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New State of Smart Manufacturing study finds over 45% of manufacturers struggle to keep up with competitors

AU Manufacturing

A survey of 1,350 manufacturers in 13 countries has revealed that more than 45 per cent of them are struggling to outpace their competitors due to a lack of technology and suitably skilled workforces. Due to the implementation of technology, 88 per cent of manufacturers in APAC want to keep or increase employment, the study found.

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Rockwell Automation’s global study reveals 85% of automotive manufacturers to maintain, grow workforce

AU Manufacturing

Amid the challenges and opportunities of new technology for the automotive industry, industrial automation and digital transformation technologies provider Rockwell Automation announced the results of its 8th annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report: Automotive Edition.”

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Building an Effective CPG Supply Chain Using a Cloud-based MES

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Amid this scenario, CPG manufacturers should pay attention to the potentially transformative role of a multi-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud-native smart manufacturing platform, such as the Plex solution offered by Rockwell Automation , which includes fully integrated, easy-to-deploy solutions for advanced MES, quality management system (..)

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

Control Engineering

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? Some may choose to split out important functions in this middle layer into different types of systems. Harrison: That depends.

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Increasing production with less capital

Control Engineering

The PLC system tracking file captured machine state, production/reject counts and the first fault for each machine. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Integration for downloading production schedules automatically. IIoT smart devices implemented in empty bottle area to count bottles where no PLC existed.