There is a high chance that specific shapes and mechanical properties are required when sourcing an alloy product for an industrial, medical, or consumer application. This is where cold working ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Agile has always been a super-effective way to work, but the ...

If Boeing’s latest plan succeeds, a single mishandled job will have prompted some of the manufacturer’s most fundamental production-line process changes in decades. That job was supposed to have fixed ...

Here’s a classic factory issue. The current work process (see illustration below) appears normal to many people, but not to ...