Lithium-ion batteries form a central part of the plan to move away from fossil fuels. To achieve these goals, innovations in factory automation are equally essential. Electric vehicles are on the rise. Not so long ago, battery-powered cars still faced extensive hurdles to reach widespread consumer adoption. Now, range anxiety has...
Population growth and climate change are placing pressure on the agricultural industry. Automation provides a path forward. In November 2022, the global population crossed the 8 billion threshold. That number is projected to pass 10 billion sometime in the years after 2050. Meanwhile, shifting climate conditions and ecosystem disruptions are having...
How Industry 4.0 is supporting continuous improvement across the production process. For decades, lean manufacturing has been a hallmark of production excellence. The principles behind it, which focus on reducing waste and continuous improvement, have helped businesses improve their processes at nearly every manufacturing stage. When a production process is operating...
New Straits Times posted earlier this month about an environmental tool called Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) that helps companies trace waste, emissions, and non-products so that they can improve their environmental and economic performance. Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) is an environmental tool that was developed in Germany in the...
Sustainability in manufacturing is dominating the manufacturing world, as companies work to reduce, reuse and recycle in any way that they can. The reusable products sector that provides shipping equipment is one solution that continues to take a foothold. Redesigning plants for better use of space (and reduction of energy) is another. Many...
Organic foods are those that are grown and processed for consumers without artificial interferences. These include fertilizers and preservatives. Because of the lack of “assistance” in maintaining freshness, organic foods have developed a bit of a reputation. In the food contamination cases of late where fresh foods seem to be...
Organic foods are those that are grown and processed for consumers without artificial interferences. These include fertilizers and preservatives. Because of the lack of “assistance” in maintaining freshness, organic foods have developed a bit of a reputation. In the food contamination cases of late where fresh foods seem to be...
On the path to creating a greener plant, you will come to the realization that waste is a problem that also must be addressed. It isn’t just waste as in trash, but waste (as a verb) occurring throughout the plant in several ways. Fortunately, these areas are easy to pinpoint,...
The manufacturing sector in the U.S. is very healthy, showing 22 consecutive months' expansion as of May 2011. This is a quite a feat after the recession in 2008 that left the entire nation with double -digit unemployment and a bleak future. Firms started producing once again, and hiring. In...
Reusables can create significant cost savings, a reduction in waste and a more environmentally friendly plant. However, implementing the system will be costly. You must buy all of the products to replace the ones that you would normally throw away, for example. Reusables are durable goods and do cost more...
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