3 Critical Factors for Industry’s Future
Automation World
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Rockwell Automation digs deep into the cybersecurity, sustainability, and workforce issues impacting the discrete manufacturing and processing industries.
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How Smart Process Sensors Benefit Discrete Manufacturing
Automation World
JANUARY 8, 2024
Intelligent instruments, along with digital networking technology optimized for typical machine applications, are bringing front-line features to discrete manufacturing applications.
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10 Questions Discrete Manufacturers Must Ask Before Choosing an Industrial IoT Solution for Their Connected Factory
Plataine
AUGUST 1, 2022
The post 10 Questions Discrete Manufacturers Must Ask Before Choosing an Industrial IoT Solution for Their Connected Factory appeared first on Plataine. While the decision to implement an IIoT / connected factory / Industry 4.0
Inventory management key to maintaining a competitive edge
Manufacturer's Monthly
MARCH 11, 2025
Image: /stock.adobe.com For Australia’s discrete manufacturers, inventory management is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of production processes, maintaining product quality, and achieving sustainable growth. Efficient inventory management helps manufacturers save resources, cut costs, and avoid disruptions.
SIBERprotect delivers automatic cyber response solution for industrial OT systems
Design World
APRIL 12, 2024
SIBERprotect brings the SOAR (Security, Orchestration, Automation, Response) concept to cyber-physical systems… The post SIBERprotect delivers automatic cyber response solution for industrial OT systems appeared first on Design World.
The Finnish Startup CloEE Launches AI-powered SaaS for Discrete Manufacturing in the US
Manufacturing Tomorrow
AUGUST 9, 2023
Top Helsinki-based data-collection startup CloEE aims to lead industrial digitalization and sustainability tracking while capturing a significant share of the US market.
Revving Up Discrete Manufacturing: Is Your Manufacturing Data Ready for AI?
iBASEt
AUGUST 15, 2024
The Current State of AI in Complex Discrete Manufacturing AI clearly has staying power and will continue to gain momentum as new use cases and applications are discovered. The complex discrete manufacturing industry is already making strides in AI adoption. appeared first on iBase-t.
Sustainability for Dummies
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 26, 2025
Product Sustainability For Dummies : A Practical Guide, which details how the company continues to demonstrate its leadership in product sustainability with its new guide for manufacturing/product leaders.
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Are Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Control Connected?
Automation World
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Find out how analytics technologies, such as Model Predictive Control (MPC)—along with artificial intelligence—are impacting production operations, not just in the continuous processing industries, but discrete manufacturing as well.
Bottoms-Up MES That Works
Gary Mintchell
AUGUST 2, 2024
The Pico MES no code application (a recent theme) builds on a library of tools used in discrete manufacturing. They don’t try to use the complex integration of ISA 95. That requires too much custom code (and I’d add, too many consultants). The library is a digitization of all the information relevant to the tool.
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NIST Releases New Version of SimPROCESD Software for Discrete-event Manufacturing Simulation
NIST Manufacturing
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
SimPROCESD is used to model discrete manufacturing systems such as the NIST has released its latest software version of SimPROCESD v0.3.0, or Simulated-Production Resource for Operations and Conditions Evaluation to Support Decision-Making.
6 mistakes manufacturers are still making but can’t afford to
Plataine
NOVEMBER 26, 2022
In today’s complex-manufacturing competitive landscape there’s no room to make critical mistakes. Following over a decade of close collaborations with top discrete manufacturing players, we’ve come to know and learn to spot some of the most widespread mistakes.
Belden Launches New Solution Capabilities for End Users in Discrete Manufacturing
Manufacturing Tomorrow
MAY 7, 2024
Helping manufacturers achieve production uptime, real-time analytics and unified data to boost efficiency and revenue
Belden Launches New Solution Capabilities for End Users in Discrete Manufacturing
Manufacturing Tomorrow
MAY 1, 2024
Helping manufacturers achieve production uptime, real-time analytics and unified data to boost efficiency and revenue
Next-generation Machine Visualization Solution
Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Emerson enhanced its presence in discrete manufacturing with its acquisition of parts of the old GE Intelligent Platforms business. They’ve updated the PACSystems HMI platform. Easy-to-use, smartphone-like graphical displays.
