Process Improvement http://www.industryweek.com/taxonomy/term/6634/more en The Manufacturer's Agenda: Where Manufacturing's Future is Being Built Today http://www.industryweek.com/robotics/manufacturers-agenda-where-manufacturings-future-being-built-today <div class="field-deck"> Those 'bleeding-edge' innovations you're hearing about? Your competitors are likely implementing them now. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/robotics/manufacturers-agenda-where-manufacturings-future-being-built-today" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/manu-agenda_0.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body"><div></div>With the proliferation of new offerings -- digitization, automation and production technologies -- deploying from research labs at an ever faster pace, it's easy to become bedazzled at the future potential. You might think that it's time to start thinking about how someday you'll incorporate many of the latest innovations into your business.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/robotics/manufacturers-agenda-where-manufacturings-future-being-built-today" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/robotics/manufacturers-agenda-where-manufacturings-future-being-built-today#comments Change Management Process Improvement Emerging Technologies Product Development Research & Development Growth Strategies Machine Tools Robotics Systems Integration Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:35:00 +0000 71162 at http://www.industryweek.com What Open Chess Tournaments Tell Us About the Future of Manufacturing Robotics http://www.industryweek.com/blog/what-open-chess-tournaments-tell-us-about-future-manufacturing-robotics <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/what-open-chess-tournaments-tell-us-about-future-manufacturing-robotics" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="The blog of Patricia Panchak, editor-in-chief of IndustryWeek." src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/manu-agenda.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body"><div></div>Can human-robot teams be more productive than an expert with a supercomputer?</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/manufacturers-agenda">The Manufacturers&#039; Agenda</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/what-open-chess-tournaments-tell-us-about-future-manufacturing-robotics" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/what-open-chess-tournaments-tell-us-about-future-manufacturing-robotics#comments Change Management Process Improvement Growth Strategies Robotics The Manufacturers&#039; Agenda Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:06:00 +0000 73122 at http://www.industryweek.com The blog of Patricia Panchak, editor-in-chief of IndustryWeek. Mastering the Hybrid Factory http://www.industryweek.com/technology/mastering-hybrid-factory <div class="field-deck"> The industrialization of 3-D printing has transformed the manufacturing landscape into a high-tech mix of additive and subtractive tools working together to create a new, customizable world. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/technology/mastering-hybrid-factory" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="3d printing ford" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/hybrid-promo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body"><div></div>The industrialization of 3-D printing has transformed the manufacturing landscape into a high-tech mix of additive and subtractive tools working together to create a new, customizable world.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/technology/mastering-hybrid-factory" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/technology/mastering-hybrid-factory#comments Process Improvement Emerging Technologies Machine Tools Technology News Additive Manufacturing Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 71222 at http://www.industryweek.com Ford Technologist Mark Smith cleans a 3-D printed part at Ford’s 3-D printing facility in Dearborn Heights, Mich. Sam VarnHagen/Ford Motor Co. From Prototype to Part: The 3-D Printing Makeover http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/prototype-part-3-d-printing-makeover <div class="field-deck"> Thogus Products harnesses 3-D printing to transform the 60-year-old plastic molder into a thriving innovation center. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/emerging-technologies/prototype-part-3-d-printing-makeover" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="rpm thogus 3-d printing" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/06/rpnm.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body"><div></div>Thogus Products harnesses 3-D printing to transform the 60-year-old plastic molder into a thriving innovation center.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/prototype-part-3-d-printing-makeover" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/prototype-part-3-d-printing-makeover#comments Process Improvement Emerging Technologies Product Development News Additive Manufacturing Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:02:00 +0000 72502 at http://www.industryweek.com rp+m Help Select the Most Meaningful Innovation of the Past 75 Years http://www.industryweek.com/tech-tournament <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/tech-tournament" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Patricia Panchak, IndustryWeek editor-in-chief." src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/manu-agenda.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body"><div></div>Find details and see how you can participate in the IRI TechTournament, sponsored by IndustryWeek, which will select the most meaningful innovation of the past 75 years.