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Talking Industry 4.0 with Mark Kojak, HARTING, Inc.

06/06/17, 08:37 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | Industry 4.0

Connected Manufacturing is the ability to drive data that is meaningful to the cloud for big data analysis. The current trend in Industry 4.0 is to be able to sense specific points in end equipment to enable advanced analytics to be run on distributed edge computing devices to determine whether machines are operating within tolerances and predict a potential failure before it happens.

How Innovations Are Driving Advanced Technology in Manufacturing

06/06/17, 08:37 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Analysis and Trends, Business Development | Lantek

By connecting their factories all over the world, manufacturers can see the entire operation. They can make updates in real-time. They have vision into which plants are running efficiently or where there are production issues.

Formlabs Brings SLS 3D Printing to the Desktop, Mass SLA to Industry

06/06/17, 05:35 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Supply Chain | Additive Manufacturing, Smart Factory

Michael Molitch-Hou for Engineering.com: At Formlabs Digital Factory event in Boston, Mass., the firm unveiled the Form Cell, a system for batch production using Form 2 SLA 3D printers, and the Fuse 1, its desktop selective laser sintering (SLS) machine.

How Team Penske Uses 3D Printing To Get An Edge In Racing

06/05/17, 06:10 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Supply Chain | Automobiles, Technology Discussions

Alex Knapp for Forbes: That push for innovation is one reason why Team Penske signed a deal with 3D printing company Stratasys earlier this year for technical support and services.

UMN researchers create new 3D printing method

06/02/17, 06:38 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Supply Chain | bionics

Sydney Baum-Haines for Minnesota Daily: The method has the potential to print tactile sensors onto prosthetic limbs or surgical robots.

The Benefits of Just-in-Time Inventory

06/01/17, 08:25 AM | Engineering | JIT | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

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.

DeVry University Offers Advanced Manufacturing Bootcamp

06/01/17, 05:44 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Engineering | Advanced Manufacturing, Training and Education

Addresses need for tech skills in manufacturing workforce

3D printer inks from the woods

05/31/17, 05:40 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Supply Chain | 3D Printing

This technology can be used to fabricate microstructures with outstanding mechanical properties, which have promising potential uses in implants and other biomedical applications.

Why PKI matters for the IIoT

05/30/17, 08:36 AM | Engineering | cybersecurity, IIOT

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

How Data Management Can Keep the Supply Chain on Track

05/30/17, 08:36 AM | Automation & IIoT | Supply Chain

Although it's still in an evolutionary state, big data is already showing tremendous potential across nearly all industries, professions and applications.

Robots May Help Defuse Demographic Time Bomb in Japan, Germany

05/30/17, 05:58 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | collaborative robotics, Jobs / Employment

Anirban Nag for Bloomberg: Robots to offset negative impact of slower labor force growth. Emerging markets wont be so lucky, Moodys report says

APM 4.0 will sustain Industry 4.0

05/26/17, 05:48 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | APM 4.0, IIOT

Dan Miklovic, LNS Research via Plant Services: On the road to smarter manufacturing, do not confuse sophistication with maturity.

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

05/25/17, 08:15 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | business

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.

Cybersecurity in the Factory

05/25/17, 08:15 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | cybersecurity, security

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.

State of 3D Printing 2017

05/25/17, 05:44 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Engineering | Research and Reports

Sculpteos 3rd annual report on 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing

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