Author: John Henry – Page 2
Whitepaper: Dry Filling
In previous papers I discussed liquid filling. This month I’ll talk about dry, or solids, filling. There are many types
Lazy Manufacturing
Are you lazy? I am. I always try to find the easiest way. When someone calls me lazy, I take
Success Follows Failure
Ever get something just right on the first try? I do occasionally and am always very pleasantly surprised whenever it
Whitepaper: Piston Fillers
Last month I discussed cosmetic or level style fillers. These fill a container to a certain level and fill volume
3D Printing and Scanning
I saw my first 3D printer at an H-P plant in 2001. They had printed a fully articulated V8 engine
Aesops Fables – Tortoise and the Hare
Most of us, when we were young’uns, heard Aesop’s fables. Perhaps the best known is the story of the turtle
Whitepaper: Overflow Filler
There are several dozen styles of liquid filler available from over 100 US manufacturers. All have advantages and disadvantages and
Whitepaper: Timing Screws
Timing screws, often just called screws, worms or helices, have applications in virtually every operation that can occur on a
Little Things
I am rereading Henry Ford’s 1923 book “My Life and Work”. The best book ever written, in my opinion,
Optimizing Washroom Efficiency
If you work in Food, Beverage, Pharma, or other other industries, you have a washroom. There you wash machine parts, changeparts,
Measuring the Cost of Inefficiency
You’re buying a new high speed vertical Form-Fill-Seal machine and have narrowed the choice down to two. Overall, they seem identical
You’re Already Late!
Congratulations! This morning you got tapped to buy the hot new packaging line. Condolences too. You’re probably behind schedule already and