Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 1, 2023

OMAC birthed about the same time that I left manufacturing to become an editor at Control Engineering. Now called The Organization for Machine Automation and Control, it has found a home within the Packaging Machine Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) which also was the temporary home of my old magazine Automation World.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Automation Sourcing 130

Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It’s worth your time following the variety of database products that may help you in your manufacturing digital transformation. I am retaining all the “about” paragraphs below the news in case you are not sure who this is and may want additional information. This release is from MongoDB.

Automotive 147

Automotive Manufacturing Assembly Line Prototype  147

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 18, 2022

In this announcement, ABB and Red Hat , the open source enterprise software company, are partnering to deliver ABB automation and industrial software solutions at the intersection of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), equipping the industrial ecosystem with extended deployment capabilities and greater agility. .

Sourcing 147

Sourcing Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Automation 147

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 26, 2024

RoboticsCareer.org has been redesigned to help people find careers in manufacturing. Source: ARM Insitute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today said it has added capabilities to RoboticsCareer.org, its resource for robotics careers in U.S. manufacturing.

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Function Manufacturing Robotics Robotics 122

Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The information about the condition of components can be transparently displayed among suppliers and customers to properly re-use parts and components. The post New Open Marketplace for Manufacturing Applications appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection.

Value chain 130

Value chain Manufacturing Automotive Supply Chain 130

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Following Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims, we want to share information about open-source projects that can help enhance the security of your apps and organization and improve LLM security. Nuclei… Read more on Cisco Blogs

Sourcing 60

Sourcing 60

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 12, 2024

Image: MT.PHOTOSTOCK/stock.adobe.com Epicor guides readers through five trends to watch in manufacturing ERP: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud computing and Better UX. Manufacturing has long been recognised as a data-rich sector, producing vast amounts of data at every stage of production.

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Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Supply Chain Logistics 97

MEM

JANUARY 19, 2023

is becoming increasingly important within the manufacturing industry, but what exactly is it and how does your business make the transition? and the available support for manufacturers who wish to switch. or digitalisation, is the trend towards automation and data exchange in processes within the manufacturing industry.

Industry 4.0 105

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain Manufacturing 105

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The balance between dependable suppliers and cost-effective materials seems to have reached its end for discrete manufacturers. The escalation of prices introduces a ‘knock-on’ effect, with each supplier passing on the burden to the next, ultimately squeezing the already struggling margins of manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing Logistics Discrete manufacturing 98

Gary Mintchell

APRIL 16, 2024

Currently, manufacturers struggle to translate compliance initiatives into making informed decisions during the product design phase due to outdated data systems and data silos. The post Implementing Product Lifecycle Intelligence Yields Benefits appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. Oops, many still do that, too.

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Supply Chain Compliance Sourcing Manufacturing 147

Dinesh Mishra

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

To help you find the right direction, here are five key areas within manufacturing operations where AI can make a significant impact. Similar techniques can also be used to predict weak demand periods and slow down manufacturing to prevent spoilage of products and increased warehousing costs.

Value chain 116

Value chain Manufacturing Assembly Line Warehousing 116

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 2, 2024

ARIAMESH™ perforated architectural screens used for outdoor spaces Image: BlueScope Distribution With a background in steel manufacturing, Oliver Taseski saw a gap in the market for bespoke, locally produced architectural screen and aluminium products. We manufacture the ARIAMESH screens to our clients’ specific sizes and tolerances. “We

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Supply Chain Sourcing Form 98

MEM

MAY 9, 2023

Supercharging Additive Manufacturing with Software By Doug Kenik, director of software manufacturing, Markforged As the additive manufacturing industry matures, the pace of software innovation has sped up to a sprint. And these, in turn, give manufacturers the ability to scale using digital inventory.

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Additive manufacturing Manufacturing Fit Form 98

Gary Mintchell

APRIL 27, 2023

This extension was requested by IT companies to ensure efficient and standardized access to important information: IT-applications need the ability to utilize the data from OT to use it in concepts like Data Spaces, Digital Twins and the Metaverse. These solutions often share information between multiple companies.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Manufacturing 130

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 15, 2023

A clean work environment is essential for product quality, worker safety, and regulatory compliance in any manufacturing premises. This is where innovative technology and efficient cleaning processes unite to streamline manufacturing processes in three simple steps – Assess, Clean, and Simplify.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Compliance Automation Sourcing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 6, 2024

Image: AMGC The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) is backing two mining technology projects–from mDetect and EQ Resources–that are utilising cosmic rays and hyperspectral imaging for safety and access to strategically important materials. It has created an extra 20 jobs, upskilled 30 employees, and helped deliver an additional $3.6

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing Form Advanced manufacturing Sourcing 97

Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

Source: Zebra Technologies Only 1 in 6 manufacturers has a clear understanding of its own processes, according to a new study from Zebra Technologies Corp. The report also found that 61% of manufacturers expect artificial intelligence to drive growth by 2029, up from 41% in 2024. Zebra commissioned Azure Knowledge Corp.

Manufacturing 106

Manufacturing Supply Chain Robotics Robotics 106

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 18, 2024

Currently, most PCF management tools use averaging methods to calculate emissions, which only provides static information. Tucker’s Natural was founded on the principle of producing ‘better for you’ baked snack products that are the best quality, all natural, sustainable and made with locally sourced ingredients.

