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.

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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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iBASEt

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Proactive Quality Control in Complex Manufacturing In complex discrete manufacturing, even slight defects can lead to significant issues, including rework, delays, and increased costs. Integrating MES with Supplier Quality Management (SQM) enables manufacturers to uphold the same high standards throughout their supply chains.

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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.”

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iBASEt

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The complex discrete manufacturing industry, with its intricate processes and systems, is no stranger to these challenges. This is where the concept of a model-based enterprise (MBE) comes into play as a practical approach to dealing with the demands of the competitive manufacturing landscape.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Robotics insights The consumer packaging industry faces significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and a worker shortage, leading to a need for increased automation.

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iBASEt

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

2022’s growth was sparked by a rebound in the automotive industry as companies are looking to robots to keep the supply chain going and help in the growing electric vehicle (EV) market. This is likely going to continue.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

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.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 23, 2023

Understand some of the challenges manufacturers and end users face with these control systems, which are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. Traditional challenges facing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) machine builders, and the end users they serve, often involve maximizing production rates, quality and uptime.

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iBASEt

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are pivotal technologies for today’s leading manufacturers who are pursuing digital first operations. As the technology developed these functions further expanded to parts of the manufacturing operation.

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iBASEt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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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Control Engineering

JANUARY 19, 2023

Sustainability is a growing trend throughout manufacturing and industrial robots are no exception. External factors, from the pandemic to geopolitical insecurities and supply chain issues, have had an outsize impact on the industrial robotics sector in recent years.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 11, 2024

For manufacturers, MYOB Advanced emerges as a compelling choice, particularly for those engaged in discrete manufacturing and batch processing. MYOB Advanced streamlines supply chain management processes from production to order management, making it an ideal solution for those seeking efficiency and scalability.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 4, 2023

Now they are plug-and-play, easy to program, connected to your phone and fast to integrate into discrete manufacturing operations such as packaging and palletizing, sanding or even welding. Supply chain. Supply chain will still be a drag on the industry in 2023.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How sensors enable smart factories and more efficient manufacturing Modern sensor technologies can help manufacturers achieve digital transformation by helping with safe human-robot interaction and autonomous vehicles. The April 4 annual media conference also noted record highs for incoming orders, sales and employment.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 29, 2023

In recent years, the manufacturing industry has undergone a significant transformation, driven in part by advances in high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing. This trend has impacted the entire supply chain operation, from procurement to sales. However, it can present challenges to supply chain operations.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 3, 2022

The motion control market is experiencing strong growth, particularly in Asia-Pacific, as a mix of strong demand and supply chain constraints are giving suppliers a lot of leverage when it comes to prices. Motion Control Insights. Interact Analysis research indicates strong the 21.6% in APAC regions in 2021.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We have more data than we need,” said Darcy MacClaren, senior vice president of digital supply chain sales for SAP. Protect the digital manufacturing supply chain. The next – and most important – step is utilizing the data to make the right decision. “We There’s nothing new there.

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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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Control Engineering

MAY 4, 2023

It’s aimed at fixing the supply chain, and the beauty of this process is you can use reverse engineering to find the problems and also use it to reshore products they might not have access to,” Corder said. “We went to ensure all layers are exactly right, so there aren’t any gaps.”

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 12, 2023

Supply chain problems, semiconductor shortages and the war in Ukraine continue to affect global markets. Research from Interact Analysis reveals order backlogs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic fueled the sector over the year, while most drive manufacturers also reported price increases in 2022.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Even further, this system was designed during the COVID-19 pandemic and met strenuous post-COVID challenges, including supply chain shortages, laborious facility preparations, and lack of product availability. Michael Horth is a senior controls engineer at Applied Manufacturing Technologies, a CFE Media and Technology content partner.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Soon, to safeguard the business and its supply chain, companies are adopting intelligent automation to build a resilient supply chain and provide better access to insights about operations. Increased collaborations between IT companies, consulting organizations. FPT Software, KOFAX, Inc., OnviSource, Inc.,

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Regionally, the US manufacturing industry has performed strongly, and the Americas growth rate hit 6.9% Despite ongoing supply chain issues and inflationary pressures, it is expected that overall global manufacturing industry output growth reached 3.8% for manufacturing, and 12% for machinery production overall.”

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

Autonomous machines and vehicles help with a company’s intralogistics (internal logistics) inside as automation and other measures improve supply chain logistics outside the facility. This provides insights into their supply chain and how they can use logistics to reduce potential pain points.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Future-proofing manufacturing goes beyond acquiring data; manufacturers also need to evolve their business models and how they sell, acquire and distribute items to better serve their customers. Leading manufacturers are making the digital transition with help from trusted partners. That’s the future of manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 9, 2023

Learning Objectives As supply chains are disrupted, baby boomers age out and the need for general use products continues to grow, manufacturers are faced with producing more with less. Courtesy: Mission Design & Automation 2.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 28, 2023

Global economic volatility and supply chain disruptions are having a huge impact on the market for industrial robots, which has led to project delays and decreased spending on automation projects. Despite this, we forecast that average prices will decrease over the next 5 years.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 22, 2023

Three motion control trends for 2023 The motion control industry is moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, but trends such as supply chain challenges, predictive maintenance and increased customization remain prevalent.

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Control Engineering

MAY 26, 2023

However, lidar is still relatively immature compared to cameras and radars due to its unestablished supply chain, unclear market landscape, and high price point. An understanding of the whole supply chain, from materials and components to systems, can assist in better strategic decision-making.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 17, 2023

Offset a mile recession in 2024 and depression in 2030 in part with manufacturing automation. Be prepared: Companies have the opportunity to pull ahead and improve automation and efficiency in operations and reduce supply chain bottlenecks. The worst things companies can do is not be ready or think everything is going well. “As

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, cost constraints and COVID-related supply chain issues have delayed the design upgrade. . CI still uses separate controllers and brushed servos on its backgauges’ horizontal axis and is keen on changing them to integrated servo motors.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Join us to discuss key findings from the survey including: Manufacturers in general took a cash flow hit from COVID-19; less than 7% in our survey reported being unaffected by the pandemic. Supply chains continue to be the biggest single challenge, with capital still a concern going into 2021.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change, energy shortages, interrupted supply chains, a shortage of skilled workers: The challenges facing industry are immense. Under the core topic of “Industrial Transformation – Making the Difference,” Hannover Messe will be showcasing technologies to promote networked and climate-neutral industry from April 17-21.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting great resignation have put manufacturers in a bind. They have many unfilled jobs, but the demand remains and supply chain issues remain a continuing challenge. High demand and supply chain issues are forcing companies to react. Robots can take the place of 3.5

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Prices of key components continue to decline In 2022, price increases for key components in industrial robots were prevalent in all major regions, due to supply chain disruptions, chip shortages, increased raw material prices and inflation.

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