Sun Sets on Six Sigma at 3M R&D After wrestling with Six Sigma principals for just about every company activity under former CEO James McNerney, 3M is largely abandoning it in research and development. Our features and podcasts tell the story of that journey. Explore Now
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A Culture of Innovation at 3M 3M staff vice president of research Larry Wendling speaks with DN editor-in-chief John Dodge about 3M’s culture of innovation. Full Story In this podcast, Ron Atkinson, chairman of the American Society for Quality, discusses the pros and cons of methodologies applied to industrial research. TRIZ, DFSS, Brainstorming: Which Methodology is Best? As brainstorming alternatives, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) are in the spotlight as controversial methodologies for innovation. What do you think is the best way to come up with technological and commercial innovation? Full Story Reader Views on TRIZThere’s as many opinions about applying strict methodologies to R&D as there are researchers and engineers. Few do not have at least a fairly strong opinion about the subject. Read these reader responses, and then make some of your own. Read More
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A good deal of ingenuity was needed to design a handling and assembly system for 9.84 foot long washing machine hosing. Heller Automation had to provide the necessary operational flexibility needed by this application right up to the packaging station. It required a complete integrated package that was cost effective in design and build time. Read More
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