Ever since I started my engineering career in the mid-90’s, one of the least appreciated pain points I’ve experienced is the problem with files. As a product moves through the lifecycle, product information passes from engineering to downstream teams, including procurement, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and service. This downstream information flow is extremely challenging, with significant […]
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With the arrival of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), a digital transformation is currently underway. The manufacturing industry is beginning to use industrial analytics driven by real-time production data, not only to make better, faster decisions, but also to enable automation across the organization making data analysis in manufacturing an important […]
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Use the industrial IoT to prepare for disruptions Disruptions can be entirely unpredictable, leaving manufacturers and their supply chain at risk – resources may become sparse, teams may be unable to work, or operations may not be safe to resume. Moving forward, organizations need to find ways to establish continuity plans that allow them to […]
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The right 3D sensing system can help automated forklift trucks (AFT) achieve better than 98.5% pick accuracy and reduce mission time while simplifying even the toughest high-rack operations. In the spring of 2018, for the first time ever, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that there were more job openings than job seekers. […]
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There is no sitting on the fence with manufacturing transformation in a post Covid-19 world, the value of smart manufacturing takes on an added dimension. In this unexampled signal of the pandemic most of the organizations have struggled for a faster response to the disruptive challenges and restoring their operations. Research indicates that most of […]
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Manufacturing managers maximize the tools they have at their disposal by understanding their shop’s capacity. What is Manufacturing Analytics? Manufacturing analysis is critical for companies to drive efficient production and capture the highest profitability by better use of space, materials, labor, and optimized equipment performance. A capacity analysis can be an excellent solution for auditing […]
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Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) is a leading U.S.-based contract manufacturer that provides a broad range of prototyping and tooling, production fabrication, coating, assembly and aftermarket services, with a total of 20 facilities across seven states. MEC’s mission to create as much value for customers as possible has led to tremendous growth for the organization. Despite […]
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For most manufacturers, downtime is the single largest source of lost production time. Although some may acknowledge this, the cost and extent of manufacturing downtimes tend to be grossly underestimated. Determining the Real Cost of Manufacturing Downtime Most manufacturers are aware they are losing time and money because of downtime. However, many manufacturers can not accurately […]
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The sudden global onset of COVID-19 has had disastrous consequences, both personal and economic. Much media attention has been focused on shortages of key products, as well as waste and surpluses, as manufacturers around the world struggled to respond quickly to sudden spikes and precipitous drops in demand. Manufacturing companies were also in the spotlight […]
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Industry 4.0 is unleashing a variety of technology (such as the Industrial Internet of Things, the cloud, edge computing, and digital twins) that is spurring a leaner manufacturing industry. Automation is the foundation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4). All of the systems that collect and communicate data are there to serve the purpose of […]
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This e-book captures how quality concepts have evolved over the last century and explains how some common but proven quality tools are taking a new avatar in the current scenario with the evolution of digital technologies.As the focus shifted from quality control to quality assurance, strengthening process quality became a key pillar of delivering a […]
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We’re living in a world where the things around us are becoming smarter. Thousands of internet of things (IoT) sensors on industrial equipment, embedded in city infrastructure and packaged into today’s products, are collecting data. That data helps unlock insights that can optimize operations, improve customer service and drive innovation. It’s possible for a manufacturer, […]
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