Quality Control in Injection Molding: Best Practices for Manufacturing Engineers
Quality control in injection molding is essential. Without it, even small defects can turn into big problems, leading to wasted materials, costly rework, and unhappy customers. For manufacturing engineers, getting quality control right is all about catching issues early and ensuring every part meets the mark. This guide is here to help you do just […]
Importance of DFM in Product Lifecycle
Want to meet tight deadlines and keep production costs in check without compromising quality? It is pretty much possible. However, you have to make sure you initially follow the right and error-free process. And that’s exactly where DFM comes into play. With DFM, you can optimize product designs for efficient manufacturing, reduce costs, and improve quality throughout production. In this article, […]
5 Manufacturing Digitization Challenges and How to Overcome Them
AI-powered robots, 3D printing, the Internet of Things, there’s a whole world of advanced manufacturing technology and innovation just waiting to be discovered for little and medium-sized manufacturers who want to maximize their digital game. However, manufacturing digitization can present some fundamental challenges, like added cybersecurity risk. Let’s examine some of the highest challenges involved […]
COVID-19: How to Host a Virtual Manufacturing Day Event
MFG Day falls on October 2nd this year (the first Friday in October). Around 325,000 students, teachers, and builders participated in MFG Day 2019, which consisted of beyond 3,000 events held across multiple states. MFG Day is an ambition of The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and knowledge partner of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Given […]
How to Cut the Cost of Manufacturing
Manufacturing to a budget can be accomplished with a visionary approach, incorporating the design of cost-efficient parts and the selection of a multiskilled manufacturing partner. Whether your company needs five parts or five million, identifying cost-cutting techniques isn’t virtually impossible. After all, cutting costs need not imply sacrificing on quality. In this article we will […]
The Ultimate Guide on How to Outsource Manufacturing
Several places are experiencing a lack of skilled workers to choose from in the talent pool. Even worse, this is an issue that isn’t going away anytime soon. You might be able to handle manufacturing, but to scale you’re going to need to find the extra resources elsewhere to be able to handle the increase […]