The Internet of Things (IoT) is allowing manufacturers to connect and improve product quality. One manufacturer has implemented this thinking and has seen, “overall equipment effectiveness has increased by 24 percent, labor utilization by 10 percent, and throughput by 10 percent.” To keep on top of these trends here are 5 manufacturing blogs that we think you should follow to help improve overall product quality.
Shopfloor was founded in 2004 and is the blog of the National Manufacturer Association. This blog is widely recognized and constantly updated. If you are looking to stay ahead of the curve this is a blog you will want to bookmark.
Follow shopfloor on twitter @ShopfloorNAM
Their latest blog “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Everything!” Is an excellent read. This blog features entries from a contest they held that really shows how cool manufacturing really is.
To stay in the loop with them follow them on Twitter @keepitmadeinUSA
They recently interviewed the president and executive director of WIRE-Net.
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