In a High Variety – High Volume operation with more than one machine per operator, choosing the right KPI isn’t straightforward. Approach 1 – Using Parts Produced per operator You take all the parts produced by all the operators in…
Vertical Storage Units (VLMs) are a really nifty piece of equipment in a shop-floor. They can store a huge number of relatively small size SKUs in a small footprint. As such, it’s great for storing machine tooling (which tends to…
One of the problems I worked on was how to estimate average WIP in terms of number of WIP containers, not just part quantity. That mattered because container count is what really drives the floor space required, which in turn…
We had an old unused LulzBot Taz Workhorse with a broken extruder, so I recently upgraded it with a MET 285 extruder. The extruder works really well, but the default 0.5 mm nozzle is too slow for quick prototyping where…
