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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Identify how to determine if your company is moving quickly enough with Industry 4.0 Review differences in Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing and digital transformation. Understand Industry 4.0 It has been a dozen years of Industry 4.0 Is there an Industry 5.0?

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What is High-Tech Manufacturing?

ATS

Share Complex products require complex manufacturing processes, and that’s the essence of high-tech manufacturing. Machinery and controls are highly sophisticated and often tightly integrated. This blog answers the question, “What is high-tech manufacturing?” A high-tech factory challenges the maintenance function.

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How a collaborative approach is driving Ireland from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand how Ireland fosters collaboration and innovation among manufacturers. See how workforce development and training initiatives can support innovation in manufacturing. Learn about innovative manufacturing projects underway in Ireland. Industry 5.0 insights Whereas Industry 4.0

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Using Sensors & IoT for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

ATS

Share Pharmaceutical manufacturing operations are challenging environments for asset maintenance. Availability of production machinery and ancillary services such as HVAC and utilities are critical to controlling costs, but stringent regulatory requirements constrain how work is done. Referencing the Industry 4.0

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Adapting with agility with the latest vision and artificial intelligence capabilities

Automation Mag

I mplementing agile manufacturing production processes with Industry 4.0 technologies can be a transformative endeavour for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs). Agile manufacturing places a strong emphasis on responding rapidly to ever-changing customer demands.

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15 pieces of automation advice from ROKLive 2022

Control Engineering

Automation helps manufacturers expand when skilled workers are unavailable. To do so, Deken said, develop the right balance when considering preparation, process improvement, technology investment and risk mitigation. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can achieve better profitability, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

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Building on analytics foundations to improve operations

Control Engineering

Analytics are going to be a key driver for manufacturers looking to get the most productivity and insight from their operations as they deal with supply chain and labor shortages. It has to supplement data acquisition to provide real value for manufacturers. Industrial communication evolution. Analytics insights.