Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

insights Easier traceability results from advances in technologies such as machine vision combining with the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to make manufacturing more flexible. Manufacturers want to know where a product is located within the wider production or distribution context. Traceability 4.0 Industry 4.0

Automation 98

Automation Supply Chain Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Industry 4.0 98

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Project background After several years of product development, the RedLeaf Biologics team had reached a point where extract from their unique red sorghum plant was commercially and economically viable for various markets, including food, beverage and cosmetics. This did require swift attention and decision turnaround times.

Automation 52

Automation Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Process control 52

Control Engineering

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A beverage manufacturer looked to improve production, but needed insights on from a digital data platform to help put together actionable insights. Gathering data about a facility’s operations enabled a beverage manufacturer to understand what was really at the heart of their issues in the facility. Learning Objectives.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Beverage Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Function 52

Control Engineering

JANUARY 8, 2023

In one example, Catania Oils, partnering with a system integrator, used a HMI/SCADA suite along with a plant data historian to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and key performance indicators (KPIs). Using SCADA and data to improve operations.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Supply Chain Compliance Manufacturing 52