Flexible and Affordable Purchase Options for Shop Floor Software
Fabricating & Metal Work
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
ShopFloorConnect is scalable and well-suited for manufacturers in a variety of industries, including metalforming and metal fabrication, machining, injection molding, discrete manufacturing, packaging, food, beverage, and more.
Applications now open for 2024 Canadian Automation Awards! Deadline: October 18
Automation Mag
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! Manufacturers handle multiple challenges on a regular basis – such as labour shortages, supply chain issues, gruelling competition and changing customer demands, among other things.
Growing Into Mediocrity
Gary Mintchell
MAY 10, 2024
It is going deeper into discrete manufacturing rather than broader into other technologies—sort of the opposite of Siemens. Interesting to delve further into Rockwell Automation’s latest strategy by visiting Otto, the autonomous mobile robot company recently acquired.
Automated Robotic Inspection Cells for 3D Measurement
Gary Mintchell
MAY 10, 2024
It should be interested to all of you within the discrete manufacturing market. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the launch of PRESTO System – an innovative modular suite of automated robotic inspection cells revolutionising the landscape of 3D measurement for automotive and aerospace manufacturing.
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iBase-t Presents a Complete Digital Thread Vision at PTC LiveWorx 2023
iBASEt
MAY 3, 2023
DETAILS: Learn how to modernize your manufacturing operations and empower your team with Solumina by iBase-t. Stop by booth 301 to hear about the next generation of manufacturing, quality, and MRO solutions for complex discrete manufacturers seeking to realize enterprise-wide digital connectivity.
Lack of Roadmap Biggest Hurdle for Manufacturers Looking for Digital Transformation
Gary Mintchell
DECEMBER 19, 2023
This original survey of more than 100 discrete manufacturing executives in the U.S. found that a lack of a clearly defined roadmap is the biggest challenge for manufacturers looking to digitally transform their operations. In other words, MES. My background in that application goes back decades. None of this surprises me.
The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum Announces Certification Program
Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Where I see more opportunities would be in the discrete manufacturing area where the old trend of larger and more complex systems seem to be reversing to a more manageable size for the automation with the requirement to tie the systems to information networks.
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ECI Software Solutions acquires ProfitKey
The Fabricator
AUGUST 5, 2024
LLC, an ERP platform for discrete manufacturers. ECI Software Solutions has completed its acquisition of ProfitKey Intl.
Hexagon Invests 100 MUSD In Autonomous and Sustainable Manufacturing
Gary Mintchell
JANUARY 27, 2023
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Torrance, California, USA, Divergent transforms car manufacturers into agile, design-driven organisations free from capex constraints.
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MachineMetrics Unveils Revolutionary AI-Driven Tool Monitoring to Predict and Prevent Failures
Machine Metrics
MARCH 4, 2025
MachineMetrics, the global leader in production intelligence for discrete manufacturers, is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking predictive tool monitoring solution. With MachineMetrics latest release, manufacturers can leverage AI to quickly diagnose, predict, and avoid failures on machine tools.
Bonfiglioli encourages manufacturers to adopt new energy efficiency standards
Manufacturer's Monthly
AUGUST 8, 2022
Bonfiglioli is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and distributor of a complete range of gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters, which satisfy the most challenging and demanding needs in industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable energy. .
AI in manufacturing: Where it’s been and where it’s going
Control Engineering
JUNE 29, 2023
Manufacturing AI insights The integration of AI into discrete manufacturing aligns with the concept of Industry 4.0, The future of AI in manufacturing will be able to help with machine learning algorithms to reduce downtime, improve efficiency and extend equipment lifecycles.
ABB Identifies New Frontiers for Robotics and AI in 2024
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 5, 2024
AI-enabled mobile robots can transform sectors like discrete manufacturing, logistics and laboratories,” said Segura.
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Hexagon partners with Microsoft to redefine manufacturing with cloud technology
Manufacturing Management
APRIL 25, 2024
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced its strategic partnership with Microsoft, which aims to redefine how engineers collaborate and enable the discrete manufacturing industry to innovate faster, with more confidence, and with new solutions that combine data from virtual engineering processes with real-world measurement of manufactured (..)
