IThe other day I asked my daughter, a recent civil engineering graduate, whether she remembered the commercial featuring a construction worker hanging by his helmet. The helmet was adhered to the underside of a steel
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When an OEM partners with a supplier there are many levels and facets to the partnership. A good partnership goes beyond just supplying components or assemblies to a purchase order. When an OEM has a
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With ever increasing emphasis on manufacturing cost reduction, it is important for designers to review new products for ease of manufacturing and test. Products designed with the manufacturing process in mind will cost less. There are four
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Today more than ever manufacturers are learning the importance of being able to trace their products. Sometimes knowing where and when the product was manufactured is sufficient but often a manufacturer must be able to
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TIn many respects a company is like a person. Just like a person, a company (or any other organization for that matter) is born, grows, ages, and eventually dies. Although some companies, the longest-lived companies,
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We are all looking for ways to improve our bottom line, and sometimes that takes some creativity. In our earlier blogs we discussed how procurement professionals have much to offer in helping companies achieve their cost
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As a part of a development team for a laboratory automation system or clinical analyzer, you and your colleagues have been chosen to develop the specimen traceability portion of the instrument. In your mind you
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On June 26th 1974, the era of barcoding began when the UPC code was read on a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum at a grocery store in Ohio. During the next 40 years, the use
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There are many good reasons for changing electromechanical contract manufacturers, but that doesn’t make the transition any easier. Valuable time goes into researching and evaluating potential manufacturers, establishing relationships, and defining expectations. Trends like outsourcing
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In Part 1 of this blog I discussed the importance of having a well-defined process for selecting an electromechanical contract manufacturer. In that blog, I emphasized that sticking to such a process would help avoid hasty,
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