If you ask most people about mimic panels, they will simply give you a blank stare. Yet, most of us are very familiar with these systems, even if we don’t know what they are called. Quite simply, if you have seen the control panel for a fire alarm system, you have seen a mimic panel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

All building materials have an embodied energy within them. While this sounds like mysticim it does have a scientific explanation. The embodied energy is the energy used throughout the lifecycle of the material; from the processing of raw materials, to manufacturing through to product delivery. If a building is constructed with poorly chosen materials, the embodied

Production control is widely used within many different industries. When applied to a specific operation, it can help to manage as well as streamline a production process. When applied to manufacturing processes, production control can help to manage the real-time work-flow of a manufacturing line. For production control to work effectively, a production control manager is usually