by Ashley Harter | Sep 11, 2020 | Blog, Manufacturing, Safety
COVID-19 has posed many risks to a variety of industries and businesses. Manufacturing employees, in particular, suffer a higher risk during pandemic conditions because they are considered essential, which puts them in the path of virus transmission. In this article,...
by Ashley Harter | Sep 8, 2020 | Blog, Manufacturing, Quality
Though all businesses strive to improve quality, learning new ways to effectively manage it is often overlooked or shrugged off as an additional, and perhaps even an unnecessary expense. While companies may state and communicate its importance and their commitment to...
by Ashley Harter | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog, Manufacturing
Although making the paper-to-digital transformation may seem expensive and daunting—particularly in manufacturing where documentation is an integral part of day-to-day work—going paperless can actually turn an impressive ROI in terms of efficiency, reliability,...
by Ashley Harter | Aug 10, 2020 | Blog, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety
The idea of a paperless workplace is older than the first Star Wars movie (a little older, actually—an article called “The Office of the Future” appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek in 1975 touting paperless operations). Yet, it has taken manufacturers much longer to...
by Ashley Harter | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” ~ Vince Lombardi Every manufacturing business will eventually encounter quality problems, but all can take steps to identify quality issues before they become serious problems. In...
by Erin Gaskin | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog, Manufacturing, Quality
Of course, every organization is really concerned about manufacturing quality, not just quality inspections. A rush to meet quality inspections, or a concern about random inspections, should never be the focus. Instead, companies should seek to get ahead of quality...
