectiveness of a manufacturing process, manufacturers often rely on a KPI called First Pass Yield. In this article, we’ll define First Pass Yield and understand how SMEs use it to improve their overall manufacturing operations efficiency to produce a high-quality product.

Most manufacturing companies, however small, have goals to expand their market share and increase their revenue. While there are several ways to do that, scaling up production may be the best course of action. The article explains how scaling up works, what to expect, and how to plan for successful growth.