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This week's episode is brought to you by QAD Redzone. For QAD Redzone, the overarching goal for customers is to help them unlock the power of their frontline teams and "win more shifts."
Anna Wells recently caught up with Redzone and some of its key customers at the EATS trade show and conference in Chicago. On display were demos showcasing the company’s connected workforce tools – enabling members of production, maintenance, and quality teams to be connected, collaborating, and working toward a common goal.
So, watch, "When Culture and Data Converge, Manufacturers Find New Potential" a short video about how QAD Redzone is empowering teams and making a big impact on these businesses.
Every week, we cover the biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:
Del Monte Fresh Produce Company to Buy Canned Vegetable Brand - @3:36
Del Monte canned vegetables are coming home and the entire Del Monte brand will be combined under a single owner for the first time in about 40 years.
Steel Factory Officials Detained After Explosion Kills 4, Hospitalizes 84 - @14:06
On January 18th, around 3:00 p.m., the largest rare earth refining and processing factory in China exploded.
Part That Broke During UPS Plane Crash Failed Four Times on Different Aircraft - @21:48
Last Wednesday, the NTSB said that in 2011, Boeing documented four previous failures of a part that helps secure the MD-11's engines to the wings on three different planes.
In Case You Missed It
Hot Sauce Brand Sues Contract Manufacturer Over Bottles 'Exploding’ - @35:49
The company sells its sauces in some of the nation’s largest retail chains.
Hundreds of Laidoff Researchers at U.S. Workplace Safety Center are Being Reinstated - @42:22
Close to 900 of the agency's 1,000 employees were laid off.
Musician Aloe Blacc Picks Innovative Fire-Resistant Prefab Home Design to Rebuild After California Wildfire - @46:34
When it came time to rebuild after the California wildfires, Grammy-nominated artist Aloe Blacc worked with LiveLarge Home, a California-based company that makes factory-built, single-family homes designed to survive wildfires.
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