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How to be an efficiency champion at your specialty fabrics business

January 1st, 2021

A well-organized space is a productive space. In the parts room at Kamber Narrow Fabric Machinery, items are organized by part and page number. These represent 20 percent of total parts but are common to 80 percent of the machines. Photo: Kamber Narrow Fabric Machinery LLC. No business owner wants to waste time and money, […]

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Efficient solutions for tarp and truck cover manufacturers

November 1st, 2020

Tarp and truck cover manufacturers look to new equipment, employee input and supplier partnerships for more efficient production.  by Carol Brzozowski Good economic times or bad, businesses always have the goal of increasing profit. Even during times of economic uncertainty, companies strive for profitability through strategies such as more accurate job costing, moving into new […]

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Common mistakes cost more than you think

July 1st, 2019

There’s a high cost to being too busy to get work done. By Randy Westlund I was consulting for the owners of a company recently. They’d worked hard last year. They did a record number of jobs. They even had to hire two installers and a welder to get it all done. But at the end […]

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