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The Decline of American Manufacturing and Why Today’s Leaders Should Care
Three well-established economic views are commonly credited with the decline of manufacturing in America. All three are wrong. Over the last 50 years, structural...
A New Advanced Manufacturing System Is Emerging - Are American Businesses Going to Miss It?
New technologies are transforming advanced manufacturing, but American businesses may be stuck in the past. A new dawn of advanced manufacturing is here because of...
It's Time To Change The Narrative About American Manufacturing
In Brief A 50-year-old American has been completely consumed with a negative narrative about manufacturing for their entire life. This was not only their guidance...
Medical Device Market Snapshot: Opportunities for 2021 & Beyond
The response to COVID-19 has served as an ongoing lesson that is driving significant changes in the healthcare system. As with global manufacturing, the pandemic...
How Online Videos Have Optimized Researching Manufacturing Equipment
In Brief Technology is developing at a rapid rate in the Life Science and Medical Industries. Processes that were once carried out by hand, or developed with slow and...
How to Improve Manufacturing Workflow: 5S and Gemba Walks
In Brief Every medical production facility strives to provide a safe and efficient work environment for its operators to succeed. When it comes to process improvement,...
5 Essential Activities of Current Good Manufacturing Practices
In Brief Medical Device manufacturing has to comply with FDA guidelines and regulations for tracking each and every step of the manufacturing process, including raw...
Continual Improvement Driven by Quality
In Brief If you are familiar with medical device manufacturing, certainly you haveheard the phrase, “Quality over Quantity.” This phrase is commonly used to denote...
Identifying & Understanding the 8 Wastes
In Brief When considering potential waste in a medical manufacturing facility, most precision manufacturer’s first thoughts are only on the material waste. In fact,...
Successfully Implementing a CAPA Process
In Brief The framework of corrective and preventive action (CAPA) can be intimidating to tackle; especially if you are in a new organization or one that does not...