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Posts
- 10 Things You Should Know When Investigating Custom Automation
- 10 Ways to Creativity
- 5 S Lean Intranet Cleanup
- 5 S Process in an Assembly Shop
- A Day in Purchasing
- A Fresh Look at Lean Systems
- An Industry Stuck in the Past
- An interns view of Setpoint
- An Interpretation from an engineer’s perspective
- An Update from JR Automation on COVID-19
- Anticipating Cash Flow on a Large Contract
- Balancing Employees and Contract Labor
- Being the “mother” at Setpoint
- Bookkeeping
- Cash Flow Traps
- Continually Implementing the 5 S System
- Cycle Time vs Throughput
- Deciding on the Direction for your Company
- Delivering Bad News to the Customer
- Discovering and Resolving Problems
- Disruptive Technologies and The Innovators Dilemma
- Does Automation Make Sense?
- Financial Bailout
- Financial Intelligence – It’s Not Just for the CFO
- Financial Management is the Same Big or Small
- Focusing on What is Really Important
- Gaining Confidence
- Going Beyond Mass Production to Lean Systems
- Gratitude: the State of Being Grateful, Having Appreciation and Thankfulness
- Great Ideas Made Better
- Happy Holidays from Setpoint
- Has Computer Aided Design (CAD) improved our lives?
- He Said What?
- Health Savings Accounts
- History of Setpoint Ammunition Manufacturing Equipment
- Hitachi Completes Acquisition of JR Automation
- How to Gain Approval from Senior Management
- Implementing Lean Manufacturing
- Importance of Cross-Training Employees
- Increasing Efficiency & Decreasing Waste
- Increasing Efficiency & Decreasing Waste
- Industrial Automation Examples
- It Tastes Like Elmers School Glue
- JR Automation Acquires Setpoint Systems and Setpoint, Inc.
- Keeping a Watchful Eye on your Project Gauges
- Keeping up with Technology
- Knowing When to Cross Train
- Leak Check Gripper Retrofit
- Lean Ammunition Manufacturing Part II
- Lean Ammunition Manufacturing Part I
- Lean Automation – The Five S's
- Lean Automation – The Five S’s
- Lean Automation Equipment from Concept to Machine
- Lean Automation vs. Not Lean
- Lean Automation…the Engineers and Assembly Technicians
- Lean Manufacturing and the 5 M's
- Lean Manufacturing and the 5 M’s
- Lean Systems and Waste Elimination
- Lean Thinking in Industrial Automation
- Machine Assembly – What Works Best
- Making a Project Successful
- Manpower Planning
- Manufacturing in America
- Modular Design Provides Versatility
- My first big project
- Non Destructive Testing (NDT) in Modern Manufacturing
- Open Book Finance – Setpoint’s Projects Board
- Open Book Finance – The Board
- Open Book Management at Setpoint
- Our Annual 5 S Lean Cleanup
- Our thoughts on the D'Addario Video
- Our thoughts on the D’Addario Video
- Outsourcing IT Management
- Overview of the 5 S System
- Picking a SEO Company or any Vendor
- Productivity
- Project Cash Flow Forecasting
- Project Management For Profit Published
- Project Management: The Balance of Time and Money
- Prototype Tooling for Scara Robot
- Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator
- Revenue Recognition in Managing Projects
- Review of 4-Day Work Week
- Rich Internet Applications (RIA)
- Setpoint Introduction Video
- Setpoint Systems in Ownership Transition
- Setpoint used Picatinny Mounting System for 10 Minute Tooling Changeovers
- Setpoint's Project Management Method Part 5
- Setpoint’s Project Management Method Part 1
- Setpoint’s Project Management Method Part 2
- Setpoint’s Project Management Method Part 3
- Setpoint’s Project Management Method Part 5
- Setpoint, LLC, A JR Automation Company, Opens New Facility to Centralize Operations
- Setpoint’s Project Management Method Part 4
- SHINE – the Third “S” of the 5 S System
- SORT – The first “S” of the 5 S System
- Standardize- The Fourth “S” of the 5 S System
- Starting Up a New Machine
- Status Quo or Innovative Technologies
- STRAIGHTEN – The Second “S” of the 5 S System
- Sustain – the Fifth “S” of the 5 S System
- Taking a Problem and Finding a Solution
- The 80-20 Pareto Principle
- The Agony of Outsourced Project Work
- The Balancing Act of Life
- The Brainstorm King
- The CAD System is Evil and the White Board is Your Friend
- The Discipline of Market Leaders Updated with Some Caveats
- The Discipline of Sustaining Lean Principles
- The Financial Crisis: Events Leading up to it and Who is to Blame
- The Five S's System
- The Five S’s System
- The Four Day Work Week
- The Four Day Work Week is Here to Stay
- The Project Management For Profit System
- The Right Tool for the Job
- The Setpoint ROI Tool
- The Setpoint Superteam
- The Toyota Production System – Why Does it Work?
