Capacity

Do You Know Your Manufacturing Capacity?

Written by: M.G. Rhoads
2021-11-30 ·

If you’re scaling up your Making or Manufacturing business, sooner or later you’ll want to perform a formal (ok, let’s get real, a semi-formal ;) manufacturing capacity analysis. Yes, I promise, it really is easier than you’re probably thinking. Process Cat’s friends … [Read more...] about Do You Know Your Manufacturing Capacity?

Sign up for updates and get a FREE MINICOMIC!

Subscribe to Process Cat updates (every 3 weeks) and get a free 4-page minicomic about Process Cat's good friend, Sebastian the engineer grizzly bear!

Everyone knows what Process Variability is and what causes it. Just kidding. Most people don’t. But they should if they’re running any kind of making/manufacturing/producing business. Process Variability: Manufacturers’ Nemesis Yeah, honestly, life would be a lot easier without process variability. Process variability is just what it sounds like: we think we do the same […]

Yes, the name “Process Controls” sounds like a boring topic… But it can save you time, money, and aggravation. That’s not boring, now, is it?? It’s not. Here’s why Process Controls are important: everything on earth has inherent variation. It’s just a matter of statistics. Sound a little abstract? Let’s look at an example. Rhonda […]

Yes, you’ll be much happier if you prevent ergonomics problems BEFORE they bring down your manufacturing line! See, manufacturing ergonomics can be tricky. For common activities like desk work, ergonomics has been widely studied. But the ergonomics of manufacturing processes are usually not as well known. This can lead to problems. Rhonda unfortunately learned this […]