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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Many manufacturers have faced more change in the last five years than in the previous 20. Increased complexity, competition and a changing environment is putting more pressure on manufacturers to increase agility and flexibility to meet customer demands while operating at higher levels of efficiency and resilience. Digital solutions offer a path to succeed in […]
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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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Virtualization, which in recent years has taken increasingly important steps, has become the model of integration and management of systems with the most promising evolution. Virtualization also means rationalizing the use of a network, of a data storage resource, of software. The concept of virtualization describes a technology that is abstracted from the physical component, […]
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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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Visual inspection—making sure that the parts are all present, the labels are on straight, and the packing materials are all in place—is an essential component of quality control in the manufacturing industry. By double-checking everything before products leave the factory floor, you can dramatically cut expenses, reduce waste, make customers happier, and lower the chance […]
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Industrial facilities face an avalanche of data from connected sensing, automation, and facility systems. In most modern industrial applications, this data sits idle or underutilized. The emergence of IoT devices has added to this flow of data. By 2025, there will be 75 billion IoT devices worldwide–over 40 percent of IoT and automation devices in […]
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For factories and manufacturers, the need for cybersecurity is urgent. This is due to the concerns arising from operation stoppages caused by security incidents, resulting in loss of revenue. Unlike enterprise IT, system administrators face several issues within smart factory security, namely with difficult-to-eliminate vulnerabilities, the spread of malware, and flat network configurations. Furthermore, when […]
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IIoT initiatives can be major projects involving millions in custom development and integrations, years of work, and collaboration across all levels and departments of an organization. However, the result of such an approach is often a large, bulky, difficult-to-implement IoT “initiative” with no actionable use cases to speak of. Aside from the typically high failure rate of these IIoT projects, an unprecedented pandemic only exacerbated the problem. The question this begs asking: Why invest in digital transformation initiatives at the corporate level when you still don’t have usable data from the factory floor?
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In these times, there is no doubt that the advancement of digitalization in industry makes possible connected products and processes that help people, materials, energy, plant and equipment to be more productive and efficient. The repercussions for business processes should impact both the economy and the environment.This article covers various experiences and case studies in […]
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