On The Edge with Keith Campbell
Vision and Leadership for Packaging
On The Edge with Keith Campbell

CalendarKeith's Travel Calendar

interpack 2008
April 24 - 30 | Dusseldorf, Germany

Packaging Automation Forum 2008
May 20 | Schaumburg, IL

PMMI Community of Practice on Technical Training

June 4-5 | Reading, PA

College Visits on Mechatronics

June 9 - 17 | Southeastern PA

PA Industry Partnership Symposium

June 23 - 25 | State College, PA

Mid-Atlantic Mechatronics Advisory Council

July 8 | Reading, PA

Purdue - PMMI Workshop on Packaging Education

July 23 - 25 | Hammond, IN

Category: OEE


The Hype about OEE

March 31, 2008

In response to last month's post OEE is Like Sailing, a reader questioned why all the sudden hype about a technology that is so old. I think that the answer is that it's not about the technology, it's about the business. And sometimes the business performance is so low, that technology isn't the starting place for a solution....
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OEE is like sailing

February 13, 2008

The story goes that for sailors, life is about the journey; while for power boaters, life is about the destination. According to OEE expert Paul Zepf of Zarpac Inc., OEE is also about the journey....
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Keith Campbell
About Keith Campbell
Leaders learn from the past while looking to the future - and bring both to bear on the here and now. This is the philosophy that has steered Keith Campbell's 30+ years in manufacturing. It has worked for him in operations, maintenance, engineering, R&D, education, consulting and professional organizations--and now he's putting it to work for you--taking you to the edge of his thoughts on packaging operations.
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