Author: Rich Frain
Robots and Automation
It seems like I can’t turn around these days without seeing another article about robots. Especially about how robots will
Donuts to Dollars
Quick, what business are you in? It sounds silly but a lot of companies don’t know.
McDonald’s is the classic
Automate for Quality
People wreck your quality.
Not on purpose. Most people try very hard not to wreck quality and generally do pretty
Take the Plunge
When you were a kid there was probably some swimming hole with a cliff that all the kool kidz jumped
Not Now
“Hey Boss, we’re maxed out in packaging. We need to start adding more capacity.”
“Not now. Let’s talk about it
Vision, People, Risk
Steve Jobs, co-founded Apple and was the visionary behind the Mac, I-Phone, I-Pad and other products. Jobs didn’t bring much
Goldie Oldies
Old doesn’t mean obsolete. Not in packaging machinery. We routinely rebuild machines from the 80’s, 70’s and earlier.
Manufacturing used
The good, the bad and the ugly
Here at Frain we see it all: the good, the bad and the ugly. Some of the pre-owned machinery we
Who’s Making It in the US?
Lots of talk this election year about how our manufacturing jobs are leaving the country. China and Mexico are supposed
Making music, Banging heads
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chicago Bears have two things in common:
First they both pretty much have
Rapid Prototyping: Another way
3D printing is amazing. It allows a dreamer to imagine something and have it in physical form hours later. In
Manufacturing and Employment
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the decline of manufacturing and manufacturing jobs in the