Costing & Productivity

Cost take‑out, yield, and labor/automation trade‑offs for competitiveness.

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dragzine.com > features > koul-tools-founder-dick-raczuk-turning-shop-frustration-into-success

Creating The Solution: The Story Behind Koul Tools

7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1311+ words) Every grassroots drag racer knows the painful rite of passage that comes with assembling braided stainless steel lines. Frayed wires, sliced fingers, and ruined hose ends are just the start. When Dick Raczuk faced that challenge while plumbing a street…...


plasticsnews.com > processors > recycling > pn-loop-industries-strategic-alternatives

Loop Industries looking at alternatives to push the company forward

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (59+ words) Plastics News Loop Industries looking at alternatives to push the company forward North American resin markets have swung sharply back in buyers' favor—Polymer Points explains why prices are falling, what it means for virgin and recycled resins, and whether…...


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A focus on automation

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (700+ words) Published 21st September, 2026 by Emily Nutbean As demand for high-performance glass grows, processors face mounting pressure to increase output, reduce costs and manage an ever-wider product mix. At Glasstec, Glaston will showcase its full portfolio of automation solutions, each built to help…...


constructionmanagement.co.uk > subcontractors-blacklisting-contractors-who-dont-pay-survey-finds

Subcontractors blacklisting contractors who don???t pay, survey finds

6+ hour, 38+ min ago   (404+ words) A new survey by payment specialist Payapps, an Autodesk company, found that 79% of subcontractors are almost always paid late. The survey of 127 industry professionals in UK subcontractor firms also found that nearly three quarters (73%) of subcontractors experienced routine disputes over…...


newcivilengineer.com > sponsored > how-can-project-teams-develop-more-coordinated-buildable-solutions-21-09-2026

How can project teams develop more coordinated, buildable solutions?

6+ hour, 46+ min ago   (335+ words) Dean Sandells, head of infrastructure and major projects at Peri, explains how earlier collaboration and a designated ecosystem across formwork, temporary works, access, digital engineering and specialist capability can help project teams develop more coordinated, buildable solutions. The conventional approach…...


pbctoday.co.uk > news > building-control-news > uk-subcontractors-still-stung-by-constant-late-payments-report-finds > 165884

UK subcontractors still stung by constant late payments, report finds

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (349+ words) With less than half (46%) of firms regularly receiving feedback or payment notices on time, the report points to a growing need for greater transparency, reduced admin time, and standardisation in applications for payment processes. The figures validate an acute point…...


machinedesign.com > markets > robotics > article > 55/40/3734 > sensory-robotics-coming-out-of-my-cage-and-im-doing-just-fine

Machine Guarding: Coming Out of My Cage and I’m Doing Just Fine

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (510+ words) Sensory Robotics’ UL Listed SR-1 fenceless robotics guarding system replaces 2D physical guarding with 3D monitoring defined in software. As a result, industrial robots in many applications are like caged mechanical beasts, segregated from the rest of a manufacturing environment. Therefore, interacting…...


constructionowners.com > news > zero-rfi-and-privv-expand-ai-project-intelligence-for-building-owners

Zero RFI and PRIVV Partner on AI Project Intelligence

22+ hour, 26+ min ago   (437+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Building owners and owner’s representatives using PRIVV will gain access to AI-supported project delivery services through a new partnership with Zero RFI, bringing document, drawing and project-decision intelligence into existing capital project workflows. The partnership combines PRIVV’s capital…...


jsonline.com > press-release > story > 241241 > shreveport-manufacturers-get-free-briefing-on-new-iso-9001-standard

Shreveport Manufacturers Get Free Briefing on New ISO 9001 Standard

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (374+ words) NWLA APEX, the Manufacturing Managers Council and QMS2GO host a free October 8 lunch workshop in Shreveport on what defense and aerospace buyers now require. The two-hour session runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Superior’s Steakhouse, 855 Pierremont Road, Shreveport. Lunch is provided at no…...