PFM Production Summer '07 Issue

Spring Design Trends 2007
Vivian Kistler, CPF, GCF, CMG, reviews the latest trends in furniture and accessories, including colors, patterns, and designs as shown at the High Point International Home Furnishings Market. Read this online.

Assembly Cell or Assembly Line?
Joe Nevers, CMFGT, discusses how to evaluate your shop to determine if you are using the best frame fitting process. How to determine if a cell or assembly line approach—a hybrid of both—is appropriate for your facility. Read this online.

The Basics of Dust Collection
Jim Burke, owner of Machines Etc., goes over the importance of an effective dust collection system and how to decide what factors are most important to you and what type of system will work the best. Read this online.

Dealing with Workplace Injuries
Part I: Blood Borne Pathogens
OSHA requirements for creating a specific plan to deal with blood are highlighted by Jim Parrie, Ph.D., CPF, who looks at the safety issues facing employees in the work environment and precautions that must be taken when anyone is injured. Read this online.

Using Incentives to Control Costs
Eugene Price, general manager of Pictures Plus, shows how creating production-based incentives to motivate employees and increase productivity and profit as a result. Read this online.

Digital Printing: Is It Right For You?
Patrick Sarver takes a look at the benefits of digital printing and how it can expand production framing businesses and services in new areas. He examines how to set up a digital printing operation and the materials and equipment necessary for its success. Read this online.

New Art Releases
A selection of the latest prints from leading art publishers that supply the production framing market. These images are just some of the many that are popular today. Read this online.

Quick Tips
Easy ideas to improve efficiency include how to speed up hardware installation with jigs, keep slow credit customers buying, and analyzing your production processes. Read this online.

Perspective
Leading art publishers discuss their views on the ever-changing wall art industry. In this issue, Angela D’Amico, president and founder of A.D. Lines, discusses the importance of emphasizing the needs and desires of the consumer. Read this online.

Do the Math
Contributing editor Jay Goltz explains how to estimate the cost of labor in relation to the job. Read this online.

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