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WHAT HAS QUALITY MANAGEMENT GOT TO DO WITH SUSTAINABILITY? Sustainability is a word on everyone’s minds these days. It’s a regular topic of discussion on social and traditional media, and businesses worldwide are increasing their focus on sustainability. But what does it mean? Very often, it’s used interchangeably with environmentalism. However, there’s more to sustainability […]

MANUFACTURING IN THE POST-COVID WORLD Ok, at the time of writing (Sep 2021), we’re still living in the Covid world, and the indications are that we will be indefinitely, so the term “post-Covid” really means “now that we’ve got over the worst”; however that wouldn’t have been as snappy a title. As we all know,

WHAT IS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION? OUR TOP 5 TIPS FOR IMPLEMENTING A DIGITAL STRATEGY IN YOUR MANUFACTURING BUSINESS. Digital transformation is a phrase you’ll have heard about over the past few years. The Covid pandemic of 2020 has provided a catalyst for many companies to create and implement a digital transformation strategy. Manufacturing companies that had

WHAT IS INDUSTRY 5.0, AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT IT? Yes, you’re probably thinking something along the lines of, “Industry 5.0? We haven’t even worked out Industry 4.0 yet!” But these are the times we live in. Everything is gaining pace, and the rate of change across all industries is increasing. Manufacturing has always

MODERN QUALITY MANAGEMENT: HOW DID WE GET HERE? In the world of quality, the battle for supremacy between Six Sigma and Total Quality Management (TQM) has been raging for many years. In any discussion about quality, it’s always worth looking at the history a little. “What is past is prologue,” and that’s certainly true when

DON’T BE SCARED OF INDUSTRY 4.0. YOU’RE PROBABLY ALREADY USING IT. Industry 4.0 is a term that’s celebrating its 10th birthday this year. Most people think it’s something that’s only of interest to large, multinational manufacturers. But the truth is that every business can benefit from an Industry 4.0 implementation. Given that small and medium-sized enterprises

HOW CAN YOU MAKE THE DIGITAL WORKPLACE A REALITY? AND WHY SHOULD YOU? The concept of the paperless factory or office isn’t new. It’s up there with the hoverboards and flying cars from the film “Back to the Future” as the way things will go. But they haven’t. Although some flying cars are in development, we’re

USING QIS LABLINK TO MANAGE YOUR LABORATORY DATA IS YOUR LAB CONNECTED TO YOUR SHOP-FLOOR PROCESSES? Managing all the activities in your laboratory is a complex task. In a modern manufacturing environment, the lab results must be communicated quickly and efficiently to all relevant parties. When a company uses SPC (Statistical Process Control), if quality

HOW DOES THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT) HELP REDUCE YOUR COST OF POOR QUALITY? A brief history of IIoT The Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things have been with us for many years. But, unlike the IoT, there’s a lot more to the IIoT than just shouting, ‘Hey Google, what’s the