DO Supply

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Mitsubishi servo drives are well known for their great performance, accuracy, and dependability, which can improve industrial automation. Order Mitsubishi MELSERVO MR-J4 Here Mitsubishi servo drives offer several integrated features that improve automation effectiveness. For instance, the MELSERVO-JN line of low-power drives (0.05

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ATS

MAY 14, 2025

Share Uneven customer demand creates significant challenges for manufacturers: increased overtime, excess inventory, and wasted labor, among other obstacles. Instead, production leveling or Heijunka offers a proactive solution rooted in Lean manufacturing. Pitch , the standard interval at which work is released.

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iBASEt

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Quality is a never-ending challenge. No matter how much we carry out tests and inspections, quality escapes are bound to happen. We try to catch these problems before they enter the manufacturing stream, but sometimes they slip through. When that happens, how your manufacturing team responds is critical.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

JULY 26, 2022

Producing high-quality products your customers can depend on is the best way to achieve customer satisfaction and drive sales for manufacturing organizations. However, it takes robust, efficient, and sustainable quality management to deliver premium products consistently. What is a Quality Management System (QMS)?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 13, 2024

Image: ECI Solutions The world of electronics manufacturing is in flux. While demand for smaller, faster, and more powerful devices continues to soar, manufacturers face complex disruptions. The global electronics manufacturing market is expected to reach $1.16 The electronics manufacturing landscape is rife with challenges.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 3, 2023

How about the quality and durability of products, short waits, steady communication, or superior service? Similar to phone support in its immediacy, live chat software is a more cost-effective way of improving customer satisfaction, loyalty, and conversions. Promise only as much as your company can deliver.

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iBASEt

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Leveraging Model-Based Enterprise and MES for Superior Manufacturing Outcomes Maintaining quality is non-negotiable in high-complexity manufacturing, especially in sectors like aerospace and defense (A&D). Surprisingly, however , not all MES solutions fully embed quality management into their systems, so buyers beware.

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ATS

MAY 28, 2024

Share A manufacturing organization can be likened to a symphony orchestra, and manufacturing operations management (MOM) is the conductor. This blog explains the role of MOM in manufacturing. What is manufacturing operations management (MOM)? Manning levels may need flexing depending on workload and order mix.

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ATS

MARCH 5, 2024

An important productivity metric, FPY highlights wasteful production and can be an important stimulus for improvement efforts. The purpose of this blog is to let the maintenance department know how they can influence FPY and why they should seek out opportunities to do that. In a full hour it will produce 100 parts.

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ATS

MAY 13, 2024

Share The usefulness of industrial robots has always been limited by the size of their work envelope. Integrators and manufacturers have tried to address this by mounting them overhead or on rails, and while that increases their versatility, they still aren’t free to roam around the factory where they’re needed.

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ATS

JULY 21, 2023

Share In any modern manufacturing company, there’s an overwhelming need to be efficient. In this guide, our manufacturing experts will answer the question, “What is track and trace?”. We’ll teach you how it works, provide examples and show you how different industries use a track and trace system. What is being tracked?

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ATS

MARCH 20, 2024

Share A business that doesn’t keep improving will soon be eclipsed by its competitors. The only way to succeed is to keep looking for ways to do things better, which is what fuels the drive for optimization of manufacturing processes. Optimizing a manufacturing process is like fine-tuning a race car.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Share Most manufacturing processes are extremely complex, and there are many ways in which things can go wrong. Manufacturers use it proactively to avoid unplanned machine downtime, maintain consistent levels of quality and prevent accidents. What is PFMEA? How does PFMEA work?

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ATS

MAY 15, 2023

Share Manufacturing technology today offers more access to real-time performance metrics and monitoring than ever before. Open loop sensors are generally lower cost, offering high accuracy and low power consumption, with potential risk for saturation and temperature drift. Why is this important? How does a current sensor work?

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ATS

JULY 10, 2024

Share The idea behind continuous improvement is that making lots of small advances will, over a long period, lead to significant productivity gains. Manufacturers able to sustain a commitment to this kind of incremental improvement see increases in efficiency, reductions in waste and even lower injury and accident rates.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Share Artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves in the world of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), improving all aspects of manufacturing from predictive maintenance solutions to vital operations technologies. predictive maintenance has become a key aspect of the manufacturing process.

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ATS

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Share In the world of manufacturing, mastering efficiency and productivity is the holy grail. ERP, with its centralized management of critical processes including production, inventory , supply chain, maintenance , and quality assurance, has been empowering industries to streamline their operations and make more informed decisions.

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ATS

MARCH 18, 2024

While good news for airlines, this is putting the aerospace parts manufacturing industry under intense sustained pressure. The challenge, besides meeting demanding quality expectations, will be to find the additional production capacity needed. This blog reviews the maintenance challenges in aircraft part manufacturing.

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iBASEt

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Complex manufacturing processes involve hundreds or even thousands of steps to make a finished product. Along the way, there are a wealth of opportunities to use automation to save time and reduce errors. It’s the science of analyzing data patterns to discover opportunities for optimizing manufacturing processes.

