Think about a scenario in which your customers send you a schedule that is automatically pulled in by a system and understood, and then the system chalks out a production plan in the back end. This ...

Process inefficiency can create problems that quietly stifle productivity and potential growth. In an era of rapid digitalization, companies that lag in business process improvement risk falling ...

One sure way to boost operational efficiency and factory throughput is to automate. Robots, special machines, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and other equipment can usually do the jobs faster ...

The U.S. has a rich history of innovation in the manufacturing industry, with a notable turning point in 1913 when Henry Ford introduced automation to his first assembly line. The manufacturing ...

If you want to optimize the use of machinery, materials and labor and ensure orders are completed on time and to standard, then a digital workflow is a great step towards creating a smarter ...

Automation. OEE (overall equipment effectiveness). IoT (Internet of Things). Robotics. AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning. They’re all key themes inherently linked to digital ...

I’m not telling you anything don’t already know: The modern factory or other production facility could not function without the ability to sense its surroundings and the status of its critical ...

Every factory since the start of the industrial revolution has shared one very specific trait: tooling sets the identity of the machines, and thus the factory. To create a specific part requires ...

Virtual planning is key to BMW’s iFACTORY strategy, utilising tools that integrate building, equipment, logistics, and vehicle data with 3D process simulations. Credit: The BMW Group. The BMW Group is ...

The evolution of PCBs from large and antiquated “printed wiring boards” to today’s fine-line designs on high-density interconnect (HDI) PCBs, IC substrates (ICS) and more, has been matched by ...

So, you have a great idea for a new fermentation-based product or ingredient, and a successful process in the lab. All that remains is to scale up to mass production. That’s just a matter of running ...