(Rexroth: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Developed with lean manufacturing expert Dan Fleming, Rexroth’s lean manufacturing podcast, episode 16, “Lean in Assembly Operations” discusses how to apply lean concepts to automation. The episode is the latest in a series of Rexroth podcasts dedicated to lean manufacturing education.

Fleming, who is the continuous improvement manager of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP), stresses that although a common perception is that automation builds in waste and excess production, automation can actually streamline processes that are typical of a wasteful manual assembly line. For instance, the mistake-proofing, standardization, and consistency that are the hallmarks of automation also are important concepts of lean manufacturing.

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