March, 2022

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IE Switching “Experience Matters”

Cisco Industrial Automation

In my first blog post on purpose built switches, I discussed the robust hardware design of our industrial ethernet switches that enables them to withstand harsh environments. In this blog, we will discuss frequently asked questions with the manager of the hardware team responsible for our robust hardware design. I have a lot of respect for our hardware team.

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A Goal Tree built and scrutinized in less than 10 hours

Chris Hohmann

The Goal Tree is a very powerful tool and a favorite of mine, yet very little known. I had the pleasure to moderate the building of two Goal Trees in the very first months of 2022. One in particular was built as the roadmap to achieve the strategic performance objective in manufacturing of a small-sized … Continue reading A Goal Tree built and scrutinized in less than 10 hours.

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Monitor and research emerging threats with AI

Canadian Metalworking Magazine

Cybersecurity. Speed up your open-source threat intelligence by 70% with Leo Web Alerts. START A 30 DAY FEEDLY FOR THREAT INTELLIGENCE TRIAL. The core of Feedly for Threat Intelligence is an AI engine, called Leo, that automatically gathers, analyzes, and prioritizes intelligence from millions of sources in real-time. In this article, we’ll show you how to use Leo to: Monitor critical vulnerabilities and zero-days Research the behavior of specific threat actors and malware families Understand th

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Introducing Galaxy Sivtek’s Supreme Roto Sifter : The Sivtek Pneumatic Roto Sifter

Galaxy Sivtek

From horizontally vibrating sifters to centrifugal screening machines, the screening industry has evolved in multi-faceted ways to optimize our sifting process and assure the optimal quality of our raw materials. With a wide range of applications and screening facilities, these advanced sifting machines have made it possible to efficiently purify our products, without losing their rich quality.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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How can AI help in Improving Inventory Management?

Factory Worx

Read Our Blog. How can AI help in Improving Inventory Management? Artificial intelligence appears to have grabbed everyone's interest. Retailers and other e-commerce enterprises, particularly their inventory management system , are the best examples of successful use of cutting-edge technology. AI provides firms with valuable insights, such as trends identified from massive volumes of data processing, so that business leaders and their warehouse staff can easily handle inventory management dutie

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The Best Network Cable Testers

Gil Automation

Network cable tester: A network cable tester is a revolutionary device specifically made for testing the capability and reliability of cable connections. Thus, this gadget is a must for network technicians, network testers, cable verification testers, and other related work fields. . Whether installing new cable, or troubleshooting existing cable, ethernet network cable testing plays an important role in the process.

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The Current State of Manufacturing and How Technology Will Accelerate Digitization

eFlex Systems

Modern societies have digitally transformed over the past three decades at exponential rates. In the 90s there were approximately 11 million cell phone users and according to Statistica , that number has risen to approximately 7.1 billion users globally today. We now have instantaneous access to information and people at our fingertips. And while web-based technologies and Industry 4.0 has begun to revolutionize manufacturing, the transformation has occurred at a much slower pace.

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Track emerging threats with Feedly AI

Canadian Metalworking Magazine

Threat Intelligence Speed up your open-source threat intelligence by 70% with (Feedly) AI Feeds The core of Feedly for Threat Intelligence is an AI engine, that automatically gathers, analyzes, and prioritizes intelligence from millions of sources in real-time. In this article, we’ll show you how to use AI Models to: Monitor critical vulnerabilities and zero-days Research the behavior of specific threat actors and malware families Understand the threat landscape around your industry Track niche

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How cobots are transforming food and beverage businesses

Universal Robots

Cobots are transforming food and beverage plants all over the world, stepping in and taking over a wide range of business-critical, yet repetitive and manual tasks. These intuitive machines can assume responsibility for tasks that threaten the safety or satisfaction of workers, or the productivity and profitability of the entire outfit. Here are some examples of how cobots have transformed the way our clients operate.

