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Reducing scrap and risk at plastic facility

Control Engineering

A plastic manufacturer wanted to overhaul their legacy control system to reduce inefficiencies and waste. The system integrator chosen for the project improved process control and information flow to provide real-time data through the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Asset management insights.

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Control Engineering hot topics, March 2023

Control Engineering

Improving sustainability with advanced analytics applications Three case studies demonstrate the ways process manufacturers are leveraging their advanced analytics applications to promote sustainable operations and business practices.

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Should you be looking for AI in an ERP?

AU Manufacturing

As manufacturing companies find themselves searching for the enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform that helps them build the ‘supply chain of the future’, it’s time to contemplate all the reasons an AI-powered ERP could be the solution. The question remains, can AI take us to the next level?

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Digital manufacturing, smart manufacturing, enable sustainability efforts

Control Engineering

The ZF smart factory of future of the future will be a digital manufacturing platform (DMP) connecting partners via cloud capabilities, such as advanced analytics and optimization, data lake, product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP).

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More answers on bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective

Control Engineering

This is how we build our products, this is the steps that each product takes, this is, if in a process manufacturing environment, we have our recipes. Question : How do you address the security risk of enterprise resource planning (ERP) data going through MES to Level 2 to run batches, start production runs, changes grades?

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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

In response, metalworkers continue to invest in automation, robotics and machinery to speed up their processes, manufacturing highly precise and accurate components and parts. In the meantime, supply chain challenges persist, hampering best-laid plans. It will take a little longer than normal considering how high inflation is.”

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Platinum ERP Solutions from BusinessHub

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: BusinessHub BusinessHub aims to empower manufacturers with tailored enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, focusing on modernisation, scalability, and deep industry expertise. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports. The company is also aiming to enhance process manufacturing capability. “We