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The True Cost of Downtime from Human Error in Manufacturing

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Manufacturing downtime is a major financial and operational burden for businesses. While equipment failures and supply chain disruptions contribute to lost productivity, one of the most underestimated causes of downtime is human error. Whether due to misconfigurations, lack of proper training, or procedural mistakes, human errors can significantly impact production efficiency and lead to substantial […]

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Engaging the Next Generation: Digital Work Instructions for a New Era of Workers

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The manufacturing industry is undergoing a seismic shift. As experienced workers retire and a younger, tech-savvy generation enters the workforce, the gap in skills and experience is becoming increasingly evident. Companies must not only find ways to bridge this gap but also adapt their training and operational methods to meet the expectations of the new

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating Effective Work Instructions for Manufacturing

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In manufacturing, clear work instructions are crucial for precision, efficiency, and safety. However, traditional text-heavy SOPs often fall short in today’s diverse and multilingual environments. This guide explores how digital and video work instructions can revolutionize knowledge transfer, streamline training, and improve productivity across the manufacturing floor. Learn how to create impactful work instructions that cater to your workforce’s diverse needs, ensuring consistent, high-quality production.

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How to make good assembly line work instructions?

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Every employee has a slightly different way of doing things. Each has a different background, different experience, different depth of skill, and a slightly different work process—and that introduces variation into a company’s workflow. The larger your operation, the more variation works its way into the production line. Work instructions are key to reducing variation,

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What are the signs your work instructions need an upgrade?

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Research has shown that accidents in the workplace happen more frequently due to errors in systems rather than people. By writing clear work instructions, companies can improve their systems and reduce the number of accidents. Improving systems starts with looking at a company’s work instructions and standardized operating procedures (SOPs). Signs your work instructions need

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Digital work instructions for manufacturing

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Digital manufacturing work instructions collect information from multiple sources and provide it in one simple, unified view so your operators can quickly make decisions. Traditional paperwork instructions aren’t great. Lengthy, awkward, and hard to produce, a paper instruction manual frequently causes more problems than it solves. The majority of paper instructions fail to provide a satisfactory

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