Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

reported a revenue leap of 28 per cent in its latest quarter as the company pledged it would meet its business jet delivery target for the year, even amid supply chain pressures and fewer private jet-setters. “The entire industry has been struggling with an exceptionally difficult supply chain,” Demosky said.

Supply Chain 105

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Consider a smartphone assembly line, where thousands of components come together. Supply Chain Optimization in Automotive Manufacturing In the automotive manufacturing sector, supply chain efficiency is paramount. AI is a key player in optimizing the entire supply chain. The result?

Manufacturing 98

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Factory Worx

JULY 26, 2022

Manufacturers can use digital technologies to improve operational efficiencies and optimise many business areas, such as product development and supply chain management. Reduce Costs Businesses can use digital manufacturing to understand better supply-chain concerns like inventory levels, delivery status, and demand cycles.

Industry 4.0 105

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Canadian Manufacturing

JULY 17, 2023

Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule. The company tweeted a photo on Jul. 15 showing scores of workers in helmets and yellow vests surrounding the truck. “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!”

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Seeburger

MAY 10, 2022

What is the connection between a bullwhip and a supply chain? After all, what similarities can there be between the cowboys and cattle of the Wild West and the machines and assembly lines of industry? Let’s start with a question. It sounds like a joke. However, they do share something significant.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 20, 2024

Small and medium-sized manufacturers with successful supply chains rely heavily on robust production planning. Using manufacturing production planning to strengthen the supply chain involves aligning production processes with overall supply chain goals.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Future-proof manufacturing holds the promise of smart, connected factories able to use data to nimbly adapt to highly competitive environments, supply chain challenges and demanding customers. The computer vision platform digitizes manual assembly by using a system of AI-enabled cameras to track operator’s movements in real-time. “You

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Motion Control Tips

APRIL 12, 2023

But with labor shortages and supply chain issues still plaguing the economy, how can businesses compete and survive? The fast-food industry is all about tasty food at low prices with cheerful customer service — all delivered fast.

Automation 52

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Dinesh Mishra

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Notably, personal care brand L’Oréal uses data gathered from social media, weather, financial markets and historical sales to power predictive AI algorithms and inform its manufacturing, inventory and supply chain strategy.

Value chain 116

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

MES solutions are used on the assembly lines along with managing key business processes like planning and scheduling, material management, production management, traceability, quality assurance, and maintenance activities. Real-time analytics reduce supply chain disruptions and raise equipment efficiencies.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 98

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Assembly Line Bottleneck Industry 4.0 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 23, 2024

Unleashing Growth and Efficiency In manufacturing, the spotlight often shines brightly on the gears of production and the assembly lines that churn out high-quality goods. Beyond ineffective customer management, these systems fail to address a range of manufacturing-specific hurdles that modern enterprise software can solve.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 105

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Manufacturing Discrete manufacturing Assembly Line 105

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Leaving behind its days of clunky, rigid operations, today, the industry is defined by AI-powered machines, robots running assembly lines with surgical precision, and smart factories. The machine industry is evolving into a symphony of innovations, fueled by Industry 4.0 advancements.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When controlled by an industrial PC with TwinCAT software, the XTS linear transport system can move the presents through the assembly line, with its magnetically driven movers. Santa’s elves also have to contend with several different assembly lines, each one dedicated to one of this year’s most popular gifts.

Automation 52

Automation Assembly Line Supply Chain Robotics 52

MEM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When controlled by an industrial PC with TwinCAT software, the XTS linear transport system can move the presents through the assembly line, with its magnetically driven movers. Santa’s elves also have to contend with several different assembly lines, each one dedicated to one of this year’s most popular gifts.

Automation 52

Automation Assembly Line Supply Chain Robotics 52

i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This latest Series combines AI and automation to immediately respond to customer supply and demand changes through continuous, autonomous updates and offers flexibility and customisable options to address production needs, to make autonomous factories a reality.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 5, 2023

Ever-changing customer expectations and demand for faster time-to-market, coupled by soaring inflation, supply chain disruptions and production backlogs are putting a strain on the region’s production. Think of a car factory, where the general assembly line has no visibility of the welding station that comes before it.

Smart manufacturing 89

Smart manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence 89

i4.0 today

MARCH 30, 2023

Packaging robots are preferred by many firms due to their enhanced supply chain efficiency, higher packaging effectiveness, and decreased operational costs. This promotes the use of packaging robots with vision capabilities, which are highly favored for assembly line tasks.

Robotics 52

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

During placement on the assembly line, the visual AI solution prevents defective, damaged, and counterfeit components from being assembled onto PCBA in real time with 99.9% ” “In manufacturing supply chains, it’s critically important to have a competitive edge in both quality and efficiency.

Electronics 52

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ATS

MAY 12, 2023

Amazingly, automation technology — which, by some measures, has been around for more than a century, starting with the introduction of the production assembly line — continues to evolve today. In this article, we will explore the evolution of AI in car manufacturing and the benefits that this technology continues to provide.

