Data-Driven Manufacturing

Automation 13 Dec 2016

Smart Bins Enable Remote Monitoring, Replenishment Automation

Apex Supply Chain Technologies’ Actylus 8100 and 8200 smart bin systems enable replenishment automation for assembly and compact manufacturing cells so that bin supplies do not run out.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 9 Dec 2016

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.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 1 Dec 2016

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.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 25 Nov 2016

Siemens, 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.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 18 Nov 2016

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.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 14 Nov 2016

Okuma to Host Technology Showcase Focusing on Data-Driven Manufacturing

The event will include sessions on coolant performance, the Industrial Internet of Things and more.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 2 Nov 2016

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.

Additive Manufacturing 1 Nov 2016

Impressions 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.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 1 Nov 2016

Making Connections

The networks of connected shopfloor devices that underlie implementations of data-driven manufacturing come together on many levels. All are worth noting.

Basics 1 Nov 2016

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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