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Kontron partners with Hailo to develop advance AI edge inference solutions

Expo21xx

Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), announced it has forged a strategic technology partnership with leading AI (Artificial Intelligence) chipmaker Hailo to offer next generation AI edge inference […]. The post Kontron partners with Hailo to develop advance AI edge inference solutions appeared first on EXPO21XX.com NEWS.

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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The Best Network Cable Testers

Gil Automation

Network cable tester: A network cable tester is a revolutionary device specifically made for testing the capability and reliability of cable connections. Thus, this gadget is a must for network technicians, network testers, cable verification testers, and other related work fields. . Whether installing new cable, or troubleshooting existing cable, ethernet network cable testing plays an important role in the process.

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SEEBURGER Goes Process Mining – An Adventure in Optimization

Seeburger

Process mining is awesome. It lets us identify both regular and non-regular processes from a lot of chaotic data, and we barely have to do anything! Like many other companies, we at SEEBURGER use several IT systems to do our daily work. Our idea was to use our own integration platform to read and compile […].

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Insights from the 2022 MEP Workforce Survey

NIST

The 2022 MEP Workforce Survey conducted by America Works asked for just one response from each MEP Center and their subrecipients. I’m excited to tell you that we had 100% participation, receiving 76 responses from 51 Centers nationally. MEP Centers represent a diverse group, with 58% incorporated as independent nonprofits, 29% working as part of a university, and 12% working either as part of a state or community college.

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Milestone Reached! Donlouco Celebrates Its 100th Container Of Parts

Donlouco

In December of 2021, Donlouco celebrated its 100th container of parts arriving in the port of Cork. This marked a great accomplishment for us, and we have been going strong since. Our ability to oversee and manage logistics and supply chain is a credit to the Donlouco team both in Ireland and China. By reaching the milestone of bringing in 100 containers of parts, we have, time and time again, proven our expertise in the areas of engineering, manufacturing, quality control and logistics manageme

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Using cobots to conquer the new world of work

Universal Robots

The global Covid-19 pandemic has led a significant amount of people to re-evaluate their working lives. Many have decided to turn away from roles that are repetitive, lack progression opportunities or pose risks to their mental or physical wellbeing. Cobots are providing an answer to this recruitment and retention challenge by freeing workers from the dullest or riskiest tasks on the production line and helping employers create more efficient workflows.

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Rittal ePocket: A new home for the digital twin

Expo21xx

The digital wiring plan pocket for operation Anyone who has ever looked at manufacturing will have seen it: thick paper folders with equipment and system documentation inside the enclosure. From Eplan and […]. The post Rittal ePocket: A new home for the digital twin appeared first on EXPO21XX.com NEWS.

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What is the difference between Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps?

Gil Automation

Positive displacement and centrifugal pumps are the two most common types of pumps. What's the difference between the two? A centrifugal pump is a pressure-creating device. Centrifugal pumps are used to transport fluids by converting rotational energy driven by some sort of motor or engine into energy moving the fluid. The fluid enters the impeller of the pump by the rotating axis, where it is accelerated by the impellor towards a diffuser or scroll.

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India – Extension of Mandatory e-Invoicing to All Businesses by 1st April 2021

Seeburger

Update India March 2022 – India lowers the mandatory e-invoicing threshold as of April 1, 2022 E-invoicing is mandatory for taxpayers in India above a certain threshold. Currently, this value is 50 Cr. Rupees (approximately USD 6.5 million). With Notification No. 01/2022 – Central Tax dated February 24, 2022, the Indian Central Board of […].

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.

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Shoring Up the Future

eFlex Systems

In a wave of reshoring, digitizing offers a competitive advantage for manufacturers. One of the most important and impactful trends in manufacturing is the phenomenon of reshoring, as manufacturers that moved production overseas in the past to take advantage of lower costs begin the process of shifting back stateside. Most companies didn’t want to move production offshore—in most cases it was simply a financial necessity because of higher margins.

