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Setting Up the Building Blocks for a Digital Factory

Modern Machine Shop

a manufacturing company that tackles energy control in both aerospace (think fuel management) and power generation, smooth operation of the digital factory means gathering real-time data from machines, making decisions from that data, and sending instructions back down to the shop floor. ” At Woodward Inc. ,

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Data Visibility Boosts Beryllium Shop’s Revenue

Modern Machine Shop

Today, the shop primarily works on aerospace and defense parts, especially satellite structures and components. The granular level of reporting and revision control onboard the Harmoni system make determining the source of errors relatively simple.