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Jan 24, 2024  •  7 Minute Read
“Better” Doesn’t Have to be “New” — Making the Right Choice for Your Food Extrusion Site

In a more robust economy, the traditional response to growing demand is to acquire new production equipment and expand production facilities accordingly. But, given today’s market dynamics, manufacturers are reevaluating their strategies and trending towards optimizing existing resources and enhancing their current production capabilities and available spaces.

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Dec 19, 2023  •  8 Minute Read
Empathy: A Powerful Tool for Project Managers

Project managers working in a global marketplace are often the binding agents that help people from diverse backgrounds connect and find common ground. Customers, manufacturers, suppliers and other parties involved are all trying to achieve the same goal, and to be productive amid those challenges requires open-mindedness, patience and humility; and that can be summed up in one powerful word: Empathy.

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Apr 12, 2023  •  10 Minute Read
What Do We Mean by “Bridging the Gap”?

When extrusion is part of your next build project, how do you best leverage that large capital investment to make the most sense for your factory and produce the best possible throughput? The process component layouts and product flows are complex and require specialized expertise to navigate the numerous variables – small arrangement fluctuations can drive a vast difference in results. Whether you have deep internal project capacity or plan to outsource your production expansion or greenfield site, you may be wondering — “how can I utilize CPS expertise alongside another engineering group?” That collaboration is one of our specialties.

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Feb 06, 2023  •  8 Minute Read
Communication – A Worldwide Challenge for Projects

Consistent and effective interactive communication is essential to the success of any project or work environment. The model for good interactive communication explains communication as a process consisting of two parties, the sender and receiver, and recognizes the need to ensure the message has been understood.

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Aug 30, 2022  •  8 Minute Read
Technical Manuals Don’t Have To Be Dull

When it comes to technical writing and documentation, CPS knows it’s our responsibility to entice the reader for the benefit of both parties. The risks of not making materials engaging to read are that safety protocols could be missed, or that equipment could be installed incorrectly or not maintained properly. Clients won’t fully realize the benefits of their equipment or maximize capacity and productivity levels without a good guidebook.

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Extrusion factory floor with room to grow Jan 24, 2024  •  7 Minute Read “Better” Doesn’t Have to be “New” — Making the Right Choice for Your Food Extrusion Site In a more robust economy, the traditional response to growing demand is to acquire new production equipment and expand production facilities accordingly. But, given today’s market dynamics, manufacturers are reevaluating their strategies and trending towards optimizing existing resources and enhancing their current production capabilities and available spaces. Read More Ring of puzzle pieces Dec 19, 2023  •  8 Minute Read Empathy: A Powerful Tool for Project Managers Project managers working in a global marketplace are often the binding agents that help people from diverse backgrounds connect and find common ground. Customers, manufacturers, suppliers and other parties involved are all trying to achieve the same goal, and to be productive amid those challenges requires open-mindedness, patience and humility; and that can be summed up in one powerful word: Empathy. Read More Project manager and engineer discuss layout plan onsite Apr 12, 2023  •  10 Minute Read What Do We Mean by “Bridging the Gap”? When extrusion is part of your next build project, how do you best leverage that large capital investment to make the most sense for your factory and produce the best possible throughput? The process component layouts and product flows are complex and require specialized expertise to navigate the numerous variables – small arrangement fluctuations can drive a vast difference in results. Whether you have deep internal project capacity or plan to outsource your production expansion or greenfield site, you may be wondering — “how can I utilize CPS expertise alongside another engineering group?” That collaboration is one of our specialties. Read More Tin can phone depicting sending and receiving communication Feb 06, 2023  •  8 Minute Read Communication – A Worldwide Challenge for Projects Consistent and effective interactive communication is essential to the success of any project or work environment. The model for good interactive communication explains communication as a process consisting of two parties, the sender and receiver, and recognizes the need to ensure the message has been understood. Read More Stack of books in shelf collecting dust Aug 30, 2022  •  8 Minute Read Technical Manuals Don’t Have To Be Dull When it comes to technical writing and documentation, CPS knows it’s our responsibility to entice the reader for the benefit of both parties. The risks of not making materials engaging to read are that safety protocols could be missed, or that equipment could be installed incorrectly or not maintained properly. Clients won’t fully realize the benefits of their equipment or maximize capacity and productivity levels without a good guidebook. Read More 3D Scanner Aug 02, 2022  •  7 Minute Read High-Accuracy 3D Scanning Generates Detailed, Comprehensive Project Deliverables What is the value of an image made from millions of data points converged into a clear and precise 3D digital representation? Immeasurable … and fortunately for our clients, acquiring that level of detailed imagery is possible through new high-accuracy 3D scanning technology available through Corporate Project Services. CPS recently added 3D laser scanning to our arsenal of solutions for driving innovation in building design. Read More Good better best with ascending arrow Apr 28, 2021  •  10 Minute Read Good, Better or Best? Pinpointing the Right Solution for Your Manufacturing Challenge How often do you search Google for advice…and how often do your search terms start with the word, “best”? Best beach vacation. Best cat food. Best barber. Best vacuum for pet hair. Read More rubix cube Mar 08, 2021  •  15 Minute Read Problem Solving in Manufacturing—It Takes More than Troubleshooting We do a lot of what many would call troubleshooting here at Corporate Project Services. That is indeed an important role we play—but I feel the word “troubleshooting” oversimplifies the complexities in addressing issues with manufacturing processes. Read More Communication is everyone's job Jan 08, 2021  •  10 Minute Read Communication is Everyone’s Job When was the last time you did a performance appraisal on your job as a communicator? Read More
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