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How Metso Reduced Costs, Boosted Communication, and Improved Transparency

Gary Mintchell

I have been writing occasional blog posts regarding Quickbase and have also appeared at their annual user conference and on a podcast.* Order managers had to dig deep into the data for order history and status of open issues. I first heard of the company at the beginning of the year.

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Using Fishbone Diagrams in Manufacturing

ATS

This blog provides a guide to using the fishbone diagram in manufacturing. Collectively, they are known as the 6Ms of manufacturing. Collect data on plausible causes. View all resources Blog What is a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)? Each answer is followed by another why?.

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Tricks or treats on your shop floor this Halloween?

iBASEt

A major step toward a modern factory is tightly integrating MES with PLM to create closed-loop data feedback. These two applications are at the core of your business, yet most manufacturers still use manual data entry to exchange information between them. Wouldn’t it be a treat if your PLM and MES could work together?

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How Mobile Technology is Revolutionizing Predictive Maintenance

ATS

This blog discusses the benefits of moving to mobile enterprise asset management. Work orders can be viewed while at the machine and data can be pulled down from the predictive maintenance program or CMMS to help understand the work needed. Water treatment facilities or dust collection plants for example may be out of WiFi range.

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Digital Inventory Management for Maintenance

ATS

Some organizations still use manual systems to manage their maintenance spares, but digital inventory management is a far superior approach. This blog describes what a digital inventory management system is and why it’s needed. It discusses the advantages over a manual system and offers some guidance for implementation.

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Apica Introduces Fleet Data Management for Managing Telemetry Agents

i4.0 today

Apica, a leader in telemetry, data management, and active observability, announced the launch of Fleet Data Management , a new solution designed to upgrade traditional telemetry from a static system to a dynamic, adaptable framework. Blog post : Why Fleet Data Management ?

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Autonomous Mobile Robots: Pioneering Maintenance in Manufacturing

ATS

This blog explores the benefits manufacturers are seeing from putting AMRs to work as an additional preventive maintenance services tool in the factory. Equipped with an array of sensors, an AMR can visit remote and/or inaccessible locations and return data on the conditions there. What are autonomous mobile robots?