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What Are The 5 Ss Of Lean Production?
This is the basis of the ‘5 Ss’ in production. They’re designed to improve business procedures but can also improve the working environment for every member of the team, leading to improved wellbeing for workers. The 5 Ss originate from five Japanese words. However, if Japanese isn’t your first language, you’ll be glad to see that they’re usually translated into English when discussed in this industry.
Electric Vehicle Battery Frames - The Difference Between Steel And Aluminium
The battle continues over whether to use steel or aluminium in modern car design. This has now spilt into the electric vehicle (or ‘EV’) arena – arguably the hottest and most innovative sector of the automotive industry.
Production Trends For 2022
It’s 2022 and after a turbulent couple of years globally, it finally looks like the world is getting back to normal. It may be a new kind of normal, but it's one with fewer restrictions and more flexibility. The pandemic has brought about a huge amount of change in almost every industry, and it has accelerated the digital transformation and forced industries to adopt new ways of working. So, what does 2022 look like for production?
Furniture Production
Flowdrill has been the best friend of product designers for more than four decades. Our technology helps achieve perfect finishes and delivers aesthetically pleasing desks, chairs and cabinets used in some of the world’s highest profile buildings, including the HQs of Apple and Google. No longer do designers have to face the daily trade-off between beautiful design and cost, as we can remove the need for weld nuts and blind rivet nuts completely. Better still,...
Automotive
The global automotive sector is focused on making cars lighter and leading the electrification race, two major advancements we are currently supporting our customers with. Flowdrill’s ‘chipless’ drilling techniques can help suppliers and auto makers eliminate reworks whilst reducing the weight in their products, whether the end use of the component is in body structures, interior or battery frames. We have extensive experience of working with global OEMs and their supply chains, supporting an overarching...
General Fabrication
Flowdrill’s versatility means it is a trusted partner with over 2000 customers in general fabrication, ranging from a world leader in DIY products and a modular building specialist to food processing giants and digital menu boards for McDonalds. Whilst all have different applications, they all strive for an elimination of reworks, improvements in cycle times and the best possible product appearance. Quick set-up is also a major benefit we can deliver, with our product able to achieve 90%...
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Flowdrill is a tungsten carbide friction drill that provides a cost effective and reliable connection alternative to traditional fastening methods such as rivet, insert and weld nuts.