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/manufacturers-agenda">The Manufacturers&#039; Agenda</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/tech-tournament" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/tech-tournament#comments Process Improvement Product Development Research & Development Growth Strategies The Manufacturers&#039; Agenda Mon, 13 May 2013 20:30:00 +0000 65142 at http://www.industryweek.com Patricia Panchak, IndustryWeek editor-in-chief. Manufacturer's Agenda: Manufacturing Innovation Captures the Nation's Imagination http://www.industryweek.com/growth-strategies/manufacturers-agenda-manufacturing-innovation-captures-nations-imagination <div class="field-deck"> A fresh look at the business of making things begins to transform manufacturing's image. </div> <div class="node-body article-body"><div></div><p> Can it be that manufacturing once again is viewed as the vanguard of the economy&#39;s future, rather than a relic of its past?</p></div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/growth-strategies/manufacturers-agenda-manufacturing-innovation-captures-nations-imagination" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/growth-strategies/manufacturers-agenda-manufacturing-innovation-captures-nations-imagination#comments Process Improvement Emerging Technologies Product Development Growth Strategies Mon, 13 May 2013 19:45:00 +0000 65862 at http://www.industryweek.com Electrolysis Method Described for Making 'Green' Iron http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/electrolysis-method-described-making-green-iron <div class="field-deck"> New molten oxide electrolysis method for extracting iron ore helps curb CO<sub>2</sub> emissions while also releasing oxygen as a byproduct. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/emerging-technologies/electrolysis-method-described-making-green-iron" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="smeltering" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/smelter.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body"><div></div>New molten oxide electrolysis method for extracting iron ore helps curb CO<sub>2</sub> emissions while also releasing oxygen as a byproduct.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/electrolysis-method-described-making-green-iron" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/electrolysis-method-described-making-green-iron#comments Process Improvement Emerging Technologies Research & Development News Wed, 08 May 2013 18:17:00 +0000 67202 at http://www.industryweek.com TV Producer Seeks Manufacturing (and other) Business Owners for Reality Show http://www.industryweek.com/blog/tv-producer-seeks-manufacturing-and-other-business-owners-reality-show <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/tv-producer-seeks-manufacturing-and-other-business-owners-reality-show" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/shed-media-logo-zoom-1.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body"><div></div>Interested in showcasing your company on a reality TV show? Read on.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/manufacturers-agenda">The Manufacturers&#039; Agenda</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/blog/tv-producer-seeks-manufacturing-and-other-business-owners-reality-show" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/blog/tv-producer-seeks-manufacturing-and-other-business-owners-reality-show#comments Lean / Six-Sigma Process Improvement Corporate Culture Growth Strategies The Manufacturers&#039; Agenda Tue, 07 May 2013 17:23:00 +0000 66902 at http://www.industryweek.com Windshields and Rear View Mirrors http://www.industryweek.com/change-management/windshields-and-rear-view-mirrors <div class="field-deck"> Hearing from customers what is valued and how you can remain an important supplier helps to cut through the fog you see through the windshield. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/change-management/windshields-and-rear-view-mirrors" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Windshields and Rear View Mirrors" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/george-brown.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body"><div></div>Hearing from customers what is valued and how you can remain an important supplier helps to cut through the fog you see through the windshield.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/change-management/windshields-and-rear-view-mirrors" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/change-management/windshields-and-rear-view-mirrors#comments Change Management Process Improvement Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:09:00 +0000 63281 at http://www.industryweek.com George Brown, Jr., cofounder of Blue Canyon Partners Inc. Innovation: Beating the More-for-Less Mandate http://www.industryweek.com/innovation/innovation-beating-more-less-mandate <div class="field-deck"> Pratt & Whitney advances manufacturing technology to drive maximum quality at minimum cost. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/innovation/innovation-beating-more-less-mandate" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Pratt &amp; Whitney" src="http://www.industryweek.com/site-files/industryweek.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/03/more-less-promo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body"><div></div>Pratt & Whitney advances manufacturing technology to drive maximum quality at minimum cost.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.industryweek.com/innovation/innovation-beating-more-less-mandate" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.industryweek.com/innovation/innovation-beating-more-less-mandate#comments Process Improvement Emerging Technologies Systems Integration Innovation News Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:43:00 +0000 59771 at http://www.industryweek.com For companies like Pratt & Whitney, the market, mixed with an austere spending environment, has exaggerated the demand to produce more for less far beyond that of most other manufacturers. Pratt & Whitney