Episode list

What happens when innovative companies capitalize on direct metal manufacturing to make dramatic changes to the way parts and tooling are designed?

Part of the award-winning Manufacturing Insights video series, this program shows you an actual Five S (sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain) training event at two different manufacturing companies. You will see a 5S factory makover at Symmons Industries in Braintree, Massachusetts and at Affordable Interior Systems in Hudson, Massachusetts. Recorded during training classes on 5S, see the kinds of things that were changed to improve productivity and make the work simpler and easier. The clean up teams are first taught the 5S principles and are then unleashed to go forth and make improvements. The intended audience for this program is anyone in a manufacturing company that has just started to implement lean or for companies who need to revive their lean efforts.

This program explores several new developments in manufacturing of alternative energy systems and how they will impact the energy generation and utilization markets of the future, while reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Learn how advanced manufacturing and engineering processes can provide support for these systems to make a significant impact in cost reduction, performance improvement, reliability and the product life cycle. Explore three unique companies that are taking advantage of alternative energy technologies:

This program explores how lean accounting supports a lean enterprise and its role in offering data that enhances continuous improvement, value stream analysis, and performance. Learn who, what, why, and how the lean management accountant can become an agent-of-change within a business enterprise.

This program gives an exclusive look into the innovative applications of metal forming simulation that have led to better, more reliable tooling. Metal Forming Simulation takes you inside Riviera Tooling Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan to share real-world applications of this technology. Increased competition and the need to control costs have demanded that die designs generate dependable tooling that produces good parts starting almost with the first hit. Metal forming simulation technology is minimizing these risks of errors in die design that cause delays in production. This program is for individuals and companies who are involved in product design, die design, stamping and forming. It will show you how simulation is applied and will lead you to the most efficient methods to create forming dies.