Mike Micklewright visits Norfield Industries in Chico, California, in this first episode of the series. Norfield is a manufacturer of fabricating equipment for prehung doors.
Dan Bird of Norfield shows Micklewright how a small manufacturer can implement lean. This episodes will demonstrate:
Set-up reduction
Quick changeover
One-piece workflow
Shadow boards
Work-cell management.
We'd like to thank Norfield Industries for taking the time meet with us.
In this episode, Craig Howell, owner and president of CPM Labs, talks about handheld profilometers (surface roughness).
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In this episode, Craig Howell, owner and president of CPM Labs, talks about gauge blocks.
What are they made of?
What shapes do they come in?
How to wring gauge blocks.
Special: Effect of temperature on dimensional measurement.
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Commentary by Mike Micklewright.
ISO 9001:2008 doesn't go far enough.
In this episode, Craig Howell, owner and president of CPM Labs, goes into more detail on dial travel indicators. Also, an example of using a dial travel indicator to measure multiple features on a part.
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So much for brand loyalty.
Commentary by Anthony Peyton Porter
What happens when a famous camera manufacturer loses sight of what's important to its customers. Anthony tells his story.
In this episode, Craig Howell, owner and president of CPM Labs, describes dial travel indicators and dial test indicators. Also, an example of measuring runout.
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NIST has developed a method for measuring the output of electroshock weapons.
www.nist.gov
Improve quality by changing your light bulbs.
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New book by Dan Adams.
New Product Blueprinting: The Handbook for B2B Organic Growth
www.newproductblueprinting.com
Big Three Bailout. Will it work?
In part three of our interview with Mike Micklewright he compares continuous improvement to continual improvement.
He also discusses 5S and how that ties into the 5 Whys.
Finally, Micklewright shows us how 5S can be used to help others. He has set up a charitible organization for those companies who want to do something with the waste collected by thier 5S cleanup other than throw it away.
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