Becky Kelderman, Author at iBASEt

Using Compliance to Set the Expectation for Digital Manufacturing Success

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Using Compliance to Set the Expectation for Digital Manufacturing Success

Compliance can be a dry subject. It is often considered something that must be done rather than something that is fueled by desire. Learn more about viewing compliance as a way to drive digital manufacturing success.

June 04, 2019

Where Are You on Your Digital Manufacturing Journey?

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Where Are You on Your Digital Manufacturing Journey?

Keeping up with new digital initiatives in the complex discrete manufacturing space today can be overwhelming. Yet Digital Manufacturing and establishing the Digital Thread in the enterprise are vital programs for long-term success.

March 08, 2019

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What is Market Disruption?

Continue reading to learn what market disruption is and how executives can capitalize upon its benefits.

July 06, 2018

What to Have in Place – Before Starting your MES Journey

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What to Have in Place – Before Starting your MES Journey

Starting a new project, a new initiative, or new journey to a new product solution causes a variety of questions to arise when trying to find a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

October 04, 2016

Why Defect Containment Should Be Standard in Any MES

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Why Defect Containment Should Be Standard in Any MES

The Solumina MES can quickly identify your defect, stop production anywhere in operations, then diagnose and resolve the problem so production can resume.

September 26, 2016

7 Guidelines for Documentation in Medical, Aerospace, Defense, & More

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7 Guidelines for Documentation in Medical, Aerospace, Defense, & More

The worst part of a software roll-out is documenting what you did. In this process-centric manufacturing world, documentation is something you have to do, your last resort, your anything-but-go-to source.

April 18, 2016

How to Write Clear Work Instructions in Manufacturing – 3 Tips

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How to Write Clear Work Instructions in Manufacturing – 3 Tips

Most of our process planning authors have never taken a course or have read information about writing work instructions. Technical writing is a very different type and style of writing. More specifically, it is an abbreviated type of writing.

March 08, 2016

Not a Fix It and Forget It – Continuous Improvement

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Not a Fix It and Forget It – Continuous Improvement

From new engineering and shop floor staff coming in and needing education to the use of new tools, process, and yes, even software, continuous improvement is essential.

December 07, 2015

Don’t Let the Marketing Fool You, Real Value Gets Created on the Shop Floor First

Aerospace & Defense

Don’t Let the Marketing Fool You, Real Value Gets Created on the Shop Floor First

You can have all the fancy tools, all the simulation that shows how products could be assembled, but if your shop floor isn't working efficiently, if they don't have the right tool to build the product, those other fancy options bring you no value.

July 27, 2015

Manufacturing Operations Management Made the World Flat

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Manufacturing Operations Management Made the World Flat

The world is getting flatter. We're text messaging anyone in the world in seconds. We're having web meetings with video. One is virtually in the room halfway across the world.

July 10, 2015

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5 Killers of Cycle Time

Sure, you have a lean shop and your personnel can quickly access their tools, but after that shop is lean and they are still spending time not working on product, then you are suffering from one of the top five killers of cycle time.

May 13, 2015

Aerospace & Defense

What is an Electronic Device Record?

The term eDHR - electronic device history record - is being thrown around a lot these days. But what exactly is an eDHR?

March 25, 2015

Author: Becky Kelderman