Speed-source.net’s manufacturing coverage explains how factories produce parts and products. We cover automotive production, metal stamping, CNC machining, and injection molding. Readers also find guides on lean principles, tooling, and IATF 16949 quality standar
Most suppliers meet IATF 16949 Standards for the first time in an email. Typically, a customer’s purchasing team sends over…
Ethan Caldwell
Oct 13
Ethan Caldwell writes on automotive manufacturing and lean plant operations for Speed-source.net, turning shop-floor processes into practical guides.
The first time I stood next to a 2,000 ton press as it opened, I expected something dramatic. Instead, I…
Ethan Caldwell
Oct 13
My first job making CNC auto parts was a cast aluminum valve body for an automatic transmission. It had forty…
Ethan Caldwell
Oct 13
Walk into any stamping plant and the first thing you notice is the rhythm. A big press cycles at a…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
The first time I walked a stamping line as a junior engineer, I assumed the press was the whole story…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
I have walked a lot of production floors over the years, and in almost every one of them, lean manufacturing…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
The first time I walked a full vehicle plant as a young engineer, my supervisor gave me one piece of…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
