Business is tough at the best of times. Canadian manufacturers are under constant pressure to improve throughput, reduce labour dependence, strengthen quality, and stay competitive in a market shaped by reshoring, labour shortages, and rising input costs. If you're...
Your manufacturing process is only as strong as its weakest link. Understanding bottlenecks (or constraints) is your first step in improving your system and thus increasing your profitability. And when it comes to your equipment, being reactive rather than proactive...
If you find yourself at any manufacturing show, conference or networking event, you’ll undoubtedly hear much chatter about Smart Manufacturing. Even a quick internet search or AI overview for a working definition of Smart Manufacturing still produces a fair bit of...
Employers pay WCB Insurance for 4 main reasons. They care about their employees. It provides financial and medical benefits to workers injured on the job. They don’t want to get sued. It’s the law. And yet still many employers cringe at the amount they spend...
Linda Peers knew there had to be better way. For years, Linda Peers struggled with lactose intolerance, a condition which is associated with uncomfortable gut symptoms. To avoid this, she turned to making coconut milk in her home kitchen as a dairy alternative. By...
In August 1987, the world was in a deeply dire state. Sixty years of chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) filled refrigerators and aerosol spray cans had depleted a large part of the ozone layer to a perilous level. A future of blinded children, scorched earth and extreme...
Overall Equipment Effectiveness is becoming increasingly important as the world moves into Industry 4.0. We'll cover what OEE is, why it's important, and how to calculate it with your own processes. Overall Equipment Effectiveness is like a report card for your...
It can be costly and time-consuming to deal with equipment failure when it happens. Although scheduled preventative maintenance (such as quarterly inspections) means routine checkpoints over particular periods of time, there can be a lot of unnecessary downtime...