- There’s No Room for Guessing in Sales
- Tie Rod Frame vs. C-Frame
- Toyota Production System (TPS) – How it Influences Design
- Updating Automation Equipment
- Using Creative Thinking Every Day to Solve Problems
- Using Creative Thinking for Inventions & Problem Solving
- Using Creative Thinking for Inventions & Problem Solving
- Value Curves
- Virtual Companies
- What are business websites really good for?
- What Does the Customer Really Want?
- What is Six Sigma and How Does it Apply to Automation
- What it means to be a Setpoint Strategic Partner
- What Really Matters
- Whose Decision is it Anyway?
- Why cash and profit are different
- Why does the huddle work at Setpoint Systems?
- Why Lean Automation?
- Work Ethics Today
- Working at the Same Place as Your Husband
- Working with Lean Companies
News & Press
- An Update from JR Automation on COVID-19
- AutoPack Merger
- Brad Angus is new CEO at Setpoint
- Donation to BYU
- FinanceDog Launches with Financial IQ Test and Training Modules
- Finances: What do the Numbers Really Mean
- Formation of Rocky Mountain Testing Solutions
- Hitachi Completes Acquisition of JR Automation
- Industrial Automation Orders Remain Steady
- JR Automation Acquires Setpoint Systems and Setpoint, Inc.
- Lean Equipment Provides Integral Connections
- Lean Manufacturing at Army Ammunition Plant
- Lean Manufacturing Path Continued at Army Ammunition Plant
- LeanWerks Launch
- New CEO Named at Setpoint Companies
- Partnership for Government Contracts
- Promoting Manufacturing in Northern Utah
- Reaching out to the Community
- Setpoint Announces Leadership Led Partial Buyout from Owners
- Setpoint Chooses Four Day Work Weeks
- Setpoint Completes Work on Manufacturing Production Line
- Setpoint Continues Support for Community
- Setpoint Contributes to the Growth of Ogden Nordic
- Setpoint Employees Offered Stock Purchase
- Setpoint Encourages Young Engineers
- Setpoint Forms Two Corporations
- Setpoint Offers More Stock to Employees
- Setpoint Opens New Facility
- Setpoint Provides Feasibility Studies for Making Automation Decisions
- Setpoint Provides Judge for Concept to Company Contest
- Setpoint Provides Tour Program for Students
- Setpoint Robotic Welding Services Adds Robot
- Setpoint Sponsors Winners of Concept to Company Contest
- Setpoint Systems Augments Management Team
- Setpoint Systems Awarded GSA PES Contract Schedule
- Setpoint Systems Hits Bulls Eye With Army Ammunition Contract
- Setpoint Systems Inks Add-on Contract with ATK Small Caliber Systems
- Setpoint Systems Signs $11.9M Contract with ATK Small Caliber Systems
- Setpoint to Bring Lean Manufacturing to Army Ammunition Plant
- Setpoint Updates Real Time Radiography X-Ray Inspection Machine
- Sophisticated & Innovative Automation Controls System Completed
- Support for Miss Rodeo Utah
- The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
- Top 10 Things you Should Know About Custom Automation
- Utah Businessman Testifies on Behalf of HSAs