Have you ever thought that you’d love the look and feel of solid oak wood without having to spend an absolute fortune? Well, there are plenty of other options out there and we’re going to run through them in more detail. Engineered Oak flooring Engineered wood floor is probably the best option. It really does look and feel like real […]

It was recently reported on in the media that China and its 600 factories produce 60% of all the decorations in the world. This is quite astonishing really, and when we say decorations, we mean items such as tinsel, stockings of every size, plastic Christmas trees in blue and yellow and fluorescent pink, plastic pine cones in gold and silver. […]

Manufacturing is one of the most complicated areas for product based businesses today, and often it’s all a result of poor management and complicated systems. Manufacturing doesn’t have to be overcomplicated, no matter what product is being made, it’s all about making sure the right steps are in place to ensure items are produced to high standards, and then communications […]

In order to speed up a production line, the manufacturing processes themselves can usually be improved in order to increase the overall efficiency of the line. However, there are some instances where improving a single process doesn’t have an over-arching effect on the rest of the systems. When attempting to improve a manufacturing process, it’s important to understand how it […]

When selling a business or business related assets it’s important to assess any potential buyers. This means finding out the primary reason why the individual or company is interested in buying your business, and also checking some relevant facts and figures. Assessing buyers includes reviewing current business ownership, available investment funds, sources of financing and any past bankruptcies that have […]

To understand the difference between a production line and an assembly line it helps to look at how each method creates a final product. While each process is similar, there are a few fundamental differences between these two types of manufacture. In a standard production line, products move from station to station simultaneously. On each station a set of operations […]

There’s a trick in figuring out how a plastic item has been made, and that’s by looking at the number of those items being created. Some plastic goods can be made at home, where as others involve the investment of extensive equipment. The manufacturing processes that require low investments are often craft based, and tend to be slower than high investment […]

It’s often the case that a manufacturing line makes use of various different laser tools. Lasers, while precise and accurate are powerful machines and require the right safety mechanisms to comply with regulations. Laser safety viewing windows are one such way of ensuring a laser is protected against to a high standard. Laser safety viewing windows are intended to provide […]

The Caterpillar 140M motor grader is a construction machine used to flatten surfaces during the grading process. The machine is a common feature on many building sites and is considered an industry standard in operational efficiency and overall productivity. All of the M-series graders make use of twin joysticks allowing for a high level of operator control. The 140M is the first watershed grader, it […]

Storage and logistics spaces often make use of both indoor and outdoor areas. Because of their expansive area of operation, they can be difficult to illuminate using the standard lighting available from retailers. When this is the case a lighting designer is often employed so that a effective lighting system can be put in place, illuminating the area in a […]