Relevance and scope of facility management are growing all over the world. In the UK alone, this market has reached USD 40.41 billion in 2020 and is expected to move to USD 81.49 billion by 2026 . Facility management has moved past being just a method of managing physical structures…

Using robots in manufacturing has grown exponentially over the last few years, with many manufacturers now using them to perform tasks that were previously done by human workers . The introduction of these robotic applications into the workplace presents unique safety challenges for both employers and employees. Safety in the…

Ever since its emergence in the early 1800s, the manufacturing industry has faced numerous setbacks coupled with a highly evolving global industry. The manufacturing industry has been able to thrive despite these setbacks, although with the increase of federal and state regulations over time, the growth of the industry has…

Manufacturers have found increasing the use of technology in their plants to be effective and beneficial to their operations. Three operational areas that have reaped the most benefits are profitability, efficiency, and employee safety. Manufacturing technology can be defined as techniques and processes designed to improve manufacturing quality, productivity, and…

Advancements in technology for the manufacturing sector have improved every industry in the marketplace. Major innovations continue to create improvements in the productivity and sustainability of entire production processes. These innovations include process automation, additive manufacturing, and the inclusion of artificial intelligence. With the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers…

The COVID-19 outbreak was a game changer and a wake-up call for many industries, including manufacturing. With the shortage of workers and the surging consumer demand for products, the COVID-19 crisis forced manufacturing companies to adapt quickly to the new circumstances by increasing their efforts to automate processes. Hence, the…

Now that the new year is up and running, manufacturers are left wondering what 2022 will hold for their industry. Now entering the second new year under the COVID pandemic, there have been substantial changes in the labor market as well as the supply chain. In 2021, demand for manufacturers…

In the past, many high-level decisions in the manufacturing sector were made based upon intuition, human intelligence, experience, or gut feeling. Today, as technology advances, many decisions are made based on information from online databases, statistical analysis, experiments, and other sources. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a…

Lean manufacturing is a waste reducing manufacturing technique that considers any invaluable practice, procedure, product, or service, a form of waste. Essentially, anything that doesn’t add value to the customer is considered wasteful. The technique, in turn, benefits product quality, customer relations, profitability, and warehouse safety. Toyota Production System is…