Cisco Smart Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

There are many tools in the market that can help organizations with talent sourcing and assist with… Read more on Cisco Blogs Tools simplify processes, create organizational efficiencies, and help individuals achieve goals.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

APRIL 20, 2023

We are introducing new additions to the open source projects led by the Cisco Engineering team that are contributing more security features and functionality for Kubernetes and cloud native… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Following Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims, we want to share information about open-source projects that can help enhance the security of your apps and organization and improve LLM security. Nuclei… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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ATS

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This blog was written to help maintenance and other managers understand how to implement and maximize the value they get from this tool. The following list covers what most manufacturers find helpful, but this can be expanded to suit specific needs. Description: What the asset is and the manufacturer. What is an asset register?

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We are all in the business of making manufacturing and production processes run more smoothly, efficiently, effectively, safely. Seth Godin writes on a recent blog , “The chocolate we buy at the supermarket furthers the goals of the system, and directly harms the lives of the impoverished farmers who grow the cacao.”

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ATS

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This blog describes how a holistic approach to maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) data management builds a solid foundation for improving operational efficiency. Maintaining the MRO master data as the single source of truth requires following good data governance principles.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Gearbox manufacturer SEAT Componentes needed to automate the unloading of 18,000 machined gears a day at its plant in Spain to guarantee the quality of the parts. The business challenge SEAT is a manufacturer of gearboxes for the Volkswagen Group plants in Europe, Asia, and America. Cobots aid in the gearbox manufacturing process.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 19, 2022

If any readers of this blog including the tens of thousands in Europe and Asia are still struggling with silos or figuring out how to get people to work together, you’re behind. The platform will connect people, technology, and data across the design, production and manufacturing workflow. • That term continues to pop up at times.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 26, 2023

Thankfully, multiple funding sources for broadband related projects are now available for… Read more on Cisco Blogs Funding the planning, deployment, and operation of a community broadband network takes a lot of capital.

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MRPEasy

JUNE 26, 2023

Traceability enhances product safety and consumer trust by enabling companies to identify contamination or defect sources, perform targeted interventions and efficient product recalls, and increase transparency by providing […] The post What is Traceability and How to Achieve It?

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JULY 18, 2023

This blog was authored by Dexter Park, Lead – Retail Infrastructure Development, Starbucks Coffee Company. Here’s a note to all our fellow developers and network enthusiasts: We are excited to i… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 11, 2023

Some is generated by coal—decidedly not a clean energy source. No other source of clean energy is as reliable, and no other source of reliable energy is as clean. Until then, you can read about the town, its people, and the creation of a new type of nuclear plant on my blog. Not all electricity is clean energy.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

More manufacturers than ever are drawing upon AI in production and other areas of the manufacturing process, taking advantage of technology that is more accessible than ever while understanding the need to keep pace with competitors and innovators who are setting today’s bar with the adoption of AI tools.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

That is, observability data has exploded as teams have modernized their a… Read more on Cisco Blogs More data does not mean better observability If you’re familiar with observability, you know most teams have a “data problem.”

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21st Century Tech

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Please welcome Dijam Panigrahi to 21st Century Tech Blog. In his first contribution to the blog site, he writes about the change that 5G is bringing to manufacturing. For manufacturing this is not an incremental improvement over previous communication protocols. Dijam is the Co-founder and COO of GridRaster Inc. ,

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 13, 2024

Image: ECI Solutions The world of electronics manufacturing is in flux. While demand for smaller, faster, and more powerful devices continues to soar, manufacturers face complex disruptions. The global electronics manufacturing market is expected to reach $1.16 The electronics manufacturing landscape is rife with challenges.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore some of the most critical factors to bringing business back to the States, like finding skilled labor and navigating infrastructure needs. The smooth flow of goods is essential to a thriving manufacturing base, but aging roads, congested highways, and outdated rail and port systems can become obstacles.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 6, 2023

I picked up this bit of news last month on a blog at the Open Metaverse Foundation by Royal O’Brien published on December 15, 2022. The post Intent to form the Open Metaverse Foundation appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. Of course, one thing I won’t discover will be the companies that join to slow down the process.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 20, 2022

layan Arkan, Vice President, Global Strategy and Sales Lead, Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Microsoft, a few years ago. Checking through Microsoft press information recently, I came across his blog reporting from Hannover in May. Empowering a diverse frontline manufacturing workforce. Here are four trends he picked up.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Share Boilers generate steam, hot water and a long list of manufacturing processes. To avoid this and to minimize the cost of producing steam and/or hot water, manufacturers must carry out regular industrial boiler maintenance. This blog explains what’s needed and why.

