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Manufacturing Technology Tutorials

LEAN MANUFACTURING TUTORIALS

• The Toyota Production System vs. Lean Manufacturing

• Visual Management

• Poka-yoke

• Muda

PLASTICS TUTORIALS

• Basic Facts about Plastics

• The Advantages of Plastics

• The Two Main Groups of Plastics 

• Manufacturing Methods that Use Plastic 

• The Conformation and Configuration of Polymer Molecules

PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING

• Plastic Injection Molding Basics / The Plastic Injection Molding System

• Gating Design

• Gate Types

• The Plastic Injection Mold Cavity

MACHINING

• CNC

• Lathe

• Machinability

• Metals Used for Machining Workpieces: Part 1

• Calculating Depth of Cut for Lathe Operations

• What is the Difference between a Jig and Fixture?

• Heat Treating