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Drew Locher
Change Management Associates
31 Lexington Court
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
856-235-8051
- From The Fabricator
9 steps to custom metal fabrication excellence
- By Drew Locher
- Oct 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
How does a custom fabricator adapt lean manufacturing to suit its needs? Drew Locher of Change Management Associates describes the process in nine steps.
- From The Fabricator
5 pitfalls to avoid when implementing SMED
- By Drew Locher
- Jul 5, 2011
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Single-minute exchange of dies is a lean manufacturing concept that has grown beyond the world of metal forming. It now stands for any lean exercise that attempts to reduce changeover time to single-digit minutes. In implementing such a program, manufacturing managers need to understand the common pitfalls that plague these efforts.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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