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21st Century Tech

JULY 7, 2022

The modern industrial production line today has seen assembly line workers and those working in warehousing replaced by machines. You can follow her on Twitter. In this contribution, Katie talks about how robotics is changing the composition of what we call the labour force. Is this the beginning of the end for human labour?

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

AI’s image recognition algorithms can analyze images of products on the assembly line to identify defects that the human eye is unable to detect. It enables forecasting of consumer demand for every SKU, and its unique ability to engage in near-term demand sensing lets you create forecasts based on current supply chain conditions.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

AI scales from a single machine and extends across the entire manufacturing production line and supply chain. A common automation strategy is to remove variation from the assembly line. The vision Sircar paints for AI goes far beyond robots moving parts on an assembly line.

Manufacturing 98

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Donlouco

APRIL 2, 2021

A lot of these companies have outsourced many of the common parts like cylinder ends, pistons and rod ends and become experts in automated assembly and testing. Manufacturing assembly lines are moving too fast nowadays and have no scope for delays and quality-related issues which makes the supply chain even more critical than before.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

“This is a gamechanger for our customers, they can work with one partner offering everything they need to adapt to the opportunities and challenges driven by individualization, labor shortages and disrupted supply chains and our rebranding underscores the simplicity and benefit of the integrated solutions we offer to our customers.”.

Robotics 52

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Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 3, 2023

Despite supply chain snarls, Bombardier boosted its second-quarter revenues amid ongoing demand for business jets as deliveries and aftermarket services ramped up, said CEO Eric Martel. Still, the Montreal-based outfit increased its backlog by $100 million from the previous quarter to $14.9

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 22, 2023

Large plants and protracted assembly lines no longer define manufacturing. The manufacturing industry thrives on a network of partners, suppliers, and the whole supply chain. The era of paper drawings, 2D schematics, specification sheets, and punch cards is over. Processes are now digitalised.

Industry 4.0 91

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Function Assembly Line 91

Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

I almost ran my car off the road, when you look at the supply chain, and be able to say, hey, each region, every country in the world today, we need to make sure that we secure our own interests. So it was really optimizing a supply chain, a low-cost supply chain.

Made-to-spec 98

Made-to-spec Supply Chain Logistics Manufacturing 98

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 27, 2023

The world’s largest manufacturing companies are rushing to adopt AI to increase throughput, assure product quality, optimize supply chains, and improve worker safety. Supply chain tracking and visibility. The time for industrial artificial intelligence has finally come. But what about midsize and small manufacturers?

Artificial Intelligence 59

Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Supply Chain Assembly Line 59

MEM

JULY 17, 2023

Cummins transferred production of the L9N from its Rocky Mount Engine Plant in North Carolina, USA, to provide its Europe-based L9N customers with in-region supply. This has reduced supply chain complexity and supports more sustainable operations by shortening shipping distances and times.

Assembly Line 52

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 1, 2022

Audi recently announced that it would be leveraging the modular assembly concept to support the development of more agile and efficient production and accommodate the rising demand for personalization at scale. Digital Twinning in Mobility: Market Share Estimates by Functional Area, Global, 2021.

Supply Chain 52

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Control Engineering

JULY 12, 2023

is about using digital platforms, products and services to gain a competitive advantage, much like steam engines, assembly lines, and industrial robots did in previous industrial revolutions. These two terms of often confused, but there is an important distinction between them. Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 98

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Smart manufacturing Compliance 98

Control Engineering

AUGUST 28, 2023

A new Festo family of multi-protocol servo drives provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with productivity and cost advantages with less inventory, by preventing supply chain issues and working smarter with this family of servo drives. These assembly lines incorporate up to 20 handling gantries.

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Automation Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Supply Chain Assembly Line 52

i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

ALICIA thus contributes to increasing the EU’s resilience to disruptions in global supply chains and makes a significant contribution to creating a circular economy. To convince the factory owners, a Digital Shadow (DS) of the production plant matched with their requirements can be created.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the context of manufacturing, processes can range from product development and supply chain management to production assembly and quality assurance. Each process is composed of multiple interdependent subprocesses, each contributing to the overall value creation chain.

Manufacturing 52

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As part of the multi-million-pound upgrade the site has a new test cell, assembly line and wiring loom machine. “ The manufacturing industry worldwide is facing new challenges due to economic downturn, supply chain disruption the pandemic and climate change threat.

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Control Engineering

MAY 18, 2023

A report by Interact Analysis indicates the future overall for the cobot market is strong as manufacturers continue to look to automation to improve their supply chain and logistics issues. This is mainly due to the accelerated growth in various parts of the new energy vehicle supply chain in 2022.

Robotics 52

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Trimantec

JANUARY 22, 2020

Assembly Line. Assembly lines are designed to connect workstation activities and pace products through a fixed sequence. Assembly line products are high in uniformity and low in variations. . Continuous Flow. As the name implies, continuous flow manufacturing is an around the clock operation.

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