Digitization Mavericks
What is Autonomous Maintenance?
Autonomous Maintenance, or AM, is part of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) school of Lean Manufacturing. It is one of the 8 TPM pillars which aims to increase the productivity of a plant in a sustainable way.
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6 critical success factors of Behavior-Based Safety Observation Programs (BBSO)
Before you being rolling out your Behavior-Based Safety Observation program, you should consider the following questions. Determining the answers to these questions will ensure a flawless rollout and save time and headaches down the road.
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Behavior-Based Safety: A Brief History
The almost century-long history of Behavior-based safety began with research conducted by Herbert William Heinrich in the early thirties. Mr.Heinrich worked for Traveler’s Insurance Company in the early thirties. He reported that roughly 90% of all accidents, injuries, and illnesses were the result of what he called “worker errors.”*
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Behavior-Based Safety Observations Best Practices
Behavior Based Safety Observation programs (or BBSOs) have a 50 year track record of helping staff identify at-risk behavior and helping build safety-first work cultures. Many companies struggle with their BBSO programs due to poor employee adoption, tedious paper-based processes, and difficulty viewing trends in their data. Today we will highlight some best practices from a safety leader who has made their facility safer with BBSO.
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A Digital Do-Over: Transforming a Failing BBSO Program with Tech
Michael is the HSE manager working in a medium-sized factory in New Jersey. They implemented their own BBSO program, rolling out a paper-based system.
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Martin SC saves over $70K per year with Weever
Weever specializes in digitizing operational workflows. We work with organizations of all shapes and sizes who are frustrated with paper forms and spreadsheets. They want to save money, become more efficient, and spend their time more wisely.
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Episode 2: Successful Digital Adoption Requires Patience and Purpose with Paul Nadolski, Continuous Improvement Manager at Kerry
In this episode, we are joined by Paul Nadolski, Continuous Improvement Manager at Kerry. Paul talks about why it’s important to build good habits before implementing technology, why defining the problem is the first piece to coming up with great solutions, and the importance of empathy and soft skills in manufacturing.
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The Importance of Cybersecurity in Protecting Manufacturing Systems
As manufacturing systems have adopted more remote measures over the last two years, the industry has become fodder for cybercriminals. In 2021, the manufacturing industry became the second most targeted just behind finance and insurance. This represents a 300% increase in a single year.
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Episode 1: Industry 4.0: Going Paperless In Order To Increase Connectivity and Automation with Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial
In this episode, we are joined by Jake Hall, an influencer who’s making waves about Industry 4.0 on social media as The Manufacturing Millenial. Jake explains how technology is the only way to solve a huge problem the industry is facing.
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Episode 0: Effective Digital Workflows and Automation Don’t Exist Without People
In this episode, we feature a special interview between one of our podcast producers and the host of the Digitization Mavericks podcast. Now the current Sales Director at Weever, Chris shares details about his roots in manufacturing and his interests in technology beginning at a young age.
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