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iBASEt

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Virtually every manufacturer today views quality as a key success metric. To activate this culture of quality across all functions, it’s essential to leverage digital manufacturing technology that integrates and enforces quality management throughout the manufacturing process, and even beyond the four walls of the factory.

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iBASEt

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We try to catch these problems before they enter the manufacturing stream, but sometimes they slip through. When that happens, how your manufacturing team responds is critical. Quality checkpoints can be built into the manufacturing execution system workflow instructions and automatically enforced during production.

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ATS

MAY 28, 2024

Share A manufacturing organization can be likened to a symphony orchestra, and manufacturing operations management (MOM) is the conductor. This blog explains the role of MOM in manufacturing. What is manufacturing operations management (MOM)? Manufacturing engineering may be involved when assets need replacing.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

JULY 14, 2022

Maintaining a safe workplace is part and parcel of running an efficient manufacturing business. An effective, thorough safety plan for a manufacturing company has three major components: A description of potential hazards and dangers in the workplace. Hazards are sources of potential danger — they create safety risks.

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MRPEasy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Supplier performance management is a vital supply chain process for any manufacturer or distributor that sources its raw materials or other items from external vendors. Effective SPM can bring a wealth of internal benefits and help foster better supplier relationships. What is supplier performance management?

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ATS

MARCH 20, 2024

The only way to succeed is to keep looking for ways to do things better, which is what fuels the drive for optimization of manufacturing processes. Optimizing a manufacturing process is like fine-tuning a race car. This blog dives into the subject of manufacturing optimization. What is process optimization?

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ATS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Share When planning and performing maintenance on a piece of industrial machinery, most technicians will say they like to deal directly with the original equipment manufacturer, or OEM. This blog covers who OEMs are, their responsibilities and the benefits of using OEM versus aftermarket replacement parts.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JANUARY 17, 2024

Similar to Terraform , Ansible is a common, open-source automation tool often used in Continuous Integration/Continuous… Read more on Cisco Blogs How can Ansible help people building simulations with Cisco Modeling Labs (CML)?

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The Shenzhen, China-based company said in a blog post that CL-1 was able to do these tasks because it “closed the loop” between real-time perception, gait planning, locomotion control, and hardware and data streams. LimX noted that it took the cost and efficiency of manufacturing into consideration while designing CL-1.

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ATS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Share One of the most important raw materials for manufacturers isn’t measured by the foot, by the pound or by the ton. It’s data, and rather than being used directly to manufacture products it’s a crucial component of how the industry builds its processes and procedures. In fact, it doesn’t even physically exist.

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ATS

JULY 16, 2024

Share No manufacturing business will be successful for long without keeping a very close eye on costs. While there are a host of business functions, each with its own costs, the number that matters most in terms of profitability is the Total Manufacturing Cost. It begins by answering the question, “What is Total Manufacturing Cost?”

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ATS

APRIL 5, 2024

This blog is about the machine data collection process. In other cases, manufacturers retrofit machines with IoT devices. The importance of machine data in manufacturing Manufacturing machine data gives visibility into what’s happening in the factory and can provide insights into equipment operation and performance.

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ATS

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Share Adopting lean manufacturing increases focus on equipment changeovers. What is SMED in manufacturing? SMED in manufacturing addresses the time wasted when performing changeovers. Trying to minimize the OEE impact of changeovers pushes manufacturers toward longer production runs.

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ATS

JULY 23, 2024

That’s why manufacturers serious about eliminating waste strive for Zero Defect Manufacturing. As a quality Mmanagement concept, Zero Defect Manufacturing underpins Lean and Six Sigma thinking. This blog introduces the concept of zero defects in manufacturing. Both are expensive.

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i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This blog post explores the key advantages of embedded controls over PLC solutions and why businesses should consider making the switch. Embedded controllers, on the other hand, utilize lower-cost hardware and often leverage open-source or low-cost development tools, reducing overall expenditure. Visit Polyelectronics.us

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ATS

MARCH 20, 2024

Share Lack of data on products and processes is no longer a problem for manufacturers. This blog explains the digital thread concept and what it does in manufacturing. Digital records permeate every aspect of manufacturing business. Design data is available to manufacturing and quality. What is a digital thread ?

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Trimantec

JANUARY 22, 2020

As a manufacturer, have you ever pondered the benefits and risks of outsourcing? As with any cost-saving endeavor, outsource manufacturing has its pros and cons. In the past, many companies were hesitant to outsource any of their manufacturing to an outside source. Outsource Manufacturing and Its Subsets.

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