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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

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. Understand Industry 4.0

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Digital manufacturing, smart manufacturing, enable sustainability efforts

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives ZF Group, an automotive manufacturer, provides motion controls for automotive, industrial, wind power. Digital transformation on the way to smart factory implementation. Smart factory prerequisites are required prior to implementation. Digital transformation on the way to smart factory implementation.

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Taking a different approach to DCS upgrades

Control Engineering

Embracing concepts and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and smart manufacturing can help. This is a challenge because a DCS is a closed system and does not take to upgrades easily. This is because the DCS is effectively a closed system, so cannot integrate easily into other systems.

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How manufacturers can use digitalization to prepare for the future

Control Engineering

Digitalization insights Honeywell Users Group (HUG) in Orlando emphasized giving manufacturers the right tools for the future and empowering manufacturers to optimize processes more easily. The 36 th Honeywell Users Group (HUG) event in Orlando kicked off Monday with an emphasis on manufacturers preparing for the future.

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A look at digital transformation using the cloud

Control Engineering

A good cloud platform helps users manage data along the lifecycle, which supports curation and utilization to enable effective data analytics and machine learning (ML) to generate insights that can make manufacturing operations better. How the cloud benefits manufacturing. Courtesy: Yokogawa.

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Integrating and Maximizing the Shop Floor on Display at FABTECH 2023

Fabricating & Metal Work

Attendees will get a first-hand look at what the machine tool manufacturer has to offer in exhibit space A4513 in Chicago’s McCormick Place. Manufacturing floor space is at a premium and we’re helping our customers to maximize every square foot,” explained Marketing Manager, Nikki Stenzel.

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Pack Expo Recap: Developing automation systems for facilities

Control Engineering

Automation insights Manufacturers at Pack Expo are focusing on delivering comprehensive yet user-friendly solutions, addressing challenges like the skills gap and high customer demand in the packaging and logistics industries. Issues like the skills gap and high customer demand remain constant issues.