Applications for the 2023 Canadian Automation Awards close Oct. 20!
Automation Mag
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! Manufacturers handle multiple challenges on a regular basis – such as labour shortages, supply chain issues, gruelling competition and changing customer demands, among other things.
ABI Research examines and ranks 11 PLM solution providers
Automation Mag
MAY 23, 2024
The companies evaluated and ranked are as follows: Market leaders : PTC, Siemens, Dassault Systèmes Mainstream : Autodesk, ARAS, SAP, Infor, Oracle Followers : Epicor, Propel, NEC “Overall, the PLM software market is a well-defined ecosystem with clear industry leaders for both process and discrete manufacturing industries.
Will Your Digital Strategy Work in the Future?
Industry Week
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Discrete manufacturers’ plans should be flexible enough to adapt to what’s coming, as well as what’s just ahead or already here.
NIST Releases Latest Software for Modeling Manufacturing Systems
NIST Manufacturing
AUGUST 1, 2023
SimPROCESD models discrete manufacturing systems such as the production and assembly of NIST released its newest software version of SimPROCESD , or Simulated-Production Resource for Operations and Conditions Evaluation to Support Decision-Making.
3 ways ABB sees AI driving robotics innovation
Robotics Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
“AI-enabled mobile robots can transform sectors like discrete manufacturing, logistics and laboratories,” said Segura.
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Three Product Announcements From Honeywell User Group 2023
Gary Mintchell
JUNE 22, 2023
Digital twins exist not only in discrete manufacturing. Rather than a couple of hours of presentations with maybe one or two interviews like many conferences, we had two days of presentations and 1:1 interviews. Well organized and a lot of information. Of course, that means Honeywell has been active in product development.
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Digital Continuity, A Driving Force in Manufacturing Productivity
iBASEt
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Digital Continuity is Established Across As-Designed, As-Built, As-Maintained For a manufacturer to become a model-based enterprise (MBE), it must make digital continuity a priority. In discrete manufacturing, the underlying data model that defines a product is often centered around the bills of material (BOMs) that define the product.
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Transform your manufacturing business with supply chain management
Manufacturer's Monthly
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
It seems that the balance between dependable suppliers and cost-effective materials has reached its end for discrete manufacturers. In todays dynamic market, SCM is crucial for enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. Read on to discover the key benefits.
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Essential Tool for Machine Data Availability and Quality
Quantis
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
The State of Manufacturing Innovation Digital Transformation The beverage bottling industry is embracing digital transformation to optimize its operations and cater to individual needs and specifications.
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Enhancing manufacturing with ERP: growth and efficiency unleashed
Manufacturer's Monthly
APRIL 23, 2024
By embracing ERP software and harnessing its distinctive feature set, our team facilitates tailored functionalities and capabilities essential for local mid-sized manufacturers, particularly within the discrete manufacturing sector.”
iBASEt Reports Record Revenue, Profitability and Backlog for Fiscal 2022, Driven by Surge in New and Expanded Licensing
iBASEt
JULY 19, 2022
iBASEt also partnered with Purdue University , on a joint initiative to implement iBASEt’s Solumina iSeries at the university’s Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC) in West Lafayette, IN to usher in the next generation of manufacturing operations innovation.
Bonfiglioli strengthens service in South Australia
Manufacturer's Monthly
APRIL 25, 2023
Bonfiglioli is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and distributor of a complete range of gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters, which satisfy the most challenging and demanding needs in industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable energy.
Leverage the Cloud with Confidence
iBASEt
MAY 26, 2023
What Every Discrete Manufacturing Executive Should Know Not all cloud solutions are created equal. So, how do you define which technology will fit your manufacturing needs and set you up for success in the growing cloud ecosystem of the future?
How to Drive a Manufacturing “Culture of Quality”
iBASEt
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
In conclusion, embedding quality management throughout the manufacturing process is essential for fostering a culture of quality in a complex discrete manufacturing environment.
RS partners with Omega Engineering adding to its portfolio of sensors and industrial control products
Automation Mag
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Omega Engineering, part of the DwyerOmega family of brands, is an international, integrated, single-source supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions for industrial process measurement and control applications, including sensing, control, and monitoring technologies.
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