Boosting Productivity with AI-Driven Time Studies

Table of Contents Subscribe To Updates Subscribe To Updates Boosting Productivity with AI-Driven Time Studies Posted by Sadia Waseem Can AI algorithims really measure what engineers have been doing for decades? This misconception was quite common when manufacturers were first introduced to AI-powered time studies. However, an industrial safety manufacturer increased 5% production while eliminating … Read more

Digitizing the Human Side of Automotive Manufacturing

Table of Content Subscribe To Updates Get insightful content delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe To Updates Digitizing the Human Side of Automotive Manufacturing Posted by Zeeshan Zia Most Industry 4.0 investments have either focused on robotics or adding sensors to “equipment”, while human-powered processes have largely remained in a blind spot.  The global automotive … Read more

How Will “Lean” Look Like in 2025?

Table of Content Subscribe To Updates Get insightful content delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe To Updates How Will “Lean” Look Like in 2025? Posted by Zeeshan Zia AI, Cloud, and the Metaverse are fundamentally disrupting industrial engineering practice The Toyota Production System introduced the notion of “lean” to manufacturing, and soon the success of … Read more

Human Motion Tracking: Enough to Build Digital Poka Yoke Systems?

Table of Content Subscribe To Updates Get insightful content delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe To Updates Is Human Motion Tracking Enough to Build Digital Poka Yoke Systems? Posted by Zeeshan Zia Motion capture or Mocap technology has been used by Hollywood for decades to transfer real human motion onto CG characters. Microsoft commoditized this … Read more

Computer Vision in Manufacturing: How to Implement it?

Table of Content Subscribe To Updates Get insightful content delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe To Updates Computer Vision in Manufacturing: How to Implement a Successful Pilot Posted by Zeeshan Zia 2020 was a pivotal year for everyone, and the manufacturing industry is no exception. The retirement of experienced workers, increase in temporary workforce, continuously … Read more

How AI Task Documentation Helps Engineers Optimize Workflows

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Table of Content Subscribe To Updates Get insightful content delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe To Updates How Work Instruction Software Preserves Operator Expertise Posted by Saif Khan A recurring issue on many production floors is that the actual way a task is performed often drifts away from the written method long before anyone notices … Read more

Automatic Line Balancing in Assembly Lines

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Table of Content Subscribe To Updates Get insightful content delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe To Updates How Automatic Line Balancing Improves Assembly Throughput Posted by Saif Khan In many assembly operations, production goals appear achievable on paper. Takt time calculations are clear, staffing levels seem adequate, yet mid-shift, one station becomes overloaded while another … Read more

Workstation Efficiency Analysis Using Vision-Based AI

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Table of Content Subscribe To Updates Get insightful content delivered right to your inbox! Subscribe To Updates How Vision-Based AI Enables Workstation Efficiency Analysis Posted by Saif Khan Every operations leader has encountered the same situation: the numbers look correct on paper, cycle time expectations are approved, and staffing levels appear balanced. Yet the workstation … Read more