The Power of WHY
Today I’d like to speak about the WHY behind the creation of great processes. Why go through all the pain and effort to make robust...
Great Processes: SO WHAT?
Having great processes is imperative for successful manufacturing. Robust manufacturing processes WIN. Interestingly, there are...
How’s Your “Machine”?
How is your process engineering “machine” doing? Do you even have one of these machines? The machine in this context is not the...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I want to talk this week about high-volume production, and the tremendous respect I have for it. Production is truly where the “rubber...
DESIGN Thinking
Part of crafting great processes is being intentional, analytical, and deliberate. Equipment design groups routinely have Design...
Great Manufacturing Processes…WHO CARES?
Great manufacturing processes win. I hope you (perhaps after some reflection) agree with this premise. My definition of a great process...
Let’s Stop MY Project!
It is interesting to think about how projects are initiated and how they are concluded. Today I’d like to discuss the ending phase of...
Shiny Equipment and ROTTEN Processes
Creating great manufacturing processes is much easier said than done. Part of the difficulty is due to the “invisibility” of the process....
You Want To Do WHAT?
“You want to do WHAT?” the chemist asked me. I told her: “I need your help. I want to create a completely new material that permanently...
Ice Cream MICROSTRUCTURE?...What?
Ice cream microstructure? What? First of all, the definition of microstructure is “the fine structure (in a metal or other material)...

