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Inventory management key to maintaining a competitive edge

Manufacturer's Monthly

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.

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Three motion control trends for 2023

Control Engineering

Supply chain issues: The trend that just won’t quit. It’s impossible to look at any aspect of manufacturing without addressing the elephant in the room: Pandemic-induced supply chain issues continue to impact almost every industry. In a typical plant, only half of the equipment may be connected.

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How AI Transforms Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing: Boosting Productivity and Ensuring Zero-Error Quality  

iBASEt

In my last blog , I introduced the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in the complex discrete manufacturing space, noting that companies need to take certain steps to prepare for AI adoption. Finally, supply chain issues that began with the pandemic continue to slow production and delivery timelines.

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NGen reveals $86.7M in advanced manufacturing projects at the N3 summit

Canadian Manufacturing

The announcement was made during NGen’s inaugural N 3 Summit , a new showcase and strategy event to promote Canadian leadership in advanced manufacturing. Calgary, AB) Enabling Advanced Therapeutics & Domestic Supply Chain for Biomanufacturing CCRM (Toronto, ON) BioVectra Inc. With industry contributions of $54.4

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IMTS emphasizes the importance of information

Control Engineering

There were several undercurrents running through the show such as the need for workers, growing demand for robotics and automation and reshoring’s impact on manufacturing. A key topic throughout the event, which impacts these other undercurrents in some way, is information. Protect the digital manufacturing supply chain.

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Intelligent manufacturing: The Canadian story

Automation Mag

So, where does Canadian manufacturing stand today? In the inaugural ALL in AI event that took place in Montreal in September, Isabelle Hudon, president of the Business Development Bank of Canada, shared that the level of adoption and maturity is quite low, according to currently available data.

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Improved methods for using sensors in robots

Control Engineering

Tom Knauer, global industry manager of factory automation with Baluff GMBH, spoke at a breakout session on implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for robots using sensor-level protocols at International Manufacturing Trade Show (IMTS) 2022 in Chicago. Efficiency, flexibility and visibility through sensors in robots.