I have spent a good part of my career studying assembly line efficiency, usually standing beside a station with a…
Nathaniel Cross
Oct 6
Nathaniel Cross writes about jigs, fixtures, and workholding, with practical advice that helps manufacturers make accurate parts faster.
Early in my career I watched a second shift crew weld 400 mounting brackets backwards. Nobody was careless. The left…
Nathaniel Cross
Oct 6
The first time I put a stopwatch on one of our changeovers, I learned that if you want to reduce…
Nathaniel Cross
Oct 6
Early in my career, I thought downtime was a maintenance problem. A machine breaks, a technician fixes it, and the…
Nathaniel Cross
Sep 17
