Blogs

Read our blogs to stay informed about the latest trends, advancements, and best practices in the chemical manufacturing industry

September 25, 2023

From Silos to Synergy: Unlock Operational Efficiency

Digital transformation in the manufacturing industry is about leveraging data and technology to improve operational efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability. Breaking […]
August 25, 2023

Enhancing Sustainability in Chemical Manufacturing: Small Shifts, Big Impact

In chemical manufacturing, fostering sustainability often focuses on monumental projects, but the potential for positive change lies in incremental improvements […]
July 25, 2023

5 Technologies Transforming Chemical Manufacturing

The chemical industry has experienced significant changes in recent years, with the emergence of substantial challenges. The energy crisis in […]
July 5, 2023

The 7 Types of Green Waste in Chemical Manufacturing

Sustainability is a critical aspect of our present and future well-being, as it encompasses a vast array of interconnected issues […]
May 3, 2023

How to develop an innovative mindset in the chemical industry

Big, disruptive innovations may grab headlines, but they’re not the only form of innovation in a chemical manufacturing organisation.   While […]
April 3, 2023

How to create a data-democratised organisation in the chemical industry

Most people in the chemicals and process manufacturing industry believe data democratisation is the same as data access.   Here, we […]
December 7, 2022

Data is Important But People Are Key to Sustainable Manufacturing Success

While improved processes and new technologies help, little can be achieved without people. People are key to sustainable manufacturing. Here, we […]
September 14, 2022

The Three Elements of Digital Sustainable Continuous Improvement (and How They Can Streamline Your Business)

In a data-driven world, chemical manufacturing needs to be safer, more sustainable, and more efficient than ever. But how? An […]
August 21, 2022

Three Lean Tools To Nurture Continuous Improvement [Kaizen, Kaikaku, Kakushin]

“When you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”  Abraham Maslow was right. While the hammer is a […]
August 21, 2022

Data Friction is the largest contributor to waste?

Data friction is one of the largest causes of waste in manufacturing, this often leads to wrong decisions. In each […]
August 10, 2022

Is Your Continuous Improvement Process Truly Continuous? 

Chemical manufacturing needs to be safer, more sustainable, and more efficient than ever. Achieving sustainable continuous improvement requires an enterprise-level […]
July 13, 2022

5 Steps to Avoid Wasting Time on GEMBA

Businesses have been striving to improve performance by re-engineering processes for decades, however, in manufacturing, efficiency and sustainability are still […]
June 22, 2022

The Power of Visual Management: Keep it Simple. And Visual

Let’s start this article with a test: how would you interpret the picture below? Unless you have lived all your […]
June 7, 2022

How can we reach consensus between Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement?

The continuous improvement philosophy can be implemented within one company in various ways. It can be done using a pilot […]
April 15, 2021

How Manufacturing Excellence tech moves operations decision-making to the shop floor

Frequent human decision making is as important as ever in continuous or batch manufacturing processes. Digitisation has not replaced those […]
June 15, 2020

Value in Dormant Manufacturing Data

While the hype around big data, IoT and Industry 4.0 is all fairly recent, the core concepts, processes and practices […]
June 11, 2020

Cyzag Wins Covid-19 Data Challenge

The Cyzag team responded to a call by the kaggle data science community to help the world health organization improve its understanding of the Covid-19 pandemic.  The team’s effort stood out […]