by Équipe TEEPTRAK | Feb 24, 2021 | Lean Manufacturing, Process Optimization
Will Lean Manufacturing have an impact beyond the shop floor? In 1913, when Henry Ford was setting up a highly productive organisation based on flow, we were not yet talking about Lean Manufacturing, Lean Office or even Lean. Today, we can safely say that he was the...
by Équipe TEEPTRAK | Feb 10, 2021 | Industrial Performance, Process Optimization
Controlling or piloting, a nuance that makes all the difference. Whether it’s quality, performance or safety, we instinctively think of control as a way of feeding indicators. But what is control? Control is the action of checking something or someone, verifying...
by Équipe TEEPTRAK | Jan 20, 2021 | Digitization & Industrie 4.0, Process Optimization
Which technology is best: MES or expert bricks? MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) are an important link in the chain of production performance monitoring. They provide the link between the sensors, actuators and PLCs that are essential for feeding back production...
by Équipe TEEPTRAK | Jan 13, 2021 | Industrial Performance, Market Trends
Industry’s good resolutions for 2021 Now that employees have brought the workshops back to life after the holidays, it’s time to make some good collective resolutions. Collective’ implies the entire workforce of a plant. The good resolutions will be...
by Équipe TEEPTRAK | Dec 16, 2020 | Industrial maintenance, Lean Manufacturing, Process Optimization
5 levels of maintenance to put under the Christmas tree As the festive season approaches, manufacturers are taking stock. How productive were their machines this year? Among the plants surveyed, around 5% of unplanned stoppages were due to breakdowns or maintenance in...
