Data-Driven Manufacturing

Talk About 5G Is No Idle Chatter

Near-real-time machining vibration compensation is just one advantage of the latest networking technology.

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GF Machining Solutions' rConnect Dasboard Collects, Compares Shop Data

GF Machining Solutions has introduced rConnect, a digital services platform powered by Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) protocol.

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Basics

Merging Advances: Lights-Out Machining Combines Automation and Focused Process Improvement

One of the most significant developments in machining right now is easy to miss because it is the union of two different advances coming together.

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Automation

Using AI for Predictive Maintenance, Employee Development

Maximo from IBM Watson can use "true AI" software to implement predictive maintenance and AR-assisted repair using the sensors that come standard on CNC machine tools.

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3 Principles for Growing with Machine Monitoring Data

Following a few basic principles can help shops get a return on their machine monitoring systems without losing faith first.

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Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Building New Canada HQ

Hexagon will consolidate all its Manufacturing Intelligence businesses in eastern Canada into the central location in Toronto. 

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Wintriss Controls Group’s ShopFloorConnect Version 6.0 Reduces Machine Downtime

Wintriss Controls Group’s ShopFloorConnect Version 6.0 collects downtime and production efficiency data from every machine in manufacturing operations, displays it in real time and produces manufacturing reports, including overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) reports.

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Automation

10 Takeaways on How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Influence CNC Machining

The Consortium for Self-Aware Machining and Metrology held a promising first meeting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Here are my impressions.

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The LNS E-Connect Enables Automatic Changeover

The LNS e-Connect Ethernet communications system enables bi-directional data sharing between CNC machine tools and LNS bar feeders.

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Breaking SPC Limitations Without Breaking Rules

Machine learning helps prove the merit of statistical analysis techniques that do not require plotting CNC machining quality data on a bell curve.

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