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The secret to success in food & beverage manufacturing
OEE takes into account machine availability, performance, and quality to provide a holistic view of a production line's efficiency. By capturing and analysing real-time data, LineView helps manufacturers improve OEE, thereby maximising the utilisation of existing resources.
Sonar Systems Manufacturer Cuts Material Planning Time by 90% with MRP Software
Marine navigation device manufacturer FarSounder turned to MRP software to help with the complexities of inventory management and procurement.
Why the Conventional Deep Learning Model is Broken
The conventional deep learning model is a supervised model. It takes months of time to develop and train the model before it is ready for the production line. Here, Karina Odinaev explains why the conventional deep learning model is broken and what the alternatives are.
Smarter Manufacturing: Improving Safety and Efficiency With The IoT
Wireless connectivity enables manufacturers to more easily rearrange their production facilities to meet specific needs, minimizing costly downtime between production runs for multiple clients.
Unleashing the Potential of Generative AI for Unprecedented Success in the Manufacturing Industry
By leveraging Generative AI, manufacturers can initiate a wide array of use cases in areas such as customer service, product and quality control, supply chain, logistics, predictive maintenance, marketing and sales, finance, compliance and legal, and research and development
10 Areas Manufacturers Might See an Impact from AI
AI can be programmed to learn from the data ERP software gathers to make deeper and more accurate predictions regarding customers, buying habits, inventory levels, markets, material purchasing and more.
Strengthening Cybersecurity in Manufacturing: The Path to a Defensible Architecture
Manufacturing is at the forefront of technological advancements, leveraging operational technology (OT) to streamline processes and improve productivity. However, this digital transformation comes with its fair share of cybersecurity challenges.
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Purdue Polytechnic to dedicate nation's largest smart manufacturing ecosystem for engineering technology

This interdisciplinary program synergizes science, engineering, information systems and computing, focusing on manufacturing's next evolutionary step called Industry 4.0. The new facility ecosystem also has wide-ranging applications, opening up potential curriculum expansion
Making the case for Augmented Reality

The market size for AR applications was estimated to be $15.2B in 2021 and growing to over $90B by 2028. This shows clearly that companies are investing heavily in this transformative technology but why is it such a key innovation and how can you make best use of it?
Automation Depends on People

With each new innovation in society, we see corresponding headlines and public concern about how that innovation will be responsible for job loss. This has been true of the printing press, the automobile, and the computer.
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Foodmate Acquires Barth Industrial Automation
Poultry processing equipment leader Foodmate expands automation hardware and software solutions with acquisition of Barth Industrial Automation.
More Performance, Less Space, Better Price: discover how Delta Line completely redesigned its range of Integrated Motors and Why
The outcome of this journey is a fresh lineup of high-performing BLDC, Servo, and Stepper Motors equipped with Integrated Motion Control. These motors are designed to compete with the best options in the market, offering better features, performance, and pricing.
About Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
The main purpose of CAM is to streamline and improve manufacturing processes by integrating computer-generated data and instructions into various stages of production. This integration helps in achieving greater precision, efficiency, and consistency in manufacturing. CAM systems are used across a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, electronics, furniture, and more.
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EXTEND YOUR RANGE OF MOTION

EXTEND YOUR RANGE OF MOTION
MOTION CONTROLLERS FOR MINIATURE DRIVES AND MICRODRIVES. FAULHABER has added another extremely compact Motion Controller without housing to its product range. The new Motion Controller is ideal for integration in equipment manufacturing and medical technology applications. With 36 V and 3 A (peak current 9 A), it covers the power range up to approx. 100 W and is suitable for DC-motors with encoder, brushless drives or linear motors.
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Allied Vision Technologies, Inc.
By focusing on what counts for each customer, Allied Vision finds the best camera solution for every application. That includes a digital camera, but also the right lens, the right connectivity hardware and the right software interface. Our job is to reliably deliver the image you need, when you need it and how you need it.