Numbers: Do You Have a Quantification Addiction?
We love numbers. We're quite obsessed with them. Everything we do in business has to be measured and tracked in a nice, neat metric,...
Diversification – Becoming A Master of All Trades
“You must be diversified enough to survive bad times, so that skill and good process can have the chance to pay off in the...
Why Positioning Is More Important Than Ever
There was a great book published back in 2001 called "Positioning" by Al Ries and Jack Trout. It emphasized the importance and impact of...
Manufacturers Need Section 179 More Than Ever in 2020
We’re in the home stretch of 2020, and for most manufacturing companies, this year was a real challenge. But in a year of unpredictability,...
Overly Lean Organizations Are Less Resilient
Lean is all about simplification, streamlining, and eliminating waste. What could be bad about that? It has been found to not only improve consistency...
Survey: U.S. Manufacturers Look to Equipment-as-a-Service Business Models as Advantage in Current Crisis
Study describes the attitudes toward current developments in the industry and any short- and long-term impact the health crisis will have on their...
Coronavirus and Tariff Uncertainty – Factors Influencing Reshoring
The ramifications of the coronavirus against the backdrop of tariff uncertainty have companies rethinking their supply chains and considering what to reshore. Even before...
EVCO Plastics Streamlines Quality Inspection
EVCO Plastics is a global injection molder based in DeForest, Wisconsin, with plants throughout the USA as well as Mexico and China. Since 1948,...
Four Steps for Future-Proof Manufacturing
To say that times are challenging for manufacturing is an understatement. The last year has seen manufacturers navigate tariffs, a trade war, and now...
Responding to the Pandemic | COVID-19
Before I began writing for Industrial Machinery Digest, I worked for a decade in the medical diagnostic industry. It was primarily second or third...
