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Diving Deeper Into Machine Monitoring Data

Modern Machine Shop

Thrailkill took over in 2008, when his grandfather retired. ” Carrots and Sticks Alora enabled AMF to calculate overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) for the first time. The company was founded in 1953, and current CEO Lance Thrailkill’s grandfather acquired it in 1978.

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Building on analytics foundations to improve operations

Control Engineering

To address these and other issues, OPC UA (OPC Unified Architecture) was released in 2008. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) monitors production results against production goals while predictive analytics detect impending equipment failures. . Architecture not optimized for the internet. .