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How to Apply Principles of Lean Thinking to the Manufacturing Process

In manufacturing, the most efficient process is destined to come out on top. Efficiency is the highest priority. Toyota revolutionized the standards of efficient manufacturing by applying the principles of what is now known as lean thinking, a term coined by Daniel T. Jones and James P. Womack who have studied Toyota’s rise in-depth.

Making Parts at Home Leads to Company Job

Craig Guth has been using an ACU-RITE MILLPWR control in his home shop to make custom motorcycle parts, and he is still using that same unit today. Not only that, but his love of machining secured him a full-time job in 2003 at The Toro Company headquarters in Bloomington, Minn.

Creating Value

Ellen Lee steers automaking in new directions with additive manufacturing .

Cutting Tool Orders Rise in June

June 2022 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $175.9 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report collaboration, was up 0.3% from May’s $175.4 million and up 2.2% when compared with the $172.1 million reported for June 2021.

S&P Global Mobility Names Executive Editor

S&P Global Mobility, a division of S&P Global, announced it has hired journalist, analyst, and editor Mark Rechtin for the newly created role of executive director and executive editor.