Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Liquid-cooling VFD Increases Efficiency and Savings in Plastics Machinery
With operations running 24/7, 365 days a year, the company sought to upgrade its variable frequency drives (VFDs) to increase motor efficiency, thus reducing operational costs and enhancing energy efficiency throughout its extrusion processes.
Considerations for Choosing the Right Encoder for Your Application
Depending on the encoder, resolution is one of the most important calculations to understand. Accurate print landing, accurate conveyor speed, accurate satellite positioning, accurate elevator control all hinge on the resolution and type of encoder.
Additive Manufacture: In-house 3D Printing versus Outsourced 3D Printing Service
In this 3-part series of articles, we will embark on a comprehensive exploration of 3D printing / additive manufacturing (AM), where our main focus is empowering you to make informed decisions about how to engage with the technology across an ever-evolving landscape.
Unlocking Customer Experience: The Critical Role of Your Supply Chain
Cost implications play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional experiences for end-users. By optimizing expenses, businesses can allocate resources to enhance product quality and service delivery, ensuring customer satisfaction.
BOOSTING PANERA BREAD'S EFFICIENCY WITH CIMON'S PLC AND HMI SOLUTIONS
The initiative aimed not only to streamline operations but also to fit seamlessly within the limited space of retail restaurants, a challenge in the bustling food service industry.
The AI Imperative: Crafting Your Manufacturing Future
How does a business begin to build a compelling AI case? It starts with a problem worth solving. Here is how businesses can leap onto the AI train with a strategy that is as pragmatic as it is ambitious.
Winds Of Change For Vestas: 3D Printed Tooling Transforms Wind Turbines
There aren’t a lot of technologies that can propel towering wind turbines to new heights of time and cost efficiencies, but large-format additive manufacturing rose to the challenge and delivered with its eclectic range of applications.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
Three layers of predictive maintenance - New horizons in a world of AI and Big Data
The key difference between preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance is that the latter means completing maintenance only when needed, as opposed to scheduled intervals.
Revolutionizing Sustainability: igus Unveils AI-Driven Solutions for Industry 4.0 at Hannover Messe
Smart maintenance, low-cost robotics, AI-based online tools: igus® showcasing pioneering solutions for the lubrication-free and CO2-neutral industry and automation of tomorrow at the Hannover Messe
Lean is the Future of Manufacturing
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Reducing wait times and eliminating extraneous handling and labor through lean improves your bottom line. The capital saved can then be reinvested in new and better products and processes to further improve the customer experience, which in turn fuels business growth.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Bally Ribbon Mills Offers Custom Woven Materials for Critical Rigging and Tie Down Applications
Lightweight two- and three- dimensional reclaimable materials offer strength and resistance
Watson-Marlow to highlight Qdos Chemical Metering Pumps at AISTech Steel Expo 2024
Visit Booth 3622 to see pumps ideal for chemical processing and OEM applications
Saelig Introduces the TekBox TBMR-110M EMI-Analyzer For EMC Standards Measurements
Designed for fast EMC standards testing, this 110 MHz EMI-receiver/spectrum analyzer/scalar network analyzer provides the functionality to quickly carry out conducted emission measurements to international EMC standards.
Parsec Double Award Win Showcases Dedication to Customers and Manufacturing Expertise
Parsec Receives Two Bronze Stevie Awards In 2024 American Business Awards
Rootstock Recognized as Partner in Collaborative Innovation for 2024 Manufacturing Leadership Awards
Honor given for its collaboration with Architectural Fabrication, a customer using Rootstock's ERP solution to scale for growth and drive operational efficiencies
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
Supply Chain Management by Elisa IndustrIQ
Elisa IndustrIQ's Supply Chain Management (SCM) solution is designed to enhance productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness throughout the entire supply chain. This advanced solution focuses on improving flexibility and responsiveness in both planning and operation execution, crucial for adapting to rapidly evolving markets. Our solution facilitates business growth by offering end-to-end visibility, essential for efficiently managing and streamlining supply chains. Key features include AI-powered demand forecasting, automated quoting and purchasing, intelligent replanning capabilities, structured collaboration tools, and direct supplier integration. These features can be tailored to align with your business and financial objectives, adding a strategic dimension to sales and operations planning and execution. The solution is designed to meet the manufacturing industry's needs for speed, resilience, and efficiency, primarily through innovative approaches to reduce business friction.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
Human Element, Inc.
Human Element builds digital experiences that drive commerce, specializing in eCommerce integrations for platforms such as Adobe Commerce, Magento, Shopify, and BigCommerce. We're also integration experts for ERP and related business systems. While rooted in development and support for leading eCommerce technologies, Human Element has evolved to deliver a full spectrum of services-from strategic consulting to digital marketing-to clients with whom it forms long-term, strategic partnerships.
