Operational Efficiency

In the world of manufacturing, assembly processes are a crucial part of the overall production chain. These processes, which involve combining various components into a finished product, are essential for the efficiency and quality of the final products. As with any complex operation, there are various challenges that can affect the effectiveness of assembly processes. In this blog, we will discuss the five biggest challenges that companies face and how to recognize them. By identifying these challenges early on, you can take the necessary steps to address them and optimize your assembly processes.

A series of new regulatory measures require significant transformations in European manufacturing industries. Companies must navigate these new requirements to remain compliant and competitive. What changes are most relevant, what sectors do they affect and how?

With tightening regulations and a global push towards greener operations, industrial companies urgently need to look for new strategies and tools. What is the winning formula that improves efficiency and drives sustainability simultaneously? We discussed this with Etteplan’s Andreas Ring, who has a front-row seat to observe the shift in German and Central European industry.

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, excelling in industrial asset operations is necessary. However, managing a complex set of production assets, improving efficiency, and minimizing downtime is a tough challenge. What ensures efficient asset operations?

Asset management is the art and science of orchestrating every vital resource and operations to ensure peak performance, reduce costs, and minimize risks. Discover how strategic planning and cutting-edge digital tools such as AI/ML pave the way to success and what an exciting journey Roslagsvatten in Sweden has embarked on.

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, companies often encounter challenges in research and development (R&D) that can hinder growth and success. These obstacles range from finding skilled professionals to keeping up with changing regulations and market demands. This article aims to shed light on these challenges and highlight how partnering with a reliable R&D solution provider can help overcome them.

To accelerate the transition from electronic to photonic integrated circuits (PICs), a breakthrough in cost and cycle time of the manufacturing process is needed. Etteplan developed an R&D solution which accelerates the process. The solution uses a simple and efficient block-based programming interface via a standard web browser to enable users to program the production sequences themselves.

Recently, everybody has become aware of how the global lack of critical components may halt the manufacturing of goods. However, missing components are not the only risk when developing and launching a new physical product. What sorts of product development risks need to be considered, and how could they best be avoided?

When you want to develop a cool new product, you must eliminate lots of risks before launch. To illuminate this, we picked five different risk areas such as balancing between hardware and software, maturity of technology, or estimation of costs. How can these affect a development project?