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In designing a product or component, manufacturing often comes at the tail end of the process. In other words, manufacturability of a design is an after-thought. This is a major missed opportunity because simple changes with a knowledge of how something is built can bring about dramatic cost savings. In addition, many designs contain specifications that move beyond the needs of a design. An over-built design is just a more expensive design. Manufacturing should go beyond executing a design: a … Continue reading “Value Engineering: Create Early Relationships”

*This post was written by John Fossey* Reversing a Decade of Job Losses What does a manufacturer do when it’s struggling with excessive costs?  One of the most common reactions in recent years has been to pack up and move to another country or continent where it can bring its costs of production down. And this is just what’s happening to a number of factories, except these are Asian plants moving production to the United States. The Bureau of Statistics … Continue reading “Manufacturing Jobs: How to Turn America’s Job Prospects Around Through Reshoring”

Value Engineering: Five Keys to Cost-saving in Manufacturing by Clark Neft, President, Barth Industries When it comes to manufacturing at the lowest cost possible, the tried and true models of off-shoring and competitive bidding just aren’t cutting it anymore. Why? Because virtually everyone is doing the same thing. The same models to drive down costs are being applied with very little to show in terms of true competitive value. Price, however, still matters in the end. So how do you … Continue reading “Value Engineering: Five Keys to Cost-saving in Manufacturing Part I”