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Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)  

ATS

Design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA) is a form of FMEA tailored to the product design process. Though often used for consumer products, it can also be applied to manufacturing machinery and even complete production lines. A design FMEA is this process applied to the design of a product. What is DFMEA?

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The fundamentals of troubleshooting in industrial automation

Control Engineering

Review ProMat 2023 Siemens product announcements. Operators also can help themselves by reading the provided documentation and start from a basic level of understanding. More complex systems include servomechanisms, robotics, and machine vision. It is usually used to move, process or change a product.

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How open process automation will shape the future of pump control

Control Engineering

Open platforms enable use of advanced technologies and applications, such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), machine learning and cloud communications, to provide greater connectivity, interoperability and flexibility. Learning Objectives Learn how Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Open platforms enable Industry 4.0

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Six strategic steps to make systems integration seamless

Control Engineering

In a plant environment, system integrators design and integrate computerized control systems for industrial machines, manufacturers, or facilities. Logistics vary depending on a company’s products and services. Systems integration in a plant environment. The global system integration market size was valued at $327.70

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Back In Action: An MCMT Special

Dinesh Mishra

India’s metal-cutting machine tools sector is one of the biggest markets for the global USD 76-B MCMT industry. India is among the world’s biggest metal-cutting machine tools markets, with sectors like automotive, general engineering, energy, and aerospace being the major demand drivers.

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Robotics and Automation in the Driver’s Seat

Fabricating & Metal Work

What’s more, these solutions perform repetitive activities which reduce day-to-day operational costs, and boost productivity. Cimatron 2024 simplifies and automates many tasks for tool designers for higher productivity, and more options for digital connection.

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Key strategies for improving alarm design and management

Control Engineering

Unfortunately, process upsets occur, machines fail and even the best personnel make mistakes. Effective alarm management needs a system that provides consistency and context for situations. Tying an alarm management solution to maintenance also helps operators resolve problems before they become an issue. Process Safety Insights.