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Beyond Conveyors: Conveying a Quality Solution
ManufacturingTomorrow Newsletter - Jun 6/17
Featured Articles

Beyond Conveyors: Conveying a Quality Solution

Designing the optimal material handling systems requires a deep understanding of the product, process, and challenges inherent in the manufacturing process.

Cybersecurity in the Factory

Technology for Industrial Control Systems and SCADA are now available that allow for continuous monitoring of these critical systems. A baseline is created and any deviations can be alerted and acted upon.

The Benefits of Just-in-Time Inventory

Traditionally, raw materials and inventory of finished goods were considered assets. This notion has changed because of JIT and now inventory is considered as waste or dead investment, incurring additional costs.

The Skills You Need to Compete in the New World of Manufacturing Engineering

Simply put, "old line" manufacturing is gone, and in its place is a new world of computer-assisted, complex factories, in which it's no longer enough to have a great work ethic, physical stamina, and the ability to follow orders. Today, manufacturing workers need to be problem-solvers, with knowledge of computers and machinery and the ability to work independently, make decisions, and understand the entire process.

Why PKI matters for the IIoT

Strong authentication of all devices within an IIoT network is one of the fundamental requirements for securing these networks.
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Story of the Day

Power to the People: How Humans are Heading Back to the Factory Floor

In response to consumer demand and competitive pressures, product variation is on the rise. That variation changes the manufacturing calculus somewhat, as the required variation and corresponding complexity means that the ability to think critically and independently and adjust to changing circumstances is a priority.
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News Headlines
TI Collaborates with HEIDENHAIN to Incorporate EnDat Interface in the Industry's First Industrial Drive Control System-on-Chip (SoC)
JADAK Releases Clarity 2.0™ Machine Vision & Image Analysis Software
Microscan Announces New Powerful MicroHAWK Dual Boot Solutions Kit Cameras
Turck Announces New M08 Proximity Sensor Lineup Featuring Extended Sensing Ranges
ATS Strengthens in Robotics and Smart Manufacturing Automation by Acquiring H & G Systems Ltd. in Scotland
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Upcoming Events
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING EUROPE 2017
Jun 27 - 29 2017, RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands
INSIDE 3D PRINTING CONFERENCE & EXPO SEOUL 2017
Jun 28 - 30 2017, Seoul, South Korea
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Sep 12 - 14 2017, Novi, Michigan
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Sep 25 - 27 2017, Las Vegas, NV
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Oct 02 - 04 2017, Rosemont, IL
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Featured Product

KINGSTAR Soft PLC - Replace Your PLC with an EtherCAT-enabled Soft PLC for Real-Time Motion Control and Machine Vision

The top machine builders are switching from proprietary hardware-based PLCs, like Allen-Bradley, TwinCAT, Mitsubishi and KEYENCE, to open standards-based EtherCAT-enabled software PLCs on IPCs. KINGSTAR provides a fully-featured and integrated software PLC based on an open and accessible RTOS. KINGSTAR Soft PLC also includes add-on or third-party components for motion control and machine vision that are managed by a rich user interface for C++ programmers and non-developers alike.

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Featured Company

EXAIR Corporation

EXAIR intelligent compressed air® products solve problems in industrial plants while reducing compressed air consumption and increasing safety for personnel. We have the largest variety of sizes, materials and performance characteristics in order to provide the best solution for your processes and problems. Our products are commonly used to conserve air, cool processes or parts, convey material, clean surfaces or coat surfaces.
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