Minimize the Pain to Change -- Creating Value in Times of Change
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes Just about every time you have a conversation about a heat-treating business making changes for the...
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Jean Wenzel
- Aug 4
- 4 min
Cybersecurity Desk: Why and How To Become Compliant
Bluestreak Consulting Reading Time: 4 minutes Cybersecurity: it’s important for more than just keeping checking accounts safe. Banks,...
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Jean Wenzel
- Jul 26
- 4 min
Managing Change for Best Results
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes Most heat treaters you talk to today are continually looking at ways to effectively apply new...
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Jean Wenzel
- Jul 21
- 3 min
Change Value Without Changing Price in 2022?
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” -Warren Buffett- Here’s another quote from Conrad...
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Jean Wenzel
- Jul 8
- 2 min
WHAT IS CUI AND DO YOU HAVE IT?
Bluestreak Consulting™ Reading Time: 3 minutes CUI is government-created or owned information that requires safeguarding or dissemination...
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Jean Wenzel
- Jul 5
- 1 min
If You’re Not Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), You’re Not Secure!
Bluestreak Consulting™ Reading Time: 2 minutes In today’s world, using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is critical to your business to...
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 28
- 4 min
5 Strategies to Reduce Scrap and Rework in Manufacturing
What Causes Scrap/Rework in Manufacturing? Every time you produce scrap or have to rework parts, you’re increasing the cost of production.
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 24
- 3 min
4 Reasons Manufacturers Fail to Reduce Production Cost
4 Reasons Manufacturers Fail to Reduce Production Cost
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Poor Quality Control Management Habits in Additive Manufacturing (and How to Solve Them)
Poor Quality Control Management Habits in Additive Manufacturing
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 11
- 4 min
Shopping for Lean Manufacturing Solutions? Pro Tips Before Investing
Lean manufacturing solutions can help your manufacturing business win at the razor-thin margins game.
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Solvable Struggles of Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
Prototype to Production
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Why Additive Manufacturers Need Real-Time Production Tracking
Bright AM Reading Time: 3 minutes Part quality in Additive Manufacturing (AM) can be highly variable without robust quality control....
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 4
- 3 min
2 Tips to Guarantee Quality Standards in Manufacturing
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes There is little tolerance these days for anything less than optimal. Customers of service-based...
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Jean Wenzel
- Mar 4
- 1 min
Let’s Talk Data
Bluestreak Reading Time: < 1 minute Whether your business is large or small, you need to be able to see where you are and anticipate...
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Jean Wenzel
- Feb 25
- 4 min
Streamlining Corrective Action with Manufacturing Software
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes Anyone who runs a factory knows that there are always areas that can be improved. Maybe staffing...
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Jean Wenzel
- Feb 8
- 4 min
This Not-So-Hidden Manufacturing Cost Is Cutting into Your Profits
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes While every manufacturer strives for optimal efficiency, we all know that perfection in everything we...
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Jean Wenzel
- Feb 3
- 3 min
How Automation in Manufacturing Eliminates Quality Control Issues
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to automation in manufacturing, the word “automation” typically has a negative...
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Jean Wenzel
- Feb 3
- 3 min
6 Essentials of Successful Audits in Manufacturing
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes Successful audits start with a successful process. The essentials are easy, sometimes even obvious,...
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Jean Wenzel
- Feb 3
- 3 min
5 Avoidable Quality Control Issues in Manufacturing
Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes No matter what causes poor quality and adds to your waste, scrap, and rework, the result is the same:...
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Jean Wenzel
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Everything You Need for a Manufacturing Process Audit Checklist
Bluestreak Reading Time: 4 minutes Manufacturing operates on razor-thin margins. Every part of your end-to-end process must undergo a...
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