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After working on his own as an independent healthcare insurance broker for several years, Ryan recently took a job with a bigger brokerage. When he broke the news to his wife that the company he joined did not offer...

GPS Education Partners (GPSEd), a community-based nonprofit and leading provider of work-based learning solutions for youth, has officially announced a partnership with LAB Midwest, a world-class provider of relevant curriculum, e-learning and training equipment for education and industry that prepares students...

For many applications, industrial gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, argon, CO2 and others are delivered in steel cylinders at pressures of 2,000-2,600 PSI.  If the gas is used below the supply pressure, the pressurized supply can be piped and...

ZOLLER Inc. Hosting the Z.connect workshop series of events at the North American Headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Thursday, June 13th, 2019. The Z.connect, is a recurring series of events aimed at familiarizing attendees with ZOLLER Inc.’s solutions...

Today, even in highly automated production environments, standard operating procedures (SOPs) for startup/shutdown, material loading/unloading, line switchovers, clean-in-place, maintenance preparation and other tasks are still completed manually, using paper-based systems. Unfortunately, this creates a significant disconnect between equipment operators and...

In Lean manufacturing, the goal is simple: eliminate waste and keep what adds value. Now in widespread use, the principles of Lean provide value across markets for a variety of very different companies. However, standard Lean thinking alone cannot...

Successful people all do one thing: they solve problems. They don't just stare at a problem and wish it would go away. The magic key to solving your big, difficult, looming business problems is to break them down into smaller...

Manufacturing is evolving. The industry once synonymous with long hours, assembly lines in dark and filthy plants, low wages, and antiquated processes have turned into one of the most lucrative business types for the future not only of the...

Integrated Rupture Disk Assemblies for Oil and Gas Hydraulic & Pneumatic Equipment Custom engineered, miniature rupture disk assemblies designed for high cycling at low to high pressure are ideal for many oil and gas OEM applications involving hydraulics and gasses. For decades,...

The forging industry has achieved an impressive place in the North American industrial economy by producing components with unique benefits that are difficult to duplicate. Forging, a manufacturing process of shaping metal by applying a variety of powerful compressive forces...