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Harnessing the power of IoT in manufacturing—4 critical components

Cisco Industrial Automation

That is how many companies are capturing value at scale from their Industry 4.0 investments, according to a McKinsey study and as described in a new joint report from Cisco and the analyst firm Industrial Transformation Network (IX Network), 4 Critical Components to Harnessing the Power of IoT in Manufacturing.

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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Identify how to determine if your company is moving quickly enough with Industry 4.0 Review differences in Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing and digital transformation. Understand Industry 4.0 It has been a dozen years of Industry 4.0 Is there an Industry 5.0?

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How to Evolve your Manufacturing Environment to an Ultimate State

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Cisco Live just wrapped this week , and we had a lot of great conversations with customers who are looking to evolve their manufacturing operations and achieve an “ultimate state.” For the first time, we have captured all these topics in one place, and we call it the Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing. Industry 4.0

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Building a traceability 4.0 foundation for automation

Control Engineering

Traceability 4.0 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. Industry 4.0

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How does OEE Help in the Food Manufacturing Industry?

Factory Worx

How does OEE Help in the Food Manufacturing Industry? Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is the go-to metric for food manufacturing facilities to recognise losses and benchmarking advancement toward improving throughput performance. Why OEE Is Critical for Food Industry.

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Smart Manufacturing – A Layered Approach to Digital Transformation

iBASEt

For a company to be a world-class manufacturer, this should be around 85%, which is the gold standard. Smart Manufacturing Layers. Smart manufacturing, sometimes synonymous with connected factory, industry 4.0, aims to achieve optimal efficiency in manufacturing by digitally transforming the operations.

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Improving worker optimization on the factory floor with artificial intelligence

Control Engineering

Manufacturers are dealing with a skills gap, which is exacerbated by a training gap. Today’s manufacturing landscape is a dynamic mix of workforce challenges, which have been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting Great Resignation. Getting new workers up to speed quickly is a difficult process.