For manufacturers seeking to improve operational performance, understanding how waste appears on the shop floor — and how to ...

Manufacturers are increasingly moving away from physical cards in favor of electronic Kanban (eKanban) systems. Ultriva, a ...

CDMO Cambrex, an early adopter of continuous flow manufacturing, has completed installation of multiple continuous flow reactor platforms at its facility in High Point, North Carolina. A growing ...

You’re probably familiar with the principles of lean manufacturing. Stripped to its roots, lean focuses on decreasing waste, increasing value to the customer and a process of continuous improvement.

Across industries such as food processing, pulp and paper, ceramics, engineered wood, biomass, and chemicals, manufacturers ...

The Japanese word Muda loosely translates as waste. The core element of lean manufacturing is to eliminate waste–or, in more North American terms, to “cut the fat.” While applying lean concepts to ...

To remain competitive, manufacturers must utilize "lean manufacturing" — operating with maximum productivity and process efficiency, while generating quality products. Although establishing processes ...

Although continuous flow chemistry—wherein molecules are made in a continuous process rather than in batches—has gained ground in academic labs, its adoption by industry and contract manufacturing ...