Depending on who is asked, Kannapolis, N.C., is most well known for being the birthplace of either Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton or NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. The mind behind “Atomic Dog” and the Intimidator don’t have a whole lot in common, but one thing they do share is a legacy of turning their respective fields on their heads
Production engineers have two competing priorities throughout the year. One is to support the maintenance engineering department, and the other is to integrate new products into the plant and packaging line. This kind of segmented planning can be very confusing and often puts production engineers in a bind. How can they organize these competing tasks to achieve a more effective workflow?
It’s not uncommon to experience frustration in the manufacturing world when things don’t go well, when costs are higher and quality is lower than you’d like and when you can’t seem to meet your customers’ requirements.
Two new videos in the Meat MythCrushers series are tackling what producers say are long held myths about worker safety and how line speeds are regulated.