Video on lean technique available from Improvement Tools.com (1-Oct-2008)
The video, Incorporating Lean: From the Factory to Front Office, available from Improvement Tools.com, shows how a well known organisation in particle separation equipment, SWECO, applied lean plant wide, from the office to the loading dock.
Improvement Tools.com introduce book on Lean techniques (30-Sep-2008)
The book, Creating the Ultimate Lean Office: A Zero-Waste Environment with Process Automation, available from Improvement Tools.com, applies Lean techniques in the office, which begin with a new definition of waste, backed by a set of techniques designed to eliminate waste and streamline nonvalue-adding activities.
Technical description and performance improvement book from Improvement Tools (29-Sep-2008)
The book, Becoming Lean, available from Improvement Tools.com, provides technical descriptions of successful solutions and performance improvements.
Book on Lean implementation and culture available from Improvement Tools.com (26-Sep-2008)
The book, ‘Creating a Lean Culture’, available from Improvement Tools.com, has won the 2006 SHINGO prize for excellence in Manufacturing Research.
Improvement Tools.com offer Lean workbook for shops and manufacturers (24-Sep-2008)
Improvement Tools.com have introduced a Lean workbook named ‘BackStreet Lean’ for shops and manufacturers. Through the application of Lean in the job shops, a group of plants decided to share their practices in the Running Lean series of workbooks.
UltimateSkills Australia launch their new website (6-Oct-2008)
UltimateSkills Australia unveiled their new website, providing employers and candidates with a fresher looking site. The new website has a number of additional features including better search functionality for candidates seeking jobs, as well as resources for candidates seeking employment in Australia.
RapidPro’s partners RedEye launch new website providing information on direct digital manufacturing technology (6-Oct-2008)
RedEye, partners of RapidPro, have launched a new website, which consists of information to help visitors realise the importance of direct digital manufacturing technology on demand.
Altium add LatticeXP2 and Altera Stratix III processor support for electronics designers (6-Oct-2008)
Altium, developers of unified electronics design solutions, have extended their FPGA support to include the Altera Stratix III and LatticeXP2 families of programmable devices. Electronics designers now have new opportunities to harness the power of FPGAs and explore new design concepts in real time, without having to make final decisions on device choice too early in the design process.
Video on lean technique available from Improvement Tools.com (1-Oct-2008)
The video, Incorporating Lean: From the Factory to Front Office, available from Improvement Tools.com, shows how a well known organisation in particle separation equipment, SWECO, applied lean plant wide, from the office to the loading dock.
Multi-sensor shop floor CMM available from Hi-Tech Metrology (1-Oct-2008)
Hi-Tech Metrology have introduced into Australia the new Cordax Discovery III. This is the next advancement of the original shop floor CMM product line from Sheffield Measurement, a Hexagon Metrology brand.