How would you like to go hands-free, maintain visual focus, and save time? These are just some of the benefits of using voice command to control machinery.

Several years ago, I was asked to address a startup meeting at a new client, a large manufacturer of medical devices. The company was resource-rich, but after several years of trying had not yet gained significant traction with its lean efforts.

Many organizations feel the need to be leaner, faster, stronger, more adaptable, and more profitable. The right toolset to get them to that outcome may not be intuitive or singular.

The food industry is evolving rapidly, with consumers demanding quality, authenticity, and transparency from food manufacturers.

Across the United States, small and medium-sized manufacturers are contemplating integrating industrial robots into their facilities.

Without soil, water, and sunlight, a large, strong oak tree won’t grow. The same concept applies when building lean processes for a small to medium-sized manufacturer.

Have you created a vision? You might be excited about it, but are others? Does your vision inspire, motivate, and guide decision making?

For growth-starved Western entrepreneurs, the Chinese market is appealing.

Every year, Manufacturing Day brings attention to the career path that has financed millions of growing families throughout the decades—including mine.

If you think it’s hard to tell how you’re doing at your job, imagine being a hockey goalie. Let’s say you block every shot in a game. Was that performance due to your superior skills? Or maybe just to a lack of skill in your opponents?