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Digital manufacturing, smart manufacturing, enable sustainability efforts

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives ZF Group, an automotive manufacturer, provides motion controls for automotive, industrial, wind power. Digital transformation on the way to smart factory implementation. Smart factory prerequisites are required prior to implementation. The 2023 ARC Industry Forum, in Orlando, Feb.

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Unleash the power of smart manufacturing

Control Engineering

On day 2, October 18, of the Fall 2022 session of CFE Media’s Virtual Training Week, Ted Rozier, director of engineering at the Mason, OH-based Festo Didactic Solution Center, North America, will present on the topic of “ How to unleash the power of Smart Manufacturing while ensuring automation and robotic safety. ”.

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Accelerating the adoption of smart manufacturing in the U.S.

Control Engineering

Smart manufacturing insights Smart manufacturing has great potential in manufacturing and can enhance operations in many ways, but companies struggle with implementing even though they recognize its benefits. There’s an urgent need to improve manufacturing, Dyck said. and smart manufacturing.

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How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 3, smart manufacturing

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand how motor-drive communications help enable smart manufacturing. Motor communication insights Motor-drive communications using industrial Ethernet protocols can help enable smart manufacturing. We’ve been doing this in the automotive industry for many years.

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Utilizing virtual twins to improve manufacturing operations

Control Engineering

Manufacturing, particularly automotive manufacturing, is going through many changes in the last several years and that is not going to change, said Mike Bradford, director of strategic business development at Dassault Systems in his presentation “Utilizing Digital Twins to Improve Time to Market” at the Automotive Smart Manufacturing 4.0

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Cognitive Computing In Manufacturing

ATS

With these benefits in mind — more effective decision-making, enhanced agility, increased reliability, greater efficiency and advanced productivity — it is clear that cognitive computing is well on its way to making a major impact on the manufacturing landscape. 2 mins | Research & Best Practices | Industrial Technology | Automotive.

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Catching up with Industry 4.0

Automation Mag

“Our members have told us that the top challenge in attracting qualified people is competing against big tech firms and the growing distribution industry,” says Chris Gardner, senior vice-president of operations at Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). . Everything is very electrical now,” says Groves. Hands-on approach.