Industry Perspectives

BampL Information Systems introduced a new Customer Relationship Module for its Odyssey 50 MR2 platform late in 2016 The CRM harnesses data about customers and quotes to track ldquothe sales pipelinerdquo from start to finish

Why Does CRM Matter to Manufacturers?

A good system will allow you to view customer relationships through a broader perspective that includes the customer’s view — which is critical to any business’ long-term success...

March 15, 2017

Applying an electric field in the modification stage makes it possible to decrease metal consumption during casting and to improve economic indicators in the production of modified FeC alloys

Melt/Pour

Electric Fields’ Effect on Cast Alloy Modification

Feb. 21, 2016

With proper inoculation foundries can avoid casting defects such as carbides chill shrink or chunky graphite But depending on section thickness any of these defects can reoccur much later in the solidification process This may require another later inoculation step as insurance What can be done to improve the classic inoculation using calciumbearing 75 ferrosilicon

Melt/Pour

How to Improve on Classic Inoculation in Cast Irons

Jan. 16, 2016

Data collection can be executed various ways from smart phones or largescreen LCDs or hardened shopfloor panels

Simulation/IT

Kicking Off the Shop Floor Era

Jan. 15, 2016

ldquoDigital manufacturingrdquo describes many current technologies from robotbased 3D printing to laserbased systems producing fully dense metal parts directly from CAD

Simulation/IT

Getting Ready for 3D Manufacturing

Jan. 15, 2016

The basic Palmer UMM rotary molding system is designed to use existing green sand or nobake tooling to produce molds at a rate of 20 per hour

Molds/Cores

Design Trends for Automated No-Bake Molding Systems

Jan. 14, 2016

In the 21st Century smart companies are leveraging the inventiveness ingenuity creativity and ldquotricks of the traderdquo to be found in their remaining workforce drawing on these resources to launch new products and services

Opinion

Tapping the Last Reserve of Growth Potential

May 21, 2015

If your focus has been on correction overproduction motion material handling waiting inventory and processing mdash you may be sabotaging your organization by being fashionably lean and ignoring human potentialtalent Your organization will struggle to fill the skills gap to grow market share production revenue and income stream

Opinion

Three Steps to Filling the Skills Gap

March 17, 2015

According to the revised NLRB rules all questions about a voting unit Who is in it Who is eligible to vote will be deferred until after the election Ballots will be counted before those questions are answered Only if they affect more than 20 of the employees voting will they be considered

Finishing

Dealing With NLRB’s Ambush Election Rules

Feb. 18, 2015