Centerlining
Centerlining, sometimes referred to as Operation Envelopes or run-to-target, is a methodology used in manufacturing and is often used in conjunction with Six Sigma or total productive maintenance. It is a practice that aims to reduce product and process variability[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | December 12, 2018 | CSS.com - Glossary | 2 min read
The IEEE 1584 2018 Update: What’s Changed and Why It Matters
In 2002, the unveiling of the IEEE 1584 guide was unprecedented. For the first time, an internationally recognized standard existed to calculated arcing short circuit currents, incident energy, and arc flash boundary. The standard was revolutionary, and was thanks to[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | December 7, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
Introducing the Winner of the 2018 Fall Scholarship
When we started our Creative Safety Supply scholarship competition, we had no idea of the impact we’d be making on so many students, nor the impact their stories would have on us. We’ve helped a working mom of a special[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | November 13, 2018 | Company Updates | 4 min read
Join Creative Safety Supply at FABTECH 2018
Come find our booth at the FABTECH expo! Creative Safety Supply will be attending this year’s metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing expo in Atlanta, Georgia next week. Stop by our booth in the Tube & Pipe Pavilion to[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | October 30, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 1 min read
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2018
Earlier this week at National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Houston, OSHA announced the top ten most violated standards of the 2018 fiscal year. The highly anticipated list was announced by Patrick Kapust, OSHA’s Deputy Director of the Directorate[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | October 25, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
Axiomatic Design
Axiomatic design is a Six Sigma matrix strategy used to analyze customers’ needs in a product or service, and transforming them into functional requirements, design parameters, and process variables. This strategy essentially applies both a systematic and scientific approach to[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | October 5, 2018 | CSS.com - Glossary | 2 min read
CTQ Tree
CTQ Trees, or Critical-to-Quality Trees, are a Six Sigma tool that is driven by data and a diagram to ensure companies are meeting the needs of customers while producing a high-quality product or service. The basis for this strategy are[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | October 5, 2018 | CSS.com - Glossary | 2 min read
Taguchi Method
The Taguchi Method, also referred to as the Robust Design Method, is a Six Sigma strategy designed to improve the output of a process by removing causes of defects and reducing variability in the process. This method was developed by[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | October 5, 2018 | CSS.com - Glossary | 2 min read
Visual Management
Visual management is the idea of using visuals to make situations more easily understood and keeping workers on the same page. Often the goal is to get as much information across as possible with little observation needed. Using visual cues[…]
CSS Editorial Staff | September 13, 2018 | CSS.com - Glossary | 2 min read
