Experienced plant managers understand that an optimally laid out factory or a chemical plant can ensure smooth operation, better facility maintenance and enhanced productivity. Well designed plants also help cut worker fatigue and mitigate the risk of accidents. But, for a factory designer who needs ...

Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies can significantly reduce product development time and save prototyping costs. By enabling the proof of the concept at a very early stage of development, they facilitate physical comparison between alternatives and options that is especially where look and aesthetics ...

While third party logistics (3PL) is playing a key role in supply chain business, selecting the right 3PL player is a herculean task. With growing impact of globalization, there is an increasing pressure on companies to achieve efficient supply chains. Manufacturers across all the sectors and industries ...

Sheet metal forming simulation bridges the world of design with practical manufacturing. Simulation helps determine whether a particular sheet metal can be formed into the desired shape with a particular process, before actually taking up the job in workshop. This eliminates chances of failure. Sheet ...

While the Indian metal casting industry is recognized globally for its quality and innovation, it continues to be handicapped by poor operational efficiencies, low capacity utilization and labour intensive activities....

Poor quality in assembly build and performance significantly impacts profitability. Achieving acceptable quality often depends on the drawings that define design specifications. GD&T drawings developed according to ASME Y14.5 / ISO standards and ensured for correctness and completeness is the first ...

Three-dimensional computer aided design (3D CAD) tools enhance and speed the design process and can help realize substantial cost savings. By accurately modeling and simulating real world constraints and interactions, designers are now able to reduce prototyping, minimize re-work and make better use ...

Strategic maintenance of safety stocks in a 'make-to-stock' manufacturing environment can help companies coping with sudden increase in demand. However, the decision to keep and manage safety stocks has to be based on an accurate analysis of the risks and benefits....