Most facilities that fail in lean implementations have weak quality systems. More specifically, they have failed to create stable process flow. If you have some or even one of these issues, you will ...

Managing polymer melts and temperature variations is key to achieving product quality and operational efficiency.

Although continuous flow chemistry—wherein molecules are made in a continuous process rather than in batches—has gained ground in academic labs, its adoption by industry and contract manufacturing ...

(MENAFN- IMARC Group) Furfural is a bio-based chemical derived from agricultural waste materials such as corncobs, rice husks, sugarcane bagasse, and oat hulls through acid-catalyzed hydrolysis ...

Production losses can impact small and large companies, and they usually result from unexpected problems that arise during what should be a routine manufacturing process. Time is added to the process, ...

Whether the discussion is around the Industrial Internet of Things, Big Data or Digital Manufacturing, all of these topics have a place in the Industry 4.0 initiative that is being supported by the ...

Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol (polyol) widely used as a low-calorie sweetener, humectant, and bulking agent across food, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Produced through the catalytic ...

Historically, pharmaceutical products have been produced in a traditional ‘batch’ system, in which every operation is executed separately using a defined quantity of materials. In batch manufacturing ...

Cash flow is imperative for manufacturers. Here are the key strategies to maintain financial stability when managing high costs, supply chain challenges and unpredictable expenses. The manufacturing ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has ...