Data-Driven Manufacturing
Data-driven manufacturing implies that decisions controlling the manufacturing process should be based on facts, not guesses, wishes, theories or opinions. Emerging technology is enabling both people and equipment to collect and process the facts they need to achieve better results. Driving manufacturing with data promotes integration and coherence across manufacturing organizations throughout the supply chain.
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VIEW ALLStarting Small with Automation
Quick-change workholding and flexible robotic automation started this small shop on the path to success.
Read MoreSiemens Intelligent Link Model Provides Automation Data Transparency
Siemens’ Sirius 3RC7 intelligent link module combines IT and OT for complete industrial automation data transparency.
Read MoreShops Capturing and Applying Data to Drive Employee Efficiency
Here are three examples of machine shops using manufacturing software and data-driven improvement concepts to bolster not only their shopfloor employees’ efficiency, but their overall productivity, too.
Read MoreAutomation Idea for Halloween?
Maybe not. But, the candy-throwing robots at MetalQuest’s Nebraska facility do enable the contract machine shop to stand out at career fairs and similar events.
WatchPrecision Machining Technology Review: October 2024
Production Machining’s October 2024 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Ceratizit, Kennametal, Mate Precision Techologies, Horn and Mazak.
Read MoreABB Robotics Sponsors MassRobotics to Accelerate Automation Innovation
By equipping MassRobotics with its advanced cobots, ABB aims to facilitate the creation of new and impactful solutions that address real-world challenges across various industries.
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Mazak Device Enhances Machine Connectivity, Security
SmartBox 2.0 integrates advanced communication protocols and edge computing for enhanced productivity and security, ensuring safe data export from machines to factory networks.
Read MorePaperless Parts' AI-Powered Automation Tool Streamlines Quoting
Wingman is powered by a secure AI model developed to extract critical information from quote packages so that estimators can work faster, automate administrative aspects of setting up quotes and minimize the risk of missing important details.
Read MoreGlobal Shop Solutions Software Streamlines Data Management
IMTS 2024: Global Shop Solutions displays its Dashboard Designer software feature, which aims to better organize and simplify data access without required coding.
Read MoreRenishaw Data Platform Promotes Connected Shop Floor
Renishaw Central collects metrology, status and alarm data from connected devices across the shop floor.
Read MoreVericut 9.4 Offers Increased Connectivity Across Manufacturing Workflow
The latest version features a new module, CNC Machine Monitoring, which connects Vericut directly to CNC machines and streams data to enable users to monitor what their machines are doing on the shop floor, live in real time.
Read MoreBar Feeder Offers Simple, Fast, Silent Automation
PMTS 2023: Bucci Industries’ Next 25 bar feeder offers high rotational speeds (more than 10,000 rpm) and fast, unattended bar changes with high indexing and silent performance.
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Thoughts About the ‘Softer’ Side of Machining
During a live interview at IMTS 2024, I talked about how the application of software and data-driven methodologies can enable shops to improve shopfloor efficiency and overall profitability.
Read MoreSustainability Analysis Tool Aids Data-Driven Decision-Making
Can increasing productivity and reducing carbon emissions go hand-in-hand? For its high-volume machining customers, Sandvik Coromant offers a tool for data collection and comparison to aid sustainability-minded process decisions.
Read MoreHigh-Production Multitasking Becoming More Flexible
Rotary transfer machines remain well-suited for high-volume production, but are now more accommodating to smaller batch sizes.
Read More4 Bright Ideas for Effective Lights-Out Machining
Adopting lights-out machining involves considerations when a machine shop decides to move forward with the process. Here are some tips to a successful implementation.
Read MoreInