Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 30, 2025

Source: Wintriss Controls Group Wintriss Controls Group ’s ShopFloorConnect overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), Production Tracking and Data Collection software enable users to quickly and easily leverage data from their machines.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Discrete manufacturing Manufacturing Function 52

DO Supply

JANUARY 29, 2025

How Allen-Bradley Drives Help Maximize ROI Allen-Bradley drives are available with a variety of innovative and state-of-the-art features and functions that enable users to save time and money over the life of an installation for an optimal return on investment (ROI).

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Function Beverage Compliance 52

ATS

MARCH 5, 2024

First pass yield is calculated as a percentage of the total number of parts produced; the formula is: FPY = [(Number of saleable parts produced) / (Total number of parts produced over that time period)] x 100 Readers familiar with the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) calculation will notice the similarity with the quality score component.

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 59

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Manufacturing Function 59

Control Engineering

JULY 12, 2023

smart manufacturing and digital transformation. Control Engineering asked these questions and others about smart manufacturing and digital transformation to Jeff Winter, senior director industry strategy, manufacturing, Hitachi Solutions, and an industry expert on Industry 4.0 initiatives. Review differences in Industry 4.0,

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Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Smart manufacturing Manufacturing 98

Modern Machine Shop

MAY 31, 2023

Andres Pfeiffer (right) transformed his job shop through digital manufacturing practices. The big ideas here are to: Create a single, reliable repository of shop and job information to serve all business and manufacturing needs. Pfeiffer’s digital manufacturing system. Pfeiffer is in many ways a typical job shop.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 98

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Digital manufacturing Bill of Materials Automation 98

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 Industry 4.0

Automation 98

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

MEM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Machine monitoring software from FourJaw has driven a 14% uplift in machine utilisation at a luxury goods manufacturer. Fast-growing brass cabinet hardware manufacturer Armac Martin used data from FourJaw’s machine monitoring platform to increase its production capacity and meet a surge in demand for its product range.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Manufacturing Function Fit 52

Infinite Uptime

MARCH 24, 2022

Manufacturing encompasses a diverse and wide array of processes, industries, and raw materials. Yet all manufacturers everywhere share a common enemy: Unplanned Downtime, which harms productivity, asset health, brand reputation & dotted line. How can Predictive Maintenance as a Service be a gamechanger for Manufacturing?

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Manufacturing Compliance Benchmarking 52

MEM

JANUARY 13, 2023

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK and manufacturers in particular have been facing ever-increasing challenges. From a shortage of staff to the difficulty in obtaining essential raw materials, the manufacturing sector has had a lot to navigate. How productivity improvement software can help. FourJaw 2.1

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Bottleneck Fit Manufacturing 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

ATS

MARCH 5, 2024

Share One of the tenets of lean manufacturing is that goods should flow like water through production. That flow is smoothed by determining the takt time and configuring manufacturing to achieve it. This blog explains takt time in manufacturing. In this sense, takt time creates the “pull” that characterizes lean manufacturing.

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Bottleneck Manufacturing Lean manufacturing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

ATS

MARCH 18, 2024

While good news for airlines, this is putting the aerospace parts manufacturing industry under intense sustained pressure. Some will come from extending the life of assets already in place, and the rest by increasing the availability of existing equipment. This blog reviews the maintenance challenges in aircraft part manufacturing.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Aerospace Additive manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Discrete sensor insights Machine vision and sensor technology can help manufacturers discover flaws during the inspection process and make corrections with powerful cameras. It looks for defects and we train the model this way,” she said, adding later this process can help manufacturers reduce costs.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Automation Supply Chain Function 52

ATS

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It gives managers a view into an aspect of the maintenance function, but it may or may not link to a business goal. In manufacturing, KPIs often relate to output. Many businesses use Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a KPI, and the maintenance function will measure activities, (use metrics), that contribute to this goal.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Compliance Benchmarking Function 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Advances in machine tool hardware, software, subtractive and additive manufacturing processes and related system integration were among four major Siemens IMTS announcements. New technology functions for the Siemens Sinumerik One computer numerical control (CNC) simplify operation and increase productivity.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Function 3D printing Additive manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 1, 2022

Manufacturers are looking to connect all layers of the manufacturing process to improve operations by gaining new insights from every part of a facility. Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems is more focused on the operational side of things and can give manufacturers insights on the day-to-day side of things.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 52

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Beverage 52

MEM

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As the future of automation, Floor to Cloud solutions empower smarter packaging lines and more efficient processes that make it possible for manufacturers to continuously improve plant productivity, sustainability and safety. It integrates communication interfaces with pneumatic valve systems that have input/output (I/O) capabilities.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Electronics Automation Form 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 29, 2023

But how will these trends impact robotics and automation and what can the manufacturing industry expect to see next year? However, automation expertise will remain a scarce and valuable resource in the process of AI revolutionizing manufacturing. But the real potential and power doesn’t lie in storing data or even in linking machines.

