EPISODE · Jun 7, 2026 · 7 MIN
How One Factory Cut Its Scrap Rate to Near Zero
from The Manufacturing Economy with Fexingo: Factories, Industrial Output, and Domestic Production · host Fexingo
Episode 36 of The Manufacturing Economy explores how a mid-sized precision machining shop in Ohio slashed its scrap rate from 4.5 percent to 0.3 percent over two years using a combination of real-time vibration monitoring and statistical process control. Lucas and Luna walk through the specific software and sensor setup the factory deployed, the cost savings of $2.3 million annually, and why most factories still ignore the low-hanging fruit of scrap reduction. They also discuss the broader implications for US manufacturing competitiveness and the quiet shift toward zero-defect production in domestic supply chains. #ManufacturingEconomy #ZeroDefect #ScrapReduction #PrecisionMachining #StatisticalProcessControl #FactoryAutomation #Ohio #LeanManufacturing #QualityControl #IndustrialIoT #CostSavings #SupplyChain #Economics #Business #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #USManufacturing Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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Episode 36 of The Manufacturing Economy explores how a mid-sized precision machining shop in Ohio slashed its scrap rate from 4.5 percent to 0.3 percent over two years using a combination of real-time vibration monitoring and statistical process control. Lucas and Luna walk through the specific software and sensor setup the factory deployed, the cost savings of $2.3 million annually, and why most factories still ignore the low-hanging fruit of scrap reduction. They also discuss the broader implications for US manufacturing competitiveness and the quiet shift toward zero-defect production in domestic supply chains. #ManufacturingEconomy #ZeroDefect #ScrapReduction #PrecisionMachining #StatisticalProcessControl #FactoryAutomation #Ohio #LeanManufacturing #QualityControl #IndustrialIoT #CostSavings #SupplyChain #Economics #Business #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #USManufacturing Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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