Poka yoke, a Japanese term used in the Toyota Production System meaning mistake-proofing or error-proofing, applies to the role discrete sensors now play in quality control, says Tom Rosenberg, ...

Since the first industrial revolution, improving productivity has been a major goal for most manufacturing operations. Today, in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution, that hasn’t changed.

Engineers at Remploy Automotive have invented a range of ‘error proof’ machines that are revolutionising the way car parts are made. The intelligent jigs ...

In-Line Inspection Applications offers an in-depth look at the uses of in-line inspection, or error-proofing, in a production environment. Error-proofing uses individualized setups to inspect a part ...

A mechanically adjustable sensing cutoff point allows a family of laser sensors to detect small objects with relatively low reflectivity while ignoring background objects immediately behind the set ...

redress when they receive the wrong medication or even the wrong operation. Medical mistakes kill up to 120,000 people annually; it doesn’t matter how good the doctors are, because the system in which ...