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Robotics Robotics Automation Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Mold Making Technology

JUNE 20, 2023

Photo Credit, clockwise from top left: Shop Floor Automations, Longterm Technology, ATC Diversified Manufacturing and ECI Software. Software solutions are used across many sectors in manufacturing — and moldmaking is no exception. a software program used for simulating CNC machining, additive and hybrid manufacturing processes.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

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

i4.0 today

JUNE 17, 2024

In the case of fast-paced manufacturing, the same proclamation rings true. Investing in new equipment yields direct benefits through lower service requirements as well as higher quality parts and greater output. Additionally, equipment that is poorly maintained will likely breakdown more frequently.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Cycle time Function Process control 52

MEM

JUNE 15, 2023

Heat treatment processes are a crucial component of many manufacturing processes, and thermal loop solutions have become increasingly popular for achieving improved temperature control and consistent outcomes. But many OEMs are missing opportunities where thermal loop solutions offer more than just greater control. As Industry 4.0

Compliance 52

Compliance Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

ATS

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Unexpected failures of manufacturing technology can cause serious headaches for organizations. If critical machinery is suddenly operating at half capacity — or not at all — the results could range from production slowdowns to complete functional failures. How is AI used in manufacturing and maintenance. Key AI components.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Artificial Intelligence Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

ATS

JUNE 4, 2024

This blog explores how a close look at energy consumption will help achieve higher operational efficiency in manufacturing. It also looks at the potential impact in terms of green manufacturing practices and discusses how the maintenance team can contribute to these efforts. The next step is an energy audit.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Manufacturing 52

Automation Mag

JULY 29, 2024

“Innovative Automation started in 1989 with three founding partners and grew over the years by providing custom automation integration services, primarily to Tier 1 automotive manufacturers,” says Michael Lalonde, co-owner and president of both Innovative Automation and RoboTape.

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Automation Robotics Robotics Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 57

i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A lack of access to ‘real world’ academia in polymer engineering is being tackled by Jaguar Land Rover, with Ian Ray at the automotive manufacturer championing an award-winning Training & Development Programme. Including an extensive number of colleagues working in non-engineering functions. However, knowledge creates value.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Supply Chain Automotive Electronics 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What are common industrial MES features and functions? Question: Can you provide insights into the future trends of MES in manufacturing? This is how we build our products, this is the steps that each product takes, this is, if in a process manufacturing environment, we have our recipes. by the Level 2 systems.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 52

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Automation Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 52

Control Engineering

JULY 19, 2022

Analytics are going to be a key driver for manufacturers looking to get the most productivity and insight from their operations as they deal with supply chain and labor shortages. It has to supplement data acquisition to provide real value for manufacturers. Analytics insights. It’s not enough to have analytics, though.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Artificial Intelligence 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Formalizing knowledge transfer for automation functional design When kicking off a project with a key process control scope, the state of the art of the process technology should be as well known by the team as possible. The selected drives were installed with Ethernet I/P for all three-phase equipment.

Automation 52

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

Dinesh Mishra

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Emerson will demonstrate how real-time visibility and control can drive sustainability, enhance overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and empower teams using data-informed decision-making. solves operational problems through visualization tools that allow personnel to evaluate previously unreachable equipment.

Automation 52

Automation Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Electronics Benchmarking 52

Automation Mag

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Data is one of the most powerful tools that manufacturers can use today to improve their processes efficiently and grow their businesses. Manufacturing AUTOMATION recently interviewed Hugo Lafontaine, vice-president of industry at Schneider Electric Canada, for insights on leveraging data.

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Manufacturing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Supply Chain Automation 62

Mold Making Technology

MARCH 16, 2025

This optimization requires understanding the location, performance and maintenance status of molds, as these elements are critical for maintaining the efficiency of molds, which are among the most valuable assets in manufacturing operations. Another practical feature of the ProFile system is its “ file cabinet” function.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 83

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Cycle time Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Fit 83

DO Supply

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Plant and Machine Maintenance Services for Enhanced Reliability Buy Allen-Bradley Drives, PLCs, and more from DO Supply A good Asset Management Strategy helps better asset availability, boosts Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and saves Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) expenses.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Compliance Automation Function 52