It's the Thought that Counts: The job shop is becoming the thinking-man's game

摘要

It's almost counterintuitive that something as abstract as thought can impact something as concrete as profits, but it can. Entrenched ways of thinking limit innovation. Approaching problems with a different viewpoint can streamline processes and boost profits. A seminar, "Sheet Metal Design," presented by Annette Doyle, training manager, Trumpf USA, Farmington, CT, not only described the company's advancements in lasers and bending technology, but provided insights into changing standard ways of fabrication thinking.