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Compact Motion Control Helps Keep 3D Printing Equipment in Line with End User Requirements
Cookie Consent This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Without consent certain enhanced features will not be available and future visits may require repeated consent, so it is recommended to accept the use of cookies. Visit the Automation.com Privacy Policy for more information. Summary By nature, 3D printers must maintain as compact and efficient a footprint as possible.
IIoT trustworthiness for cyber-physical systems defined
The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) published IIoT Trustworthiness Framework Foundations. This foundational document explains the key concepts and benefits of trustworthiness in context, relating it to the real-world supply chain and offering model approaches. Trustworthiness is essential to government and commercial organizations with cyber-physical systems impacting the safety and well-being of people and the environment.
Top 5 Plant Engineering articles Sept. 6-12, 2021
The top 5 most read articles online, from Sept. 6-12, 2021, for Plant Engineering covered the engineering leaders under 40, how to vitalize digital transformation, building secure energy and power grids for the future, and more. Links to each article below. 1. Engineering Leaders Under 40, Class of 2021 Meet the engineers who are exceeding expectations and improving operations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. 2.
Great smart manufacturing initiatives deserve great funding
Learning Objectives Calculating return on investment (ROI) is critical for a smart manufacturing project. Benefits include increased revenue, reduced risk and more. Cost sources include staff support, planning and project development. After a long search, you have the project that will turn the company around.
Finding the return on investment in smart manufacturing, digital transformation
Learning Objectives Digital transformation is about advancing and uncovering new opportunities for sustainability, efficiency and productivity. The overall tactical objective in achieving digital transformation is creating a real-time operational control loop that manages based on information and analytics. An open, system-agnostic approach provides long-term values and lowers total cost of ownership (TCO) for the user.
How to calculate digital transformation ROI
Learning Objectives Digital transformation growth is not being realized by many companies because they don’t see the return on investment (ROI) returns. Prioritizing the digital vision requires focusing on control system and asset management systems. Manufacturing execution system (MES) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrades can help companies realize ROI returns.
Five steps for jumpstarting a successful IIoT program
Figure 5: Four qualities to look for in a technology partner. Courtesy: Fluke Corp. Recent world events have reinforced the need to accommodate remote management, as in being able to maintain business-critical machines with many maintenance and reliability professionals working away from the plant. As a result, numerous Cloud-based technologies that maintenance organizations may have viewed as “down-the-road” are now seen as much more urgent.
What does the cloud mean for metal fabrication?
Paradoxically, metal fabricators use advanced digital control alongside antiquated data management. The cloud will help eliminate the paradox. Modern metal fabricators operate under an interesting paradox. The industry is simultaneously saturated with advanced digital control and also constrained by antiquated data management. Manufacturers face increasing pressure to deliver high-quality parts efficiently, on schedule, and with more customization.
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