This video provides a brief overview of W.A. Pfeiffer’s digital manufacturing system. W.A. Pfeiffer is in many ways a typical job shop. It makes precision components for a wide variety of applications ...

GEM Manufacturing’s organization-wide commitment to operational efficiency led to quality and performance improvements — and significant expansion. 5S tool-room project eNETDNC file-rev control ...

"We’ve long had automation in our company’s vision and road map for the future," Buikema said. "As we focus on the small and ...

The arrival of Additive Manufacturing (AM) as a valid alternative to the original five manufacturing processes is really going to shake up the factory. Within 3 to 5 years, engineering and ...

A savvy use of emerging capabilities and skills will maintain profitability in a global market Job shops are among the types of operations that are likely to anchor domestic manufacturing, keeping it ...

Most job shops are defined by selling and producing in a make-to-order environment. Production orders are executed only in response to a specific customer order for a discrete quantity and due date.

Download this article in .PDF format This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. It may be surprising to learn that many engineers with great talent and a depth of ...

If you are a small-to-medium sized job shop, chances are you either use ERP software designed 20 years ago or still use spreadsheets and other manual means to manage the business. Maybe both. There is ...