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Becoming sustainable can be good for business too

NIST Manufacturing

Sustainability is becoming a selling point for many customers, and small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) up and down supply chains are being pushed to address their emissions and resource use.

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Floatless Level Switch (Compact, Plug-in Type)

Omron

Consolidates the Specifications through Free Power Supply, thus Allowing Use in High Temperature Environments with Temperatures of Up to 70°C* * Excluding the DC power supply type.

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Manufacturing Labor: The Crisis Continues

Universal Robots

After wreaking havoc on our families, the economy, and the overall social fabric of countries around the world, COVID is abating. Or at least we are learning to live with a pandemic hanging over our collective heads. According to an article in Deloitte Insights, the North American economies are recovering, and demand is ahead of pre-COVID levels. All good – but what about manufacturing labor?

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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What is the difference between Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps?

Gil Automation

Positive displacement and centrifugal pumps are the two most common types of pumps. What's the difference between the two? A centrifugal pump is a pressure-creating device. Centrifugal pumps are used to transport fluids by converting rotational energy driven by some sort of motor or engine into energy moving the fluid. The fluid enters the impeller of the pump by the rotating axis, where it is accelerated by the impellor towards a diffuser or scroll.

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API-led B2B Integration – Part 2: Which Industries are Adopting API-led B2B Integration?

Seeburger

APIs offer immense advantages for B2B integration. They enable high-frequency, real time transactions between business partners for granular business processes. They can take cross-company business processes to a new level, as discussed in the first blog in this API-led B2B integration series. In the second part of this three-part blog series, SEEBURGER expert Thomas Kamper […].

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Could the energy crisis spur unprecedented innovation in manufacturing?

Seebo Manufacturing

The current energy crisis has made it abundantly clear that manufacturers must quickly find a way to be smarter and […]. The post Could the energy crisis spur unprecedented innovation in manufacturing? appeared first on Seebo Blog.

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NIST Releases Cybersecurity Guide for Manufacturing Control Systems

NIST Manufacturing

The IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022 stated “For the first time in five years, manufacturing outpaced finance and insurance in the number of cyberattacks levied against these industries…” To help meet these growing cyber threats, NIST

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A Low-Risk, Incremental Approach to Smart Manufacturing for Small & Medium Manufacturers

This guidebook discusses how small/medium manufacturers have implemented Smart Manufacturing initiatives and realized benefits such as increased productivity as well as higher levels of coordination and speed within the enterprise and supply chain.

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How Company Culture Impacts Employee Retention in Manufacturing

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

The manufacturing industry is having a particularly challenging time finding and retaining skilled workers. Global pandemic burnout and the Great Resignation have led to unprecedented employee turnover rates across the U.S. In this turbulent market landscape, attracting and retaining the right employees is more important than ever. More and more organizations are looking for ways to adequately address the concerns of on-site, remote, and hybrid workers.

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CK3A-series Direct PWM Amplifier

Omron

This servo amplifier provides ultra-low latency servo control by taking signals directly from the controller and flexibility to connect to various motors and encoders(CK3A)

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New OEM and product alert!!!

Gil Automation

GIL Automations present to you, IMI NORGREN range of products, including pneumatic valves, filters, regulators, cylinders, solenoid valves among others. These filter regulators are widely used for control of instruments' air or gas, for Emergency Shut Down (ESD) of valves and High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS). Their applications are also found in the marine, also the oil and gas sectors.

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API-led B2B Integration – Part 1: Why are Companies Using APIs in their B2B Integration?

Seeburger

APIs are used in every industry to simply and easily connect systems and applications. This increases the efficiency and flexibility of an IT landscape and promotes synergies. Each organisation can define and implement their own internal interfaces for an API, or adopt APIs from existing standard systems. API integration and management systems enable companies to […].

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Best Practices to Boost Marketing Efficiency while Decreasing Cost Per Sale

Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?