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Setting Up the Building Blocks for a Digital Factory

Modern Machine Shop

First, it connects data from the machines to Ignition, the company’s SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) software from Inductive Automation, and vice versa, enabling the digital factory concept. It also enables two-way information control, which Reeves says the team uses in several ways.

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Real-time Robot Workspace Monitoring for Precision Manufacturers

Gary Mintchell

Datanomix , maker of the industry’s only Automated Production Intelligence software platform, announced support for monitoring Universal Robots for real-time visibility into robot performance.

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Datanomix, Flexxbotics to automate production monitoring for Universal Robots

Automation Mag

Datanomix and Flexxbotics announced a technology partnership to automate production monitoring in Universal Robot cells. Datanomix is the creator of the Automated Production Intelligence software platform. Precision manufacturers will be able to leverage this ability inform their decisions when automating their factory.

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Standardized Inspection Improves Throughput and Tolerances

Modern Machine Shop

Deublin , a multinational manufacturer of rotating unions, knows this to be true — with more than 1,000 turning operations across a wide variety of components, the company long had difficulties standardizing its measurement practices, much less automating them.

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Data Visibility Boosts Beryllium Shop’s Revenue

Modern Machine Shop

Specializing in this metal presents unique difficulties when optimizing machine productivity, as automation and advanced toolpath strategies successful for other metals are often impractical. The granular level of reporting and revision control onboard the Harmoni system make determining the source of errors relatively simple.

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Why Use HMI/SCADA, Six Examples

Gary Mintchell

Ignition Firebrand Award Implementations I attended the annual Inductive Automation conference in Folsom, California with an inquiring mind regarding HMI/SCADA. Inductive Automation sponsors a competition among users culminating in the annual Firebrand Awards. Why after 20 years are customers still lining up to use the platform?