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Supply Chain as a Service

Dinesh Mishra

What is supply chain as a service? Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) refers to a business model in which companies outsource certain or all aspects of their supply chain management to specialized service providers. What are the components of the supply chain as a service? Who Needs Scaas?

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A new future for process control systems

Control Engineering

Process control insights. Distributed control systems (DCSs) are at the heart of process manufacturing operations and have evolved to focus on digitalization. This flexibility and openness to change will allow them to add new functions easily. Adapting for the future.

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Recycling Solvents In-House Saves Costs and Improves Efficiency

Fabricating & Metal Work

As the world continues adapting to environmental concerns, supply chain shortages, rising prices and lean business practices, it is important to work smarter, harder and more efficiently. Saving money while optimizing process control is a key aspect of success in manufacturing, especially when it comes to solvents and vapor degreasing.

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IMTS / Hannover Messe Chicago Recap

Gary Mintchell

. • ABB helps businesses of all sizes embrace the flexibility afforded by robotics to efficiently adapt production to satisfy their customer’s most pressing needs, especially as reshoring becomes a prominent means to address ongoing supply chain backlogs. End-to-end keyboard and machine control panel portfolio from 15 to 24 inches.

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Taking a different approach to DCS upgrades

Control Engineering

In the past, upgrading a distributed control system (DCS) typically involved ripping out the old system and replacing it with a new one from a different vendor, or undergoing a hardware or software upgrade. So, there are some practical steps that plant owners and operators should take when considering future process control strategies.

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Cold spray for rapid and reliable repairs

Manufacturer's Monthly

It is also working with various partners to establish and meet high industry standards for cold spray applications, especially in sectors with stringent process controls. Cold spray is an additive process versus a subtractive process, which translates to less material wastage and more efficient use of resources,” he said.

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Why the Mid-sized Manufacturer Should Expand the Role of MES

iBASEt

While all manufacturers are straining in the current environment due to COVID pandemic-driven supply chain and labor scarcity issues and the growing impact of inflation on the economy, small and mid-sized business (SMB) manufacturers are being hit particularly hard. The primary beneficiary then was the ERP system.