| -link"> | | | | with nearly 200,000 visitors weekly is for |
| Profiles Kanban Leader Datacraft Solutions in next | | | | manufacturers and suppliers of industrial, factory and |
| issue | | | | process automation, motion control, machine control, |
| The current issue of includes a feature article by | | | | process control and instrumentation products and |
| contributing editor, Thomas R. Cutler about Kanban and | | | | services. attracts engineers, programmers, designers, |
| Linux. Reducing lead times through detailed flow | | | | technicians and other professionals who specify, |
| techniques is the concept of a kanban system with a | | | | purchase and use control systems, software, robotics, |
| push manufacturing environment. IT managers | | | | sensors and other supporting products to automate |
| are asked to develop methods for implementation of | | | | machines, equipment and factories in both discrete and |
| digital kanban systems, because a leaner production | | | | continuous manufacturing processes. |
| method is not created by paper (or card) kanban | | | | Thomas R. Cutler, who founded the Manufacturing |
| instructions that result in lost orders, duplicated orders, | | | | Media Consortium in 1999, has grown the participation |
| or supplier confusion. Constant breakdowns in | | | | from 300 journalists to more than two thousands key |
| information flow are a common problem in the | | | | clients, journalists, editors, trendsetters, and key |
| manufacturing sector. While there may be no obvious | | | | business leaders worldwide. Cutler has authored more |
| connection between Digital Kanban and Linux, | | | | than 1000 articles for a wide range of manufacturing |
| according to Justin Diana, Vice-President of Datacraft | | | | periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals |
| Solutions, Linux makes better economic sense to | | | | including most of the leading monthly trade publications. |
| develop or run a digital kanban solution versus | | | | Cutler is the author of The Manufacturers’ |
| Windows. According to Diana, There is a | | | | Public Relations and Media Guide. Cutler was voted #1 |
| paradigm shift in the investment and development | | | | Manufacturing Journalist for the third year in a row. |
| community relative to open source technologies. | | | | The firm has forty-two employees worldwide. TR |
| The benefits that come from a global base of | | | | Cutler, Inc., ( is the nation's largest manufacturing |
| developers have made many of the open source | | | | marketing and public relations firm, based in Fort |
| technologies move to the forefront in many application | | | | Lauderdale, Florida. |
| areas. | | | | TR Cutler, Inc. |