Lean, Design & Manufacturing Specialist
This came up in conversation today "Your site is called leanintodesign, where is the lean?" So I thought I'd get started. In the same place most people/businesses start their lean journey, with 5S. This is quick fire so be ready to be wowed. I love 5S. Yes, I said it, I love 5S. Not doing... Continue Reading →
To Suite or not to Suite? That is the Question.
Watching "normal" people train for a charity boxing event gives you great insight into what it takes to succeed. Budding pugilists to professional trainers, the team works. Stealth UK Boxing Promotions raises money for Help for Heroes by arranging charity boxing events. Competitors complete a rigorous 8 week training plan and then face the ultimate... Continue Reading →
"I always focused on the money, I didn't start thinking about who I wanted to work for/with, until I worked at a business with multiple leaders and a true team based ethos." - Me I spent some time with a good friend and former colleague this weekend, while delivering wedding invites. Every aspect of the... Continue Reading →
I'll start this post with a little history. When I was young I was terrible with money, my sister, great with money, I was the polar opposite, mounting up a mass of debt and not knowing what to do with myself. It took years of desperation to find snowballing. This is the process of paying... Continue Reading →
Its amazing what you find out when you have time to sit back and think.
Vault Data Standard, is a subscription only add-in for Vault Workgroup and Professional that allows custom scripts to ensure the standardisation of documents created in Inventor, AutoCAD and Vault. Notice the use of documents, not parts, assemblies or drawings but all documents.
We engineers are a funny bunch, some like standardisation; it removes us from the mundane tasks like part naming and numbering, project folder creation, presentation creation etc.… It’s all just there, done, complete, only needing the engineering data plugging in. This allows us to focus on the engineering tasks like, how do we make this stronger but lighter? Where can I remove cost but increase quality? This type of engineer often misses the need for a company branding and its impact on a customer, opting for a blank sheet of paper with lots of text based information. After all data is king, is…
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