All Manufacturing and Automation Articles & Interviews

Digital Transformation for the Service Enterprise

05/24/18, 09:36 AM | Engineering | Industry 4.0

The Digital Revolution has already disrupted media, finance, consumer products, healthcare, and other sectors. Manufacturing leaders cant (and shouldnt) escape it.

Why Conventional Planning Fails

05/24/18, 09:29 AM | Engineering | Business Development, Software and Smarts

This bimodal distribution is rampant throughout industry. It can be very simply described as "too much of the wrong and too little of the right" at any point in time and "too much in total" over time.

Renishaw Reduces Machining Time for Aerospace Impeller Manufacturer

05/22/18, 09:09 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | Aerospace

If the workpiece datum of a finished part is off-centre, the impeller must be submitted for design analysis, in which a designer reviews the component and decides whether it can be used. Each analysis costs approximately $66,900 per part

KOMET GROUP Innovates Cutting Tools Using Metal 3D Printing Technology

05/22/18, 09:07 AM | Additive & 3D Printing | tools

As well as allowing special cutters to be produced more quickly, the use of additive manufacturing enables more complex shapes to be generated, both for the external shape of the tooling and for the internal cooling channels.

Six Things You Should Know About Laser Alignment

05/22/18, 09:07 AM | Supply Chain | Laser Alignment

Laser alignment technology has been around for some time, but you may still be surprised at the scale and scope of the benefits that these systems deliver.

SME Publishes Second of Three Smart Manufacturing Reports to Encourage Adoption of Emerging Technologies

05/18/18, 10:32 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Analysis and Trends

The Smart Manufacturing Report series from SME addresses the necessity and advantages of moving to a smart facility to thrive in an ever-increasingly competitive environment. Update - 2nd Report Now Available

Planar Honing: Producing a Fine Finish on Flat Surfaces

05/17/18, 09:05 AM | Supply Chain | Planar Honing

Somewhat resembling a spinning bottlebrush, this tool is characterized by abrasive globules that are permanently mounted to flexible filaments that are attached to a center shaft.

Manufacturing Automation & SCADA

05/17/18, 09:04 AM | Automation & IIoT | SCADA

A popular definition of SCADA is a control system architecture that uses PC's, networked data communications and human machine interfaces for higher level process supervisory management

Partnership for China 2025: RISONG and CENIT

05/17/18, 08:56 AM | Automation & IIoT | software | CENIT North America Inc.

China has long since ceased to be the "workbench of the world". In the manufacturing industry, rising wages and the "China 2025" development program are constantly accelerating the demand for automation solutions.

5 Ways Robotics Are Being Used in Smart Manufacturing

05/15/18, 08:33 AM | Automation & IIoT | robotic

Like it or not, robots aren't leaving the manufacturing industry any time soon. In reality, manufacturers will use more robots as the technology continues to enter the mainstream.

McKinsey Maps 400+ AI Use Cases; Finds Trillions in Potential Value

05/15/18, 08:26 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | ai

Application of advanced AI (defined as deep learning models) in manufacturing and supply chain have the potential to create $1.2-2 Trillion in annual economic value.

Choosing Enclosure Material

05/09/18, 08:21 PM | Supply Chain | enclosures | Rittal North America

The enclosure material which houses sensitive electronic and automation components will impact their lifespan, functionality, and performance. Of the numerous materials available, each offers different protective advantages.

Material Flow and Presentation Starts with Kitting Work Instructions and Job Element Monitoring

05/08/18, 08:40 AM | Supply Chain, Engineering | kitting

Just as kit trays are customized to meet the needs of the individual kits, transport systems documented in work instruction must be customized for efficiency and space utilization.

How Colorants Affect Plastic Characteristics

05/08/18, 08:38 AM | Supply Chain, Engineering | Injection Molding | ICOMold

Believe it or not, there is a whole scientific body of knowledge about the ways in which adding color to plastic can affect the behavioral properties of the plastic.

The Future of Manufacturing is Smart

05/03/18, 09:28 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Analysis and Trends | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

For decades, we have seen jobs in manufacturing disappearing, but now the jobs are beginning to come back, because technology is helping to produce high-quality goods in the U.S. as inexpensively as in Asia.

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