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U.S. Department of Labor Proposes $1,326,367 Penalty on Ohio Heat Treater

Just when you thought an OSHA penalty may not be super hazardous to your company, think again. The following release was recently published regarding a penalty on an Ohio-based heat treater. The following shows why you should take safety very seriously. _______________________________ The U.S.... Continue Reading

Robots Finding Their Place in Aviation Aftermarket

Should you be concerned about your job in the aviation aftermarket? Will a robot be replacing you soon? People’s fascination with and fear about the potential of robots makes touting the technology an easy way for companies to grab headlines and burnish their innovation credentials.... Continue Reading

Locking Up Warehouse & Supply Chain Security

Supply chain security is essential, and as thieves get smarter and more sophisticated, it's up to warehouse managers to find ways to protect their investment from the moment it is manufactured to the time it goes on store shelves. Warehouse and supply chain security are evolving to keep up with... Continue Reading

Why Reporting All Incidents Matters

Employers should have open communication channels for reporting incidents. The concept of incident reporting has been around for quite some time now. Though it was designed to improve safety in the workplace, there are still a number of reasons employees refuse to comply and avoid this.... Continue Reading

Boeing Wrestles With How Far to Push the Innovation Envelope

As its archrival proved with its failed Airbus A380 project, imitative, incremental innovation is a losing strategy, but assessing the market need for a new midrange aircraft involves a thorny set of questions. Boeing was right. About 20 years ago, the Chicago-based jet manufacturer and European... Continue Reading

Predictive Maintenance With Industrial Networks

Predictive maintenance is a topic that is heavily discussed in IIoT forums. However, there is a great deal of confusion as to where and how it applies to industrial networks. As its name implies, predictive maintenance is a prediction of early failure that guides your maintenance schedule and... Continue Reading

March Brings Chapter Meetings, Technical Specs, and Recruitment Videos

Spring has sprung at MTI, which has brought a lot of member activity with Chapter meetings in the Midwest and Canada, meeting of the MTI Technical Standards Committee, and the filming of footage for two new employee recruitment videos for the heat treat industry. MTI Chapter Meetings Members... Continue Reading

Industrial Robotics: Opportunities for Manufacturers of End Effectors

WITH STRONG GROWTH IN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS, MANUFACTURERS OF END EFFECTORS AND OTHER COMPONENTS COULD SEE BIG GAINS. AT AUTOMOTIVE OEMS, INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS ARE WELDING AND PAINTING CARS. WITHIN WAREHOUSES, THEY ARE PUTTING STOCK ON SHELVES, PICKING OUT ITEMS FOR ORDERS, TRANSPORTING GOODS FROM... Continue Reading

How to Avoid the Digital Operations Doom Loop

Rushing into digital transformations can backfire. Companies that invest in digitizing operations can deliver efficiency gains of up to 15%–20% and spark supply chain innovation. Those benefits have prompted many companies to rush into a digital operations makeover. After all, no one... Continue Reading

4 Reasons MTI Monthly Sales Reports Energize Your Business

Each month, over 130 MTI member heat treat plants input their monthly sales figure into a secure, private, password protected, online platform. This helps to provide them the key sales data, trends, and forecasts, ultimately allowing them to predict with precision a number of different critical... Continue Reading

Cybersecurity Starts With Access Control

Humans are often pegged as the weakest link in cybersecurity -- and to a great extent, that’s true. But in my experience, this axiom misses the bigger point: The reason it’s true is that most companies do not have effective access control. While training employees to think like... Continue Reading

Quality 4.0: A Trend within a Trend

THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS ALLOWS COMPANIES TO TAP INTO MORE DATA THAN EVER BEFORE. If you talk to anyone in manufacturing today about the future of the industry, you’re likely to hear a quizzical, “Do you mean Industry 4.0?” Industry 4.0 got its name from the Fourth... Continue Reading