The cost of completing a solar installation project continues to drop. Part of the reason is that component manufacturing is changing from being outsourced to multiple suppliers to single sources.
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Steel windows are great. Steel windows on your terms are even better.
These sleek, modern products are now popular in not only commercial architecture, but in residential applications as well. It’s not hard to see why -- steel windows are the best at matching durability with elegance.
You’ve got a project involving a slender, linear metal part in medium to high volume. You’ve also got options for how you complete it, one of those being metal roll forming services.
Indeed, roll forming is far from the only game in town.
Keeping control of inventory requires intentionality.
Insufficient inventory management leads to more waste, higher costs, and a poor vendor/customer relationship.
But how do you manage steel inventory, which is a big investment with a limited shelf life? You need a lean inventory management[...]
There are six words that can quickly ruin a business: “That’s how we’ve always done it.”
Metal is in style. Each metal creates a different aesthetic, meshes well with other materials, and is highly functional for a variety of applications. Metal is striking, enduring, and practical -- just like your design.
Duplex stainless steel has been around for almost 100 years, but it seems to be coming into its own now. This late blooming is somewhat surprising given duplex stainless steels' qualities. Its expanding popularity could be the result of its advantages over traditional austenitic and ferritic[...]
Every manufacturing setup has limits in achieving its goals. The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a management methodology that claims systems are as vulnerable as their weakest person or part. TOC aims to improve that constraint until it’s no longer a bottleneck to your growth and success.
TQM, or total quality management, exists alongside lean manufacturing concepts. It does not fall under the umbrella of lean components, although it works with them harmoniously.
