The Case for Automation and Machine Tending
If you are in the machining business, the chances are pretty good that you’ve heard the adage, “if the machine isn’t running, you’re not making money.” While there is obviously more to keeping your business running, it’s true that your ability to make widgets for a customer relates directly to getting paid. If you want to increase revenue, you need to make more parts! Of course, there are limitations to how many parts you can make in...
To LOVE Them Is to KNOW Them: Seven Ways to Do the Hard Work of Really Loving Your Employees on Valentine’s Day (and Beyond)
Showing love in the workplace is not only okay; if you’re a self-determined manager, it’s vital, says David Deacon. But it’s not about flowers and candy or superficial praise. It’s about knowing employees on a deep level and leveraging that knowledge to help them thrive Valentine’s Day is around the corner. If you’re thinking of taking your team to lunch or bringing in heart-shaped cupcakes, go for...
Google’s Algorithm has changed & the Top 25 SEO Companies that can adapt your SEO Strategy In 2019
Google updates their SEO algorithm 600 times every year – and DesignRush determined the top-rated search engine optimization companies that can help your SEO strategy keep up with evolving regulations Google updates its search engine ranking algorithm up to 600 times each year. This helps them rank brands as accurately as possible. DesignRush.com, an agency directory and ranking site, discovered how Google’s SEO algorithm has...
Distributors catch up on years of deduction claim backlog using Automation
iNymbus just released a special case study for Suppliers and Distributors entitled ‘Stop Battling Walmart Deductions, Start Increasing Your Profits’, describing the issues with retailer deduction dispute processes, and detailing how multiple distributors overcame mountains of deductions using cloud robotic automation. Many big-box store suppliers and distributors can relate to the overwhelm of retailer deductions. From the...
Used Equipment outlook for the first half of 2019
As the construction industry prepares for the first half of 2019, there’s good news and bad news – or, to better rephrase, there are going to be opportunities along with challenges. Several 2019 forecasts have already been released so it’s not news to most that the construction industry likely isn’t going to grow as much this year as 2018. In fact, there’s good reason to believe that it may remain flat year over year – not exactly...
Are you a Self-Determined Manager? 10 changes you might need to make right now
The best managers intentionally create an environment where employees thrive and great work gets done. To become what David Deacon calls “self-determined,” you must make a choice every day and never, ever let up Am I a great manager? This is an incredibly tough question to answer. A manager’s job is to get things done by marshaling the efforts of others—and most of us have blind spots that keep us from seeing how we...
The value of feature-rich Digital Weld Interfaces
The connection and interaction between an industrial robot, welding hardware and robot operator is made successful through a reliable and feature-rich weld interface. In recent years, industrial networking advancements have effectively shifted the market from using analog weld interfaces to digital weld interfaces. Along with sheer processing power, today’s power sources hold a wealth of process knowledge and weld parameters, with...
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