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How Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation is Shaping the Food Industry

Factory Worx

How Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation is Shaping the Food Industry. Food production is currently centralised; however, shortly, machines and raw materials will independently arrange the manufacturing process and connect across corporate divisions identical to social media networks. on the food manufacturing industries.

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

Factory Worx

A canned food production plant's MES software is not the same as an electronics manufacturer's. The primary distinction between an ERP and an MES system is that an ERP is more beneficial for manufacturing and logistics. On the other hand, an MES is an innovative manufacturing platform for managing production activities.

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Why Guam Might be the Next Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence

Additive Manufacturing

Sunset on the beach in Guam The island is almost 100% reliant on imports and supply chain fragility remains a high concern, so there is a desire to build more self-reliance into the system. Manufacturing on the island is minimal, with a few machine, welding and metal bending shops, but otherwise mostly limited to food production.