Prevent Ergonomics Problems
Yes, you’ll be much happier if you prevent ergonomics problems BEFORE they bring down your manufacturing line! See, manufacturing ergonomics can be tricky. For common activities like desk work, ergonomics has been widely studied. But the ergonomics of manufacturing processes are usually not as well known. This can lead... Read More...
Stop scrapping your scrap!
Of course not! This week we’ll look at one strategy that helps the planet AND your profitability by using your scrap-materials! Use your scrap materials! You run a small manufacturing business. You know that it’s tough enough to troubleshoot manufacturing problems, follow all the relevant laws, put out a... Read More...
Product Life Cycle
Your small manufacturing business is doing well! You’re making things people want and selling them at a profit! But something is nagging at the back of your mind.* Is your manufacturing process as environmentally conscious as it can be? Everybody knows that making real products in the physical world... Read More...
Let’s Talk About Sustainable Manufacturing
You want to make things. You want to sell things. But you don’t want to be responsible for environmental devastation. So what’s a regular small business owner to do? Consider Sustainable Manufacturing Everybody knows that making things has SOME environmental cost. But the majority of that cost comes from... Read More...
Why You Should Have Safety Plans In Place
Yes, you should have a safety plan before you need it! Because if you put it off, you risk having a sudden unexpected emergency. That’s what happened to Gary… If you’re a regular PCat reader, you know that Gary owns a baking factory and that he recently had a... Read More...
Let’s Talk Emergency Safety
Having A Plan For Safety You know how important it is to have safety and ergonomics plans in place early on in building your manufacturing line. (If you don’t? Start with our last article.) Anyway, what do you actually DO when you suddenly realize you’re at the point where... Read More...
Safety and Ergonomics in Maker Businesses
Gary is worried about getting sued because a worker at his factory got injured! Don’t be like Gary. If you’re a regular PCat reader, you know that Gary was an accountant who started a side business making baked goods. And you also know that recently, Gary inherited some money... Read More...
THE ZATTATAT CAST:
Meet the characters with the skills & Zattatudes who can help engineer your manufacturing success
Princess Capybara
Age: 35
Background: Biotech
Current Gig: Mold-Making
Zattatude: Seeks to geek out with the top tech she knows best
Gary
Age: 44
Background: Accounting
Current Gig: Baking
Zattatude: Lives to figure out how everything in life adds up
Process Cat
Age: Timeless
Background: Manufacturing
Current Gig: Helping People
Zattatude: Loves to teach others how to scale up their businesses
Rhonda
Age: 53
Background: Nursing
Current Gig: Woodworking
Zattatude: Celebrates ditching her bureaucratic hospital job for her hands-on craft business