Material Selection Charts
The charts in this article summarise material properties. Each chart appears with a brief commentary about its use. Background and data sources can be [...]
Problem Solving
A3 Problem Solving: is a structured problem solving and continuous improvement approach, first employed at Toyota and typically used by lean manufacturing practitioners. It [...]
FMEA
There are numerous high-profile examples of product recalls resulting from poorly designed products and/or processes. These failures are debated in the public forum with [...]
DFM & DFA
Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is the process of designing parts, components or products for ease of manufacturing with an end goal of making a better [...]
Process Attribute Charts
A process is a method of shaping, finishing or joining a material. Sand casting, injection molding, fusion welding and polishing are all processes. The [...]
GD&T
The American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has developed the standards that govern all geometric dimensioning and tolerancing that are used in the automotive [...]
Lean Manufacturing Tools
The term Lean manufacturing refers to the application of Lean practices, principles, and tools to the development and manufacture of physical products. Many manufacturers [...]
Mechanics Of Materials
Mechanics of materials, deals with the behavior of solid objects subject to stresses and strains. The complete theory began with the consideration of the behavior of one [...]