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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

smart manufacturing and digital transformation. be changing how stakeholders approach automation, controls and instrumentation? Popular examples include overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), quality, flexibility and even innovation. initiatives. Review differences in Industry 4.0, Understand Industry 4.0

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Thermal Loop Solutions: A Path to Improved Performance, Sustainability and Compliance in Heat Treatment

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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.

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Automate 2023 Day Three: Sensors gaining insights under the surface

Control Engineering

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.

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Benefits of integrating a MES system with SCADA

Control Engineering

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.

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TCO Tipping Point: Revealing the Real Value

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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.

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Turnkey approach for automating first-of-a-kind red sorghum extract process

Control Engineering

Learn how pre-existing hardware, field devices and other equipment can be integrated into a new plant or facility. System integration insights 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.

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Building on analytics foundations to improve operations

Control Engineering

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. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) were developed in the late 1960s.