Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 11, 2024

Streamlining, data access, cost control and other business management benefits for manufacturers. Manufacturing is all about balance. Too many manufacturers are still using older software systems to manage their staff, workflow, and inventory. The result?

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Manufacturing Bill of Materials Advanced manufacturing Discrete manufacturing 98

iBASEt

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are pivotal technologies for today’s leading manufacturers who are pursuing digital first operations. ERP systems, from their early development onwards, have been designed to improve and better handle business processes for manufacturers.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Manufacturing Supply Chain 75

Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 30, 2025

ShopFloorConnect is scalable and well-suited for manufacturers in a variety of industries, including metalforming and metal fabrication, machining, injection molding, discrete manufacturing, packaging and more. All purchase options include ShopFloorConnect Equipment Summary and Performance Tracker functions.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Discrete manufacturing Manufacturing Function 52

iBASEt

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As more and more business systems and technologies leverage cloud-native technologies, it’s critical that your manufacturing operations platform keeps up. Solumina iSeries Manufacturing Operations Platform leverages a cloud-native, microservices-based architecture that does just that.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2024

The Shenzhen, China-based company said its new robot offers maneuverability, a “map-and-go” feature, and flexible deployment to help manufacturers worldwide. The acceptance of robot deliveries in the industrial sector is higher due to the commonality of automated transportation and manufacturing processes.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Led by Cunjiang Yu, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics and associate professor of biomedical engineering and of materials science and engineering, the team designed the synaptic transistor to be integrated in robots or wearables and use artificial intelligence to optimize functions.

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Automation Mag

MAY 23, 2024

Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, in its PLM for Large Manufacturers competitive ranking report, has provided an in-depth and unbiased examination of the solutions offered by 11 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution suppliers.

Discrete manufacturing 64

Discrete manufacturing Compliance Pharmaceutical Aerospace 64

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

billion that year across process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturing industries. The connected worker is a term used to describe technologies (AR, IoT, AI, and more) that help connect frontline workers in manufacturing with the systems they interact with daily. Frost & Sullivan estimates a 31.1%

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Control Engineering

MARCH 23, 2023

Movement of materials, goods and products through a manufacturing facility, warehouse or distribution center represents an opportunity for improved efficiency for many organizations. Pre-configured library and function blocks specific to AGVs facilitate rapid code generation and shorter development time.

Robotics 64

Robotics Robotics Bill of Materials Manufacturing 64

Automation Mag

DECEMBER 12, 2023

T he Canadian manufacturing industry is well aware of the importance of embracing artificial intelligence (AI). As it has evolved, it has opened new pathways to transform how the industry functions and grows. So, where does Canadian manufacturing stand today? So, they’re working really hard.

Manufacturing 64

Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Discrete manufacturing Supply Chain 64

iBASEt

MAY 16, 2023

iBase-t continues to step up investments in its flagship Solumina iSeries, the industry’s first microservices-based, cloud-native manufacturing platform as a core driver of growth, while also striking a host of new strategic partnerships. iBase-t also expanded partnership with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 98

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Discrete manufacturing Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 98

i4.0 today

MAY 25, 2023

Critical Manufacturing, the provider of innovative, future-ready Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), announces its partnership with L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), a leading Engineering and R&D services company headquartered in India. Director, Head of Manufacturing Service, Danfoss Group IT.

Smart manufacturing 52

Smart manufacturing Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Manufacturing Industry 4.0 52

Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Source: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced its ProPlanAI CAM programming tool, which is said to cut the time taken to program factory machine tools by 75%. ProPlanAI will “learn” from the data being created by a company’s CAM programmers.

Discrete manufacturing 52

Discrete manufacturing Function Sourcing Automation 52

Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Source | Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division highlights its automated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming tool called ProPlanAI, that cuts the time to program factory machine tools by 75%. ProPlanAI was announced at the Microsoft Ignite Conference in Chicago, USA.

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Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Artificial Intelligence Automation Discrete manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

JANUARY 31, 2023

Understand how addressing these parameters can help manufacturers improve operations. For all the settings discussed in this series, first verify the parameter matches what is listed in the manufacturer documentation and paying particular attention to engineering units. Some applications are better served by displaying another value.

Discrete manufacturing 105

Discrete manufacturing Manufacturing Automation Function 105

Control Engineering

JUNE 3, 2023

With the high inflation, increasing labor costs, labor shortage, energy crisis and hybrid working, the manufacturing industry experienced significant turmoil in 2022. Although some of these have started to get eased, 2023 is still expected to be a challenging year for the manufacturing industry with many transitions ahead.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

Another interesting trend is using new tech equipment to give a robot a “second life” with manufacturers have repair centers to let the robots continue to provide value to their customers. Robots continue to grow in manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations. Connected robots are transforming manufacturing.

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Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Assembly Line 98

Control Engineering

APRIL 13, 2023

However, with these issues solved, Ethernet has increasingly become the preferred industrial network, particularly in discrete manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Learning objectives Examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected manufacturing. Learn what areas are likely to remain a challenge for manufacturing industries in 2021. Review manufacturers’ spending priorities. Faced with changing customer demands, many manufacturers are looking to increase their marketing efforts.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can help manufacturers. AMR insights Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can play a key role in manufacturing because of their name: They’re autonomous and do not require constant human intervention the way an automated guided vehicle (AGV) would.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 52

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Manufacturing Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Robotics 52

Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Manufacturing optimization insights Manufacturing technologies are getting more sophisticated in their capabilities, but they’re also getting easier to use so they’re more accessible. Manufacturing technologies are getting more sophisticated and are capable of performing more tasks than ever.

