During my years in manufacturing, I worked in numerous industries in a variety of plants, and I was always interested in the type of equipment each plant utilized. Some plants had one or two equipment brands, while others had many different brands of machinery. When I noticed just one or two, I asked why.

There is often confusion about the Unified Registration System (URS) and the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR).

In the construction industry, understanding building lines and elevations is critical in the architecture, engineering, and construction of a project. In fact, a basic assessment of the proposed construction takes into consideration building lines and elevations before any design work is started.

Unfortunately, it can be months or years after a construction project is completed that defects can surface. Construction defect is a broad term that is generally defined as a defect in the design, materials, workmanship that can affect mechanical systems, building components and structural integrity.

Having worked in manufacturing for almost four decades, I'm sometimes asked what I like most. That is a tough question to answer. Manufacturing is constantly evolving and, due to my involvement in a wide variety of manufacturing sectors, I can't narrow it down to one favorite thing. Instead, I put together a list of eight things I love about working in manufacturing.