http://forums.industryweek.com Discuss any hot manufacturing topic here. en Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:32:00 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.industryweek.com/IWImages/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.industryweek.com http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/MAay82j9PWA/showthread.php Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:08:51 GMT It seems we have a new pastime in this country: Toyota bashing. It started when the first round of accelerator problems were announced and became a full-blown fad after the issue resulted in suspending sales of the company's most popular products.

Read more at: http://corporatedeathspiral.blogspot...a-bashing.html ]]> Manufacturing Talk GStocker http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13691 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13691 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/a2R5DS3uN6A/showthread.php Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:15:19 GMT I am a new worker in a clothing manufacturer and they want me to "make the production more efficient". I think lean manufacturing system is the answer, but how to implement that lean system? ]]> Manufacturing Talk adis http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13671 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13671 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/rMvvJSyZl_8/showthread.php Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:40:54 GMT The Wall Street Journal ran a story last week on the downfall of strategic planning. I hope anyone who decides to scrap a company's strategic planning process based on this article clearly understands the ramifications before doing so.

Read more at http://corporatedeathspiral.blogspot...ning-dead.html ]]> Manufacturing Talk GStocker http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13351 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13351 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/o4xCka0lQmc/showthread.php Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:36:37 GMT I recently wrote about the impact the nation's high-speed rail plans could have on U.S. manufacturing. Since then, several states, including Florida,California and Ohio have announced progress with their plans to construct passenger rail service in their regions.

As noted in the IW story, high-speed rail faces many challenges, including cost and ridership expectations. There also aren't many U.S. manufacturers currently involved in the rail industry.

So, I'm wondering if rail would really have a signficant impact on U.S. manufacturing or if it would be another industry that gets imported from somewhere else? ]]> Manufacturing Talk Jon Katz http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13061 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=13061 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/H3Nnjxo_AI4/showthread.php Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:23:29 GMT Successful application of lean can help virtually any company reduce costs while improving quality. Unfortunately, it is being sold as the cure-all for all of the problems in business. There is much more to running a business than an effective lean strategy. Read more at... Successful application of lean can help virtually any company reduce costs while improving quality. Unfortunately, it is being sold as the cure-all for all of the problems in business. There is much more to running a business than an effective lean strategy.

Read more at http://corporatedeathspiral.blogspot...ot-enough.html ]]> Manufacturing Talk GStocker http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=12811 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=12811 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/uOZZBTa-W9s/showthread.php Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:14:47 GMT Image: http://hosting-source.bm23.com/13636/public/NUTECH-Facebook.jpg RTP, N.C. (January 12, 2010)—Nu Tech 2010, a one-day conference focusing on investing in collaborative technologies (www.nutechshowcase.org), will feature a demonstration by Japan-based FAIN-Biomedical, Inc. of an endovascular...
RTP, N.C. (January 12, 2010)—Nu Tech 2010, a one-day conference focusing on investing in collaborative technologies (www.nutechshowcase.org), will feature a demonstration by Japan-based FAIN-Biomedical, Inc. of an endovascular evaluator designed for use in medical training and surgical practice.

Known as EVE, The FAIN device is the result of more than 20 years of joint research between engineers and physicians. This endovascular evaluator is a model of the human vascular system created from CT and MRI data. A high-precision model, it provides a realistic simulation environment that can be used for surgery rehearsal, medical student training, as well as medical devices and procedural evaluation.

NU Tech 2010 will feature more than 20 breakthrough technologies from the fields of life science, biotechnology and engineering on February 10. Starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Imperial, RTP, NU Tech 2010 will feature technology developments from Nagoya University, home to four Nobel Prize-winning professors in physics and chemistry (www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/), North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University. More than 30 representatives from Nagoya University and the Japan Science and Technology Agency will be present to network with area scientists and researchers.

Featured speakers include:
• North Carolina Secretary of Commerce, J. Keith Crisco
• Vice President of Eisai, Inc., Dr. Ray W. Wood
• Director of Aisin AW and President of EQUOS Research, Masao Ando
• Nagoya University President Dr. Michinari Hamaguchi
• President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, E. Norris Tolson.

Registration for the event is free of charge and includes continental breakfast, lunch and reception. To register for the event and learn more about Nu Tech 2010, visit www.nutechshowcase.org.

About Nagoya University:
Nagoya University (NU) was originally established as a temporary hospital and medical school in 1871 in Nagoya City, Japan. Since then it has been playing various key roles in the education and research scenes in Japan. Home to four Nobel Prize-winning professors in physics and chemistry, NU is on the forefront of Japan’s technology transfer space. NU faculty invented the high performance blue light emitting device widely used in displays worldwide. NU currently has 16,000 full-time students that study and work with 2,000 full-time faculty and 2,000 staff members. The university includes 13 graduate schools, three research institutions and 18 research centers.

About the EVE:
The endovascular surgery simulator, EVE, precisely reconstructs the human vascular system from CT or MRI scans enabling surgical training, surgery rehearsal, and the simulation of real diseases. EVE is made of a special silicone that recreates the elasticity and friction of human vasculature, simulating the sensation and behavior of catheter manipulation during an endovascular surgery. The body of EVE is composed of 16 modules, each one representing a segment of vasculature. All modules are connected using special connectors designed not to interfere with your simulation. This enables the easy exchange of modules and the assembly of different ready-made models to accurately reflect an actual patients condition. Current simulations modules include:
• Cerebral Artery Embolism with coil or balloon.
• Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) with a balloon or stents.
• Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
• Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS)
• Transcatheter Hepatic Artery Embolization (THAE)
• Percutaneous Transluminal Recanalization (PTR)
• Catheter and Guide Wire Insertion
• Aortic Stents Grafts
Fain Biomedical can provide customized modules based on DICOM data for a specific patient or disease case study disease. For more information, visit www.fain-biomedical.com. ]]> Manufacturing Talk Articulon http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=12041 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=12041 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/6MRQ9NSP7qw/showthread.php Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:13:14 GMT What is fear costing businesses each year? Thousands? Millions? Billions? It obviously can't be accurately measured, but when I think about some of the organizations I have worked with throughout my career, I'm guessing the figure is outrageously high.

Read more at http://corporatedeathspiral.blogspot...e-of-fear.html ]]> Manufacturing Talk GStocker http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=11961 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=11961 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/R2KqOMx71b8/showthread.php Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:01:45 GMT As part of their effort to slash the cost of auto parts by 30% over the next three years, Toyota met with its suppliers last week to enlist their help in the process. Based on their reputation for dealing with suppliers, I'm guessing that Toyota will approach the process in a much different manner than most companies, and the process will be very successful.

Read more at http://corporatedeathspiral.blogspot...rld-class.html ]]> Manufacturing Talk GStocker http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=11551 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=11551 http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWManufacturingTalk/~3/xBbLXthBykA/showthread.php Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:30:56 GMT Harvard Business Review recently put out a list of the best performing CEOs (http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world/ar/1) of publicly traded companies (over their time spent sitting in the CEO chair). Steve Jobs (Apple) was #1, but it may be a bigger surprise that Yun... Harvard Business Review recently put out a list of the best performing CEOs of publicly traded companies (over their time spent sitting in the CEO chair).

Steve Jobs (Apple) was #1, but it may be a bigger surprise that Yun Jong-Yong (Samsung Electronics) was #2.

The top 50 can be found here: http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-best-perf...-the-world/sb1 ]]> Manufacturing Talk Frank Chloupek http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=11071 http://forums.industryweek.com/showthread.php?t=11071