Data-Driven Manufacturing
JIMTOF: A Strong Embrace of IIoT
The recent Japan International Machine Tool Fair reflects the rapid move toward smart factories in which smart machines are fully networked. Japanese providers of manufacturing technology have clearly embraced the concepts of the Industrial Internet of Things.
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OEE May Not Be Enough
Overall equipment efficiency (OEE) is a critical measurement of how well a manufacturing unit is doing. But shops should also focus on profitability, which is where Financial OEE comes in.
Read MoreSiemens, Stratasys Form Partnership to Incorporate AM into Traditional Production
The companies argue that additive manufacturing ought to occupy an increasingly familiar role in volume production environments.
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Tool Presetter Is an Important Hub for Data-Driven Manufacturing
The presetter/tool measurement machine plays a key role in data-driven manufacturing by serving as single point of contact for the two-way flow of information about cutting tools.
Read MoreOkuma to Host Technology Showcase Focusing on Data-Driven Manufacturing
The event will include sessions on coolant performance, the Industrial Internet of Things and more.
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Try Humor to Connect to Younger Manufacturers on Social Media
Shop Floor Automations is trying something new: a Web comic intended to catch the attention of up-and-coming machinists on social media.
Read MoreImpressions of IMTS 2016
Things changed this year. New technologies and a new generation were prominent, and together they are helping to take this show into its next era.
Read MoreMaking Connections
The networks of connected shopfloor devices that underlie implementations of data-driven manufacturing come together on many levels. All are worth noting.
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Data-Driven Manufacturing Deconstructed
"Data-Driven Manufacturing" can be broken into three areas for better understanding: the conceptual, the technical and the practical.
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Italian IIOT: Cautious but Confident
Although The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) was a popular topic at Bi-Mu, the biennial machining and manufacturing exhibition in Milan, Italy, technology suppliers seem to have adopted a cautious outlook.
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