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More Mistakes That Manufacturers Make

05/29/18, 08:53 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Business Development | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

Last year, I wrote about the Common Mistakes That Growing Manufacturers Make (June 2017). Well, here are a few more examples of how manufacturers can avoid serious problems and reduce risks, costs, and streamline their business processes.

Using Direct Current with Inverter Technology Reduces Costs and Improves Control

05/29/18, 08:52 AM | Supply Chain, Engineering | Inverter Technology

Resistance welding with direct current (DC) using inverter technology reduces costs by improving quality, reducing maintenance, and increasing productivity.

Axiomtek and FANUC America Case Study: Machining Simulator

05/29/18, 08:49 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Machining, Training and Education | AXIOMTEK

The main purpose of the Machining Simulator is to promote learning about manufacturing in a classroom setting. Each simulator reacts exactly like a real machine and allows students to design, create CAD/CAM models and command the machine tool to produce simulated end product

Stratasys Announces Resignation of Ilan Levin as CEO and Director

05/29/18, 05:35 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Engineering | 3D Printing, Investment | Stratasys

Current Chairman to also serve as interim CEO; Special Committee of Board to support management of the Company until successor is appointed

Extending the Life and Improving the Performance of Plastic Injection Molds

05/24/18, 09:37 AM | Supply Chain | Injection Molding | Oerlikon Metco

Coating mold components like ejector guide elements, cores, lifts and cavities increases the lifespan of molds while reducing maintenance and running costs.

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.

HP Showcases Growth in High-Volume 3D Printing Deployments and Breakthrough Applications for Manufacturing

05/23/18, 09:14 AM

Protolabs, IAM 3D Hub, Materialise, and ZiggZagg embrace HPs Multi Jet Fusion for digital manufacturing; new applications for the Pontifical Swiss Guard, PepsiCo, auto racing, orthotics, industrial machinery, and more

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

Why You Need MindSphere in Your Facility

05/18/18, 05:32 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Patti Engineering

One of the reasons I am excited about the Siemens MindSphere Platform is that it has the potential to be disruptive the same way the iPhone was.

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

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