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General Motors speeds innovation in electric and autonomous vehicles with Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul

Cisco Industrial Automation

While it sounds futuristic to jump into your self-driving car and take a nap, tackle some work, or simply admire the view out the window, autonomous vehicles are increasingly becoming a reality. Autonomous and electric vehicles will lead to a safer, less congested future for all. General Motors is striving to make this vision a reality, and to get there, every minute counts.

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5G: Enabling Change For Manufacturers

Cisco Manufacturing

In today’s world of manufacturing, there is a new convergence happening. A greater number of available technologies are meeting the dynamics of changing workforces, fragile supply chains, and the ever-present market demand for better and cheaper products and services. However, manufacturers still face a unique challenge: how to maximize investments in various technologies to achieve the most impactful ROI or as we like to refer to them, “enablers of change”.

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Top 16 Frequently Asked Questions About Manufacturing Execution system (MES)

Factory Worx

Read Our Blog. Top 16 Frequently Asked Questions About Manufacturing Execution system (MES). The manufacturing industry, like any other industry, is rapidly expanding. As a result, producers must keep up with new technologies and tools to remain relevant and competitive in today's market. Successful manufacturing businesses are adaptable and consistently improve their overall operating efficiency.

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What is Direct on Line (DOL) Motor Control?

Marshall Wolf Automation

Considered the most simple motor start option, Direct on Line (DOL) starting directly connects an induction motor to a 3-Ph power supply with the addition of a contactor and an overload relay , providing overload protection. . This direct connection can cause the motor to draw 5-8 times the normal operating current, making DOL motor control generally applicable with motors under 5 hp/4Kw.

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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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A New Golden Era for Industrial Technology

ATS

Share. For years, manufacturers have been investing in transformative industrial technology—but it isn’t about finding anything new, so much as learning how to apply what we have. Sooner rather than later, we should begin to see a payoff in accelerated manufacturing efficiency. Companies are setting their sights on increased uptime, lower cost of goods, and higher profitability.

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Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector: Reduce Data Integrity Breaches with NIST SP 1800-10

NIST

Industrial control systems (ICS) help manufacturers boost productivity, optimize efficiency and advance production lines. Historically, ICS networks were isolated from the information technology (IT) networks and internet, or “air gapped.” Today, air gapping is no longer an effective security strategy, and for various business reasons, many ICS manufacturing networks are now integrated with IT networks and connected to the internet.

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Real Time 101 – The Basics

Seeburger

IT systems are increasingly becoming more intelligent, networked and autonomous. This digital transformation not only makes a company’s internal processes more efficient and transparent, it has a positive effect across the entire horizontal and vertical value chains. A key aspect of digitalisation is the ability to collect and process data in real time.

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Industries That Use IIoT Sensors

ATS

Share. IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) sensors are playing an increasingly bigger role in manufacturing. This growth will continue as communications and technology evolve. IIoT manufacturing sensors are included as part of “smart” machinery, or are added as aftermarket enhancements, and cover a broad range of processes and functions. These sensors are generally used for: Temperature monitoring Vibration monitoring Leak detection (such as gas leaks) Process monitoring and modeling Performanc

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NIST Releases Study on Blockchain and Related Technologies for Manufacturing Supply Chain Traceability

NIST Manufacturing

Manufacturing supply chains are increasingly susceptible to disruptions and are targets for bad actors seeking to steal proprietary information and/or sabotage products.

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Polytron Meets CSIA Requirements for FOURTH Time!

Polytron

April 13, 2022 (Duluth, GA) – As the founding auditing firm that has performed the most CSIA audits around the world, we can confirm that Polytron, Inc. has met the audit requirements established by the Control Systems Integrator Association for the fourth time. “I like the Polytron approach to the audit…they don’t see it as something they need to pass but an opportunity to learn and improve their company,” commented Don Roberts, the Exotek Auditor.

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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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Supply Chain Management: Intro to Supplier Sourcing for California Manufacturers

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Due in large part to global supply chain disruptions, many small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) are experiencing difficulties securing supplies of essential products needed to maintain their daily operations. To overcome this challenge, SMMs are devising new approaches to acquire the materials they need to adapt to this uncertain economic environment.

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A Race Against Time

ATS

Share. Maintenance is valued, but aging equipment puts pressure on plants. Maintenance systems and strategies continue to slowly transition to a digital process, with greater use of technology to evaluate machine health and develop repair and maintenance schedules. But it’s a race against time. Aging equipment is the single biggest factor in unscheduled downtime, and equipment failure is a close second.

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The Force Behind the Mask: How American Ingenuity is Saving the U.S. from a PPE Disaster

NIST Manufacturing

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