Beverage 105

Beverage Supply Chain Value chain Manufacturing 105

Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 23, 2024

Image: Amonthep/stock.adobe.com Discover how you can enhance and streamline your manufacturing operations, boost efficiency, and drive growth for medium to larger sized businesses. Enter MYOB Advanced Manufacturing, a cloud-based ERP solution that interconnects every facet of an enterprise, end to end.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 105

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Manufacturing Discrete manufacturing Assembly Line 105

Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The three role-based copilots—Plant Performance Copilot, Digital Manufacturing Copilot, and the Connected Worker Copilot—provide enhanced human-like interaction so workers can get beyond standard data analytics and analysis to understand what happened, why, and more importantly, anticipate future events.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Bottleneck Digital manufacturing Sourcing 147

Gary Mintchell

MAY 14, 2024

Today’s manufacturing is high speed/high volume, need to get closer to the edge, closer to the critical control, the machines, yet we need to move data from edge to cloud. This further information about the product comes from the press release. I heard from Hannover Messe that AVEVA was launching a hybrid/cloud MES solution.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 147

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Sourcing 147

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 29, 2023

The company contracted to deliver $14 million in upgrades at Hillarys and Fremantle has been installing the WA made jetties after local manufacturers geared up to supply major components often made overseas. Minister Assisting the Transport Minister David Michael spoke about the project and what it means for local manufacturing.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Sourcing 98

Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A leading consumer goods company, P&G is also a global leader in the Smart Manufacturing domain through its efforts to drive innovation by using digital technologies, including OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA), in a concept they call “constructive disruption.”

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Smart manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Consumer Goods Sourcing 182

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 13, 2024

Image: ECI Solutions The world of electronics manufacturing is in flux. While demand for smaller, faster, and more powerful devices continues to soar, manufacturers face complex disruptions. The global electronics manufacturing market is expected to reach $1.16 The electronics manufacturing landscape is rife with challenges.

Electronics 98

Electronics Supply Chain Manufacturing Bottleneck 98

Robotics Business Review

MAY 28, 2024

Comau is expanding from automotive manufacturing to logistics applications such as pick and place. Source: Comau If change is constant in technology, even established industrial automation providers must adapt to keep up. Comau has 50 years of experience with manufacturers and employs more than 3,700 people in 13 countries.

Robotics 121

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Logistics 121

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 10, 2023

“With the potential to create over 1,000 jobs this project will benefit Territorians from the Top End to the Barkly with the manufacturing plant to be built in Darwin, which will exclusively source phosphate from the Wonarah Phosphate Project in the Barkly.”

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Supply Chain Sourcing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Discover 8 ways an ERP will put your manufacturing company on the road to success. Read on to learn more ways in which ERP will put your manufacturing company on the road to success. ERP provides a single source of truth and enables you to improve communication between departments. A cloud-based ERP solution can help.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 103

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Manufacturing Compliance Electronics 103

Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We appreciate and understand our users need for products and systems that integrate well together and allow for collaboration of edge and cloud data sources. The combination of PlantPAx and FactoryTalk DataMosaix provides a leading industrial Data Ops platform that supports OPC-UA, provides contextualization of data from multiple sources.

Automation 147

Automation Sourcing Manufacturing 147

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Source: IFR South Korea was the most automated country by robot density in 2022, according to the IFR. It also has a smaller manufacturing industry. The world set a record with 3.9 Most automated countries worldwide Robot density by country in 2022.

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Robotics Robotics Automation Sourcing 143

MEM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of manufacturing, the spotlight shines brightly on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the catalyst behind a transformative wave. AI is revolutionizing processes, enhancing efficiency, and propelling manufacturing into a future brimming with possibilities. The result? The result?

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Assembly Line Supply Chain 98

Gary Mintchell

MAY 2, 2024

IRIS Foundry provides the differentiating building blocks of industrial data management and governance needed to deploy AI-embedded manufacturing solutions at enterprise scale. The result is a dynamic industrial knowledge graph, simplifying access to and navigation of information.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Manufacturing 130

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 26, 2024

They all try to inform industry leaders about specific areas of attack and vulnerability. New (to me) cybersecurity companies continue to spring up. Its biannual Cyber Threat Intelligence Report released Aug. 22, features top threats observed in the first half of 2024, and emerging cybersecurity trends.

Supply Chain 182

Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing Automation 182

Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Source: Applied Motion Products Applied Motion Products Inc. The CPBD-A-C module is powered by the motor itself, eliminating the need for an additional power source, according to Applied Motion Products (AMP). The CPBD-A-C allows for remote control of conveyor system motors. Register now.

Supply Chain 119

Supply Chain Sourcing Robotics Robotics 119

Control Engineering

APRIL 27, 2023

Wireless insights IDTechEx believes 6G could be around by 2028 at the earliest and it has many potential benefits for consumers and manufacturers. This technique utilizes multipath information to reconstruct 2D images and 3D models of the environment, allowing for more reliable and accurate positioning services.

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Composites Function 97

Mold Making Technology

MARCH 4, 2024

Source | Copilot The Society of Plastics Engineers Mold Technologies Division announces the first-ever Glenn Beall Scholarship for $3,000, as well as grant applications , for up to $5,000. The scholarship is available to undergraduate students enrolled in a plastics manufacturing engineering program or other STEM-related career paths.

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Form Sourcing Manufacturing 105

Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Source | Thinkstock Talent isn't just important — it's the cornerstone of national competitiveness. Source | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics “Back in 2011, we were already talking about a skills gap, with 600,000 job openings in manufacturing. Source | U.S. manufacturing sector could need up to 3.8

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Manufacturing Sourcing Supply Chain Additive manufacturing 52

Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sparkplug has been developed as open source way for engineers to standardize their messages from IIoT devices to databases. The Eclipse Foundation , one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, in collaboration with the Eclipse Sparkplug Working Group, announced that the Sparkplug 3.0

Sourcing 147

Sourcing Automotive Automation Manufacturing 147