Cultivating a Culture of Safety
Cultivating a Culture of Safety Providing a safe work environment for your employees, contractors and visitors starts with a Vision and Mission. Simply stated, “Every worker has the right to […]
Smart Manufacturing – 90-Minute Consultation with Polytron Experts
You identify the right team members – We bring the Experts During the 90-minute session, we will discuss your Smart Manufacturing journey and potential starting points based on our project […]
Smart Manufacturing Workforce – Do You Already Have the Talent You Will Need?
Smart Manufacturing Defined: The use of real-time data and technology when, where and in the forms that are needed by people and machines; fully-integrated, collaborative manufacturing systems that respond in real […]
Digital Transformation – What Does It Mean For Your Plant
Polytron predicts that this year will be focused on the trends that begin the journey of digital transformation in manufacturing. It is an approach that is holistic in nature – […]
How Safe Is Your Plant Floor?
Almost every day in the United States, a news story is released about a severe injury or fatality at a manufacturing facility. Most common contributing factors are: Inadequate safety training for […]
Bridging the Manufacturing Skills Gap on the Plant Floor
The manufacturing skills gap has been a national discussion for the last 15 years. In the most recent status report The Skills Gap in Manufacturing in 2015 and Beyond said, […]
Mentoring in Moments of Need
In a previous blog, I wrote about using strategies for supporting performance when and where the need arises for employees to help themselves. Where training cannot possibly transfer all technical […]
Capitalizing on the FAT
During new machine installation or upgrade activities some people seem to have a good handle on equipment to be installed. If you’re not one of them, you probably did not […]
On The Safe Side
When it comes to the day-to-day work activities in a manufacturing environment, nothing is more important than safety on the job. No matter where these activities occur, there are hazards. […]
Preparing Your Workforce for Digital Manufacturing
Manufacturing’s workforce is in a state of change and we will see this accelerate over the next five to ten years. We have been talking about the exit of the […]
