The Evolution of our Industry

“It is not the strongest of the species that will

survive, or the most intelligent. It is the one

most adaptable to change.”

Larry Housel

Michelle Fitzgerald

Brent Hilliard

Jeff Zimmerman

Jack Bailey

Manufacturing Progress

Manufacturing is at a crossroads.

It’s no longer good enough to be “good” in the global marketplace, you must be “great”.

Disciplined people, thinking disciplined thoughts, taking disciplined action, is the winning combination we need to succeed.

Adapting to Change in the

Workplace

The very nature of life proves that change is all

around us, from the aging process to inevitable

changing of the seasons.

Most people will admit that they don’t know a

good way to handle change.

“Life is ever changing. Growth within that change

is optional.”

What is the best way?

Simply put, in our world, there is only one constant: change.

That is why the adaptable will survive and thrive in times of change. 21st Century learners must be able to:

Respond favorably to change

Handle complexity

Critically and creatively solve problems

Be willing to take risks

We have a love-hate relationship with change.

Manufacturing’s Journey through

Change…

Let’s look at how we have changed

Administrative Changes

1990-Present

Job Folders

Purchase Orders

Payroll

Scan (including checks)

E-mail

Access to $

Slow Payment

Quoting Changes

1990

• Faxed sketches

•Parts to review

•Fit and Function

Present

•Complicated Tools being built

•Responsibility expanded

•Approval process

2000

•Computer data required

•2-D prints to 3-D data

Engineering

1990

-Drawings were done on large drawing boards on

paper,

-Mylar sheets and vellum.

-Manual dimensioning and calculations with formulas.

-Electric erasers & same paper used repeatedly.

-All shop prints were run on blueprint paper

-Drawings were checked by another engineer.

2000

-Drawings on computers

-CAD generated drawings get dimensioned manually

-not limited to the original sheets of paper

-Plotter drawings for floor prints

Present

-All controlling data computer generated

-3d models

-Level based drawings

-No checking

-Viewed by anybody, anytime, anywhere

• Surface files 3D models

Time saver

• CNC machines Advanced tooling system

• EDM Carbon Advancements

• Hand Drawn print

• Bridgeports, grinders, and EDM Multiple Carbons

Reusable

• Carbon duplication

• Technological advances CADKEY

CNC

2000-Present

Late 80’s and 90’s

Communication Technology

1990• Faxing

• "mainframe" systems

• 40 million operations per second

2000•Email

•Client – Server

•760 million operations per second

Present•Collaboration

•Cloud Computing

•147,000 million operations per second

Data

Information

Knowledge

TO SUCCEED WE MUST CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE AND WORK TOGETHER BETTER THAN OUR COMPETITION.

In this uncertain economic

climate, we need to be prepared

both financially and culturally to

adapt as the marketplace

requires.