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The Operational Excellence Difference

by Kevin Duggan

By now, most companies have embarked on a journey of continuous improvement. Team members employ techniques, such as value stream mapping, kaizen events and action workout events, to target an area of the operation that needs improvement. Each day, this process continues: Find areas that need improvement, improve them and then embed the improvements into standard work.

MillerCoors’ Eden Brewery Receives 2013 AME Manufacturing Excellence Award

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is pleased to honor MillerCoors’ Eden Brewery with a 2013 Manufacturing Excellence Award.  The Eden, N.C., facility will be recognized at a ceremony during the 2013 AME “Excellence Inside” Conference, Oct. 21-25, in Toronto.

Definition: Deming’s Fourteen Points

W. Edwards Deming's fourteen management points to increase quality and productivity when practiced.

They are:

1. Created constancy of purpose for improving product or services.

2. Adopt new philosophy.

IEC Electronics Corp – Albuquerque Receives 2013 AME Manufacturing Excellence Award

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is pleased to honor IEC Electronics Corp – Albuquerque with a 2013 Manufacturing Excellence Award. The facility will be recognized at a ceremony during the 2013 AME “Excellence Inside” Conference, Oct. 21-25, in Toronto.

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SensorData Technologies Unveils Redesigned Website

SensorData Technologies Inc., (SensorData)  a leading global expert in the development and manufacture of standard and custom force, torque, load and strain sensors, has launched a completely redesigned website www.sensordata.com.

AME Inducts Four Honorees Into its Hall of Fame

In a ceremony in Toronto at the Association of Manufacturing’s Excellence Inside Conference, Oct. 21-25,  the organization will welcome four honorees into its Hall of Fame. The 2013 class of recipients will be recognized for distinguishing themselves in the manufacturing community in a manner that is consistent with AME’s mission to inspire a commitment to enterprise excellence through experiential learning by bringing people together to share,  learn and grow.

Bombardier Aerospace Receives 2013 AME Manufacturing Excellence Award

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence is pleased to honor Bombardier Aerospace with a 2013 Manufacturing Excellence Award. The Toronto facility will be recognized at a ceremony during the 2013 AME “Excellence Inside” Conference.

Permission to Succeed: The Only Person Who Needs to Give It Is YOU!

Inspirational book by dynamic public speaker challenges readers to win the battle of “YOU vs. YOU” to find true success and happiness.

Okuma America Corporation Highlights Canadian Manufacturing Company’s Success Story

Okuma America Corporation, a world-leader in CNC machines, has launched a campaign featuring the success story of family-run manufacturing customer, Lumar Machining & Manufacturing Ltd. of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Ian and Jack Wagter, owners of Lumar purchased the company with a customer base of two automotive plants. Today, Lumar Machining has a thriving business powered by their 7 Okuma CNC machine tools. The company will soon expand, adding even more machining technology to their arsenal.

Give Feedback Like a “Super Coach”

The Best Coaches Know How to Deliver Developmental Feedback. Here’s What—and What Not—to Do.

by William C. Byham, Ph.D.

One of the best ways to view leadership is an ongoing conversation between leader and team members. Sometimes that conversation is about what’s going right and, conversely, it also sometimes must be about what needs to improve.

POWER Magazine Announces Coal-Fired Top Plant Award Winners

Each year, POWER magazine selects the most noteworthy coal-fired power plants worldwide to be designated Top Plants.

TeamSupport Customer Service Software Earns Bronze Honors at Golden Bridge Awards

TeamSupport help desk software earns Bronze honors in the Cloud/SaaS Innovations category; CEO Robert C. Johnson named Bronze winner in the Executive of the Year category.

Honeywell Wins Best Process Control Systems Provide At Asian Manufacturing Awards 2013

Honeywell Experion® PKS Clinches Award for Best DCS Based on Innovation and Customer Focus

Tate Named Maintenance Man of Year

By Julie Blum

John Tate was there when the Columbus Housing Authority and Heritage House were just a just getting off the ground.

Bentley Announces Project Finalists in 2013 Be Inspired Awards Competition

Winners Will Be Selected and Presented With Their Awards at The Year in Infrastructure 2013 Conference Taking Place Oct. 29-31 in London, U.K.

AEDC Focuses on the Human Elements of Maintenance and Reliability

Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) professionals and engineers attended workshops and a lunch and learn sponsored by the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) Middle Tennessee Chapter and Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA). The events focused on factors least considered in maintenance and reliability such as the people.

Honeywell Announces APAC Winner of 2013 Unisim Design Challenge

Yeungnam University Student Uses Dynamic Simulation Software to Optimise the Natural Gas Liquefaction Process, Improve Energy Efficiency and Reduce Costs

Next Public “The Manufacturing Game” Workshop to be Hosted by Conoco Philips

Reliable Manufacturing is delighted to announce its next The Manufacturing Game public workshop on 8th-9th October 2013. The two-day event will take place at Gisborough Hall in North Yorkshire and will be hosted by the world’s largest independent exploration & production (E&P) company, ConocoPhilips.

Reliable Manufacturing adds dates to popular Operations Excellence Master Class series

Reliable Manufacturing has announced two further dates to its 2013 programme of Master Classes. The series reaches Scotland for the first time on 30 September 2013 with a Maser Class in Aberdeen and is followed by the second in Middlesbrough on 3 October. The two one-day events are designed to equip business leaders with the operations excellence and reliability principles to improve business performance.

Give Feedback Like a “Super Coach”

Get the most from your team—and help them get more done—by providing the most effective feedback.

By William C. Byham, Ph.D.