Standardized work is one of the foundational practices in Lean and quality management precisely because it creates stability, visibility, and a baseline from which improvement becomes possible.
Modern manufacturing is undergoing a profound transformation. Automation, digitalization, and AI are reshaping how products are designed, produced, and delivered. Yet amid this rapid evolution, many organizations overlook the most critical determinant of quality performance: culture.
John Kane is the president of Wyvern Industrial Technology, as well as the vice president of the Executive Committee of the Coordinate Metrology Society.
The traditional manufacturing environment of predictable supply chains alongside stable customer demand and patient improvement cycles no longer exists in modern industry operations.
Advanced measurement technologies from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Business Area have been instrumental in the development and production of the first-ever powertrain produced by Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
Sometimes, the most effective quality intervention isn’t an entirely new system but a marker, a whiteboard and the willingness to stand in the middle of the floor and talk.
LK Metrology has introduced the innovative COREX 250 from Ready Metrology, the holding group’s brand that develops easy-to-use X-ray CT as well as CMM solutions for shop floor applications.