You may have heard of references to ergonomic workstations around the office without much thought of what that really means. The term “ergonomics” refers to the design and efficiency of people’s working environment. The goal of ergonomics is to prevent soft tissue injuries and musculature…
Americans will pause today to remember the victims who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. 17 years ago, 2.977 people lost their lives in New York City, Washington D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In the years since our country’s worst terrorist attack, events around…
When automakers think about customer data, they usually focus on how it helps them market and sell a car – what features are most in demand or purchasing and pricing trends. Yet, as cars become increasingly crammed with sensors and digital devices that can collect…
The 2018 AIAG Quality Summit is September 18-19, 2018. In addition to phenomenal keynote speakers, the event will also feature a major AIAG-VDA FMEA Handbook update as well as an IATF OEM session where they will discuss their customer specific plans for suppliers who do…
Join Sustained Quality Group and 1,500+ manufacturing professionals from across the Southeastern U.S. to discuss the latest manufacturing trends and topics, share vision, become inspired and immerse in manufacturing culture at the 2018 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo. Presented by the SC Biz News,…
It is history in the making, the world’s first autonomous taxi will be operating in central Tokyo today, August 27, 2018. Although other autonomous taxis are on the roads, this is the first with paying customers. The vehicle, developed by Tokyo-based robot maker ZMP and…
Resource management is the process by which businesses manage their various resources effectively. Those resources can be intangible (people and time) and tangible (equipment, materials, and finances). The right resource management plan can help eliminate common problems, such as a lack of visibility of who is doing…
As the automotive suppliers look to the remainder of the year and weigh their short-term outlook, they remain cautiously optimistic in their abilities to weather whatever uncertainty comes at them next, be it new tariffs, a redrafting of trade agreements, recalls, and so on. Automotive supplier resiliency…
If you are flying to your vacation destination or accepting a package delivery, aviation touches all of our lives every day. Long before there were commercial jet airliners, Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a presidential proclamation in 1939 which designated the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday to be National Aviation…
Environmental considerations and technological developments have propelled the energy storage industry, resulting in smaller carbon footprints, lower battery costs and increased Electric Vehicle (EV) car mileage. These developments have steered the industry towards newer lithium-ion batteries, and away from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles and…