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ATS

MAY 12, 2023

In this article, we will explore the evolution of AI in car manufacturing and the benefits that this technology continues to provide. Like many digital technologies, AI has made exponential advances and is now used for an increasing number of applications, with the ways in which it can support automotive manufacturing continuing to grow.

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ATS

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Share Expectations for manufacturing equipment are rising: Managers want better availability and less process variation. The job of maintenance engineers is to maximize the reliability, availability, safety and output of manufacturing machinery within a plant. What is a maintenance engineer?

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ATS

APRIL 1, 2022

Cognitive computing in manufacturing is a key technology underpinning the digital transformation of Industry 4.0 technology — smart sensors, 5G connectivity, edge computing capabilities, collaborative robots and more — they must ensure that they remain able to effectively use the data and analytics that they collect and generate.

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ATS

JUNE 12, 2019

Currently, nanomaterials and products are mostly in the research stage, but some have made it out into the manufacturing world. This blog explores current and potential applications, with a particular emphasis on how nanotechnology can help maintenance. Nanotechnology refers to science and engineering performed at the molecular scale.

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Infinite Uptime

JULY 6, 2022

Process manufacturers typically operate in data-rich environments and know their plants inside out. Even if this information exists within the manufacturing ecosystem, the plant maintenance and operational heads don’t really know how to use it to achieve optimum plant productivity. .

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ATS

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Share If you’re looking for opportunities to improve operations and increase your competitive advantage, analyzing the manufacturing value chain is a good place to start. Every manufacturing activity is composed of a chain of linked steps, and each one should be adding value. What is a value chain?

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ATS

JUNE 29, 2023

Share Industrial sensors are more accessible and commonplace than ever in manufacturing facilities, with the benefits of sensors becoming increasingly apparent in facilitating predictive maintenance strategies. Read on to learn how. What is a humidity sensor? Here, we will explore the operating principles of each.

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Trimantec

JANUARY 22, 2020

As a manufacturer, have you ever pondered the benefits and risks of outsourcing? As with any cost-saving endeavor, outsource manufacturing has its pros and cons. In the past, many companies were hesitant to outsource any of their manufacturing to an outside source. Outsource Manufacturing and Its Subsets.

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ATS

MARCH 6, 2024

Share Predictive maintenance entails using data from instrumented machinery to identify when servicing or overhaul is needed. In principle, this reduces maintenance work and expense while improving equipment availability. This blog explains how to implement predictive maintenance, starting with a small-scale demonstration.

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ATS

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Reliable, consistent operation requires a fixed and predictable work environment, and that limits how and where they can be used. The evolution of robotics in manufacturing Industrial robots have been around for more than seven decades. AI for industrial robots promises to change that. Here’s how. Often referred to as Industry 4.0,

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ATS

MARCH 5, 2024

Share One of the tenets of lean manufacturing is that goods should flow like water through production. That flow is smoothed by determining the takt time and configuring manufacturing to achieve it. This blog explains takt time in manufacturing. Picture one of the ancient ships powered by two rows of oarsmen.

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Factory Worx

APRIL 21, 2022

Read Our Blog. Top 16 Frequently Asked Questions About Manufacturing Execution system (MES). The manufacturing industry, like any other industry, is rapidly expanding. Successful manufacturing businesses are adaptable and consistently improve their overall operating efficiency. Who needs MES?

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ATS

MARCH 8, 2024

Share Manufacturers, from those in the continuous process industries to discrete parts and batch production, are increasingly reliant on sensors and sensor data for safety, efficiency and quality. Data is only useful when it becomes actionable information. Inevitably, this proliferation creates challenges. What is sensor data?

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Factory Worx

MAY 11, 2022

Read Our Blog. Why Are Digital Manufacturing Dashboards Important in Industry 4.0? is to track rapid real-world changes and use them to boost your factory's efficiency and profitability. Naturally, data and manufacturing dashboards are critical aspects of this process. Improving the quality of manufactured items.

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Trimantec

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Many industries favor pneumatic equipment and integrate it into their machines because it is an easy way to keep maintenance costs low and keep their machines running longer. Our guide will explain how industrial pneumatic systems function, highlight their benefits and limitations, and help you understand the primary components.

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These tools empower engineers to tackle the most complex challenges manufacturers face, delivering predictive performance with speed, precision, and efficiency. Our thermo-mechanical fatigue predictions have been effectively upgraded to process ~20,000 design members in only 24 hours, yielding a 20% improvement in component lifetime.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MAY 16, 2022

Strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting are integral to the success of small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs). Strategic planning is the process of creating action plans that will guide the direction of your business. Strategic planning should guide a business towards achieving its short- and long-term organizational goals.

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Trimantec

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Are you looking for guidance on machine parts used in manufacturing automation? If you work in a manufacturing environment, you may be required to know what creates those mesmerizing automated movements in a well-running machine. Workers in manufacturing environments wear many hats these days. Structural Machine Parts.

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