In every country with a strong manufacturing industry, the goals are similar: innovate and educate. Individual companies and private/public partnerships, such as Preziss and other cutting tool industries, are growing and providing the help manufacturers need to close the skill gap. These efforts develop new training programs and speed up the creation and adoption of innovative manufacturing technologies.

To realize INDUSTRIES, a close international network between science, industry and universities is needed.

Process improvement strategies are nothing new to manufacturing. As an industrial metal-cutting company in today's challenging market, chances are you've spent time finding ways to reduce costs while increasing output to keep up with rising material costs and customer demands.

However, with a slew of improvement strategies, tools, and technologies available, many managers have lost sight of one of the simplest ways they can optimize the performance of their operations process control.

Process control can help metal service centers ensure consistent quality, and minimize blade and machinery failures that can cause a workflow bottleneck. While there are many ways to implement process control, standardization is perhaps the easiest and most successful way to keep employees moving in the same direction.