Why traditional manufacturing theories don't work
Complexity and variability are the new norm in modern business. Changing customer behaviour, shorter product lifecycles and a rising complexity in global supply chains is making life increasingly difficult for production planners. Here, Roger Fleury, Managing Director of resource management software specialist Ardent Solutions, explains why the traditional theories of manufacturing are outdated and how taking a demand-driven approach is the answer.
Bulgin introduces the M-Series - a diverse range of industrial automation connectors
Featuring an M-style threaded locking nut, the M-Series offers an extensive choice of robust industry standard interconnect solutions for automation and control applications including: M5, M8, M12, M16 and M23 variants.
Mirroring efficiency
In Europe's most efficient car production plant, 115 cars are created every hour. Through a mixture of robots, experienced staff and lean manufacturing principles, the process is highly efficient, leading to the high output. Here, Hugh Freer, a director of electric tug specialist MasterMover, explains how suppliers to the automotive industry can mirror this efficiency.
Avoiding cross contamination on conveyors
In the twelfth century, workers in the Venetian Arsenal produced naval vessels by moving them down a canal, affixing a new part at each stop. This early version of the production line allowed shipbuilders to produce a ship a day. Since then, the modern assembly line has become much more complex, with stricter regulations, particularly concerning contamination in the food processing industry. Here, Rob Rogers, technical director at materials handling specialist Gough Engineering, looks at how factory managers can avoid products being contaminated as they move through the assembly line.
Veo Robotics raises $12 million to help machines and humans collaborate more efficiently
BÉRÉNICE MAGISTRETTI for VentureBeat: Sobalvarro and his team are trying to reduce the manual labor humans shoulder in industrial work settings, leaving the heavy lifting to the robots.
Datakit announces the version 2017.4 of its CAD conversion tools
The latest update of Datakit's CAD data exchange software range is now available!
Apple and GE just put iOS inside Industry 4.0
Jonny Evans for ComputerWorld: Apple and GEs new agreement opens the door for further iOS deployment across industry infrastructure and puts Apple at the core of digital transformation.
ILLINOIS Manufacturing Industry Celebrates Fourth Revolution Awards
Inaugural awards hosted by manufacturing innovation centers mHUB, UI LABS and IMEC celebrated regions manufacturing innovation and leadership by recognizing the companies, products and initiatives driving a new revolution
Measures to Cope With Reversed Energy
A proper choice of an industrial power supply can already solve problems and error messages caused by reversed energy.
SMAC Introduces Graphic User Interface for Thread Checking and Other Apps
GUI's make popular applications easy.
Grand Opening of Daifuku North America new HQ in Novi, Michigan
The new facility will be dedicated to showcasing the companys vast array of material handling solutions and equipment and will also be utilized for testing and design purposes. The nearly 77,000-square-foot facility houses over 300 employees and includes the companys in-house demonstration center showcasing the newest innovations and state-of-the-art Factory Acceptance Testing Center.
Red Lion Case Study: Blizzard Ski
In addition to production metrics, manufacturing equipment statuses are also displayed. Operators or maintenance workers can quickly see and react if a machine is operational, being resupplied or out of service based on the icons and colors associate to the equipment on the display.
SPS - Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou: Industrial Robotics and Machine Vision Zone reaches sold-out status for 2018
-A number of global brands confirm their first attendance
-Booming market of advanced machinery and robots in China driven by intelligent manufacturing trends
Apple & GE Partner to Bring Predix Industrial Apps to iPhone & iPad
"The partnership between Apple and GE is providing developers with the tools to make their own powerful industrial IoT apps,"
Elmo Motion Control Introduces Ready-to-use Inertial Platform Stabilization Solution
The off-the-shelf solution stabilizes inertial platforms for any application in any environment with precise synchronization and absolute accuracy, speeding up implementation and reducing time to market
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The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc., founded in 1930, is a worldwide technical society for wire and cable industry professionals. Based in Madison, Connecticut, USA, WAI collects and shares technical, manufacturing, and general business information to the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, and fastener segments of the wire and cable industry. WAI hosts trade expositions, technical conferences, and educational programs.