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Control Engineering

JULY 28, 2022

This emphasis is due to a greater need for robots in industrial manufacturing and automation. Rob Ravensbergen, marketing director at Omnirobotic , said making the robots easy to use is enabling for integrators, manufacturing engineers and other people involved in manufacturing. Robots are on the front line in many industries.

Robotics 98

Robotics Robotics Automation Function 98

Control Engineering

JANUARY 23, 2023

Understand some of the challenges manufacturers and end users face with these control systems, which are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. Traditional challenges facing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) machine builders, and the end users they serve, often involve maximizing production rates, quality and uptime.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Discrete manufacturing Automation Function 59

Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how motor-drive communications help enable smart manufacturing. Motor communication insights Motor-drive communications using industrial Ethernet protocols can help enable smart manufacturing. In many ways it’s machines contribute to smart manufacturing rather than the motor drive combination.

Smart manufacturing 52

Smart manufacturing Manufacturing 3D printing Function 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 11, 2023

How to automate insights Automation continues to enable manufacturing efficiency with fewer experienced workers available, Control Engineering explains in the “How to automate” August 2023 print and digital edition. Industrial automation, including state-of-the-art motion controllers, need to effectively share data.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 90

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Automation Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Artificial Intelligence 90

Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 15, 2024

Other key features of SIBERprotect include the ability to automatically activate emergency backup equipment, interface with legacy technology such as Ethernet hubs, recover one segment or “restore all” functionality, isolate from the site IT network to prevent attack and provide all the benefits of a truly industrial solution.

Discrete manufacturing 52

Discrete manufacturing Automation Compliance Function 52

Control Engineering

MARCH 5, 2023

Motion control insights Mobile automation can help manufacturers improve their safety operations, which have become more automated with the robots of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). For example, a machine with coordinated e-stops, safe motion functions, muting, light barriers, etc.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 12, 2022

A function block called a labeler keeps track of four types of data: Product, label, label camera and camera control. To speed up the development process, an IEC 61131-3 function block called “labeler” is something users can incorporate into the coding process that improves the ease of use. Learning Objectives. Courtesy: Yaskawa.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 27, 2024

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software, works hand-in-hand with its customers to create software solutions and services in a single source to improve efficiencies and productivity in the manufacturing sector, which results in major competitive advantages. Epicor’s Knowledge Assistant will be released in October 2024.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 52

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Function Process control Supply Chain 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Advances in machine tool hardware, software, subtractive and additive manufacturing processes and related system integration were among four major Siemens IMTS announcements. New technology functions for the Siemens Sinumerik One computer numerical control (CNC) simplify operation and increase productivity.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Function 3D printing Additive manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2022

provides laser cutting systems, automation, press brakes, shears, conveyor systems, powder metal systems, and additive manufacturing systems. CI), a machine tool manufacturer. Getting the functions of all those components from a pair of integrated stepper motors yielded lower costs. Figure 1: Cincinnati Inc.

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Form Electronics Supply Chain Discrete manufacturing 98

Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

AI-enabled mobile robots can transform sectors like discrete manufacturing, logistics and laboratories,” Segura said. www.kuka.com New Comprehensive Safety Solution for Autonomous Mobile Robots Pilz offers manufacturers a comprehensive safety solution for AMRs to ensure an efficient flow of goods in production and logistics.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 14, 2023

The RH-3CRH and the RH-6CRH feature upgraded controllers with the goal of providing advanced safety functions and reducing startup and configuration time. According to Varley, the RH line is aimed at smaller manufacturers who may not be able to straddle the high CAPEX costs of other automation products.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Compliance Function 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

Black channel approach to functional safety. For easier commissioning and better performance, take a black-channel approach to functional safety, combined with the advantages of EtherCAT. Pharmaceutical control system integration: Fixing a blind spot in the process design helped user requirements for a heat exchanger control system.

Function 52

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 28, 2022

FDT Group has released its new approach to smart manufacturing, FDT 3.0, To help companies reap the rewards of smart manufacturing, FDT Group has introduced the FDT Unified Environment (UE), also known as FDT 3.0, System manufacturers looking for IT/OT convergence to benefit from a secure, scalable, and adaptable platform.

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Smart manufacturing Discrete manufacturing Automation Function 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 18, 2023

Robotic grippers tend to be designed for delicacy or weight and this can give them added utility in manufacturing and other situations where the situation is constantly changing. The new gripper can’t replace all of the functions of existing prosthetic hands, but it could be used to supplement those other functions,” Huang said.

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Robotics Robotics Function Pharmaceutical 52

Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Machine safety is a crucial concern for industrial manufacturing companies. It is essential for preventing accidents and injuries, protecting equipment and property, and ensuring the smooth operation of the manufacturing process. Today, the best-in-class manufacturing facilities operate the safest and highest producing equipment.

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