Control Engineering

AUGUST 27, 2022

The onward progression of PLC technology has proceeded alongside developments in related industrial automation solutions – in particular, robotics, motion control and vision systems. Many process operators and manufacturing companies now integrate their PLCs through OPC UA to ERP, PAT and manufacturing execution systems (MES).

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 104

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Automation Cycle time Function 104

Control Engineering

JUNE 29, 2023

Manufacturing AI insights The integration of AI into discrete manufacturing aligns with the concept of Industry 4.0, which is characterized by advancements in technologies like the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and robotics. Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere.

Discrete manufacturing 52

Discrete manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Artificial Intelligence 52

Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), big data, digital twins, cloud and edge computing, manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and many other smart manufacturing solutions are all built on, or have access to, the IIoT foundation.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 98

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Northbound integration: Modern SCADA systems are vast repositories of data and layered analytics. SCADA solutions are now equipped with modules that can package data into contextualized transactions, as appropriate for the information systems these are feeding. smart manufacturing and digital transformation.

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 52

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Function Industry 4.0 52