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Automate 2023 Day Three: Sensors gaining insights under the surface

Control Engineering

Information is a major asset for any company trying to maintain their supply chains and improve operations. It looks for defects and we train the model this way,” she said, adding later this process can help manufacturers reduce costs. With overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), most manufacturers are trying to keep costs down.

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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

Popular examples include overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), quality, flexibility and even innovation. The scope typically includes the entire manufacturing value chain including product design and development, production planning, supply chain management, production, quality control and distribution.

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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. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) monitors production results against production goals while predictive analytics detect impending equipment failures.