Hello again and thanks for returning to Connected Concrete! Today we are taking a dive into Motion waste as we continue to explore the 8 wastes of Lean Manufacturing principles. So far we have covered Waiting, Transportation and Un-Utilized Talent as sources of waste. 8 Sources of waste according ...

Whether it’s the towering structures that dot our urban landscapes, the intricate networks that underpin our infrastructure or the homes that we take shelter in, the construction industry plays the key role in making them possible. Unfortunately, the manufacturing, distribution and building ...

Hello again! Welcome back to Connected Concrete, my newsletter about optimizing performance in the plant. Today we address the third source of waste identified in Lean Manufacturing principles, non-utilized talent. This is a timely topic considering the impact of the current labor shortage on plant ...

Wow, what a year 2023 has been. Between everything happening in the precast industry and everything happening at Idencia, there is much to reflect on. Below is just a small sample of what has happened in both the precast industry and here at Idencia.

I am a big fan of a newsletter called Blockworks Daily, which starts every edition with a quote that relates to the theme of the day. I like this style so much that I’ve decided to do the same here and justify it as “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. “But I’m near the end and I just ...

We serve the concrete industry with solutions for optimizing plant performance. I’ve heard a lot of stories and have acquired a good amount of wisdom from working with precast plant owners, GMs, plant managers and QC managers over the years. Happy to share what I have learned here.

The labor shortage across the United States is well known and affects multiple industries including construction manufacturing and the precast concrete industry. This shortage affects entire chains of companies needed to accomplish a single job, including engineering, materials fabrication, ...

The Idencia data tracking system is being used in more than 90 precast concrete plants, almost every one of which is doing so to track QC data. There is a simple reason for this: Idencia solves problems that are plaguing the QC department! The process of working with prospective customers has been ...

Each week I publish an email that offers stories about the precast industry or personal anecdotes that relate to my passion for continual improvement. This week's subject line was: Precast, John Deere & The Family Farm. It recounted my very positive impressions of both Deere and a nationally ...