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June 23, 2009

Validating processes, procedures, and products Has a customer ever asked you to validate a manufacturing process or procedure, or have you asked for validation from a supplier? In either case, you need to know what validation means for you, your customers, and your suppliers. In Case of Change A client recently wrote: "We are... Read more...

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August 28, 2003

Protecting surface-sensitive materials in coil processing - Three potential danger areas The use of surface-sensitive materials is especially prevalent in the automotive industry, which commonly uses galvanized steel. In this industry, metal surfaces that have a high-quality finish are known as automotive-exposed materials. Furniture and appliance manufacturers also... Read more...

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April 24, 2003

Siege planning or strategic planning Soon after that comment, toward the end of a globalization workshop titled China and the Middle Market Manufacturer, organized by GSSC and Harris Bank/Bank of Montreal, one frustrated attendee, likely representing a company that had never before been affected, lamented what many... Read more...

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April 10, 2003

Superior Service—Why you need it Industrial customers value good service even more than retail customers do. They depend on their suppliers to deliver goods on time, just in time, so that they can meet their own customers' needs. And they can measure a supplier's substandard service in terms of lost sales and profits.... Read more...

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October 11, 2001

Establishing an alloy verification process: SOPs help to prevent material mix-ups Production or fabrication processes can include dozens of stages to convert raw materials into finished goods. Regardless of the raw material or the finished product, one factor is constant - - most metals look alike. Without a method for identifying a particular alloy, it is impossible to be... Read more...

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June 6, 2001

Protecting surface-sensitive materials in coil processing In today's world of metal fabricating, reducing the number of steps in the production process is an ever-increasing trend. Fabricators are becoming more efficient by: Feeding production lines with materials that have been slit to the proper finished dimension. Feeding production lines with... Read more...

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May 30, 2001

Abrasive control factors for mass finishing systems Figure 1: Literally hundreds of media compositions, sizes, and shapes are available. With the advent of the Clean Air Act in the early 1970s, a new playing field for the coating industry began evolving. Simply providing better service and possibly better economics with the... Read more...

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May 30, 2001

The evolution of coatings with low levels of volatile organic compounds: Where the industry stands in its quest for zero VOC With the advent of the Clean Air Act in the early 1970s, a new playing field for the coating industry began evolving. Simply providing better service and possibly better economics with the established technology no longer could be the basis for long-term growth, but exciting new possibilities... Read more...

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March 13, 2001

Huge possibilities, tiny tools Nanotechnology--the science of small--could change the metals industry in a very big way When comedian Steve Martin told his audiences "Let's get small" in the 1970s, nanotechnology probably registered just above "jab eye with hot poker" on his priority list. However, nanotechnology and nanoscience—the application and study of particles one-billionth of a meter wide—now... Read more...

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February 15, 2001

Managing innovation in the factory The common view that new things start in a research and development lab is not always true. Some useful innovations come right off the factory floor. Even more result from an effort to solve a customer's problem. Twenty years ago, Eric von Hippel, a professor at Harvard Business School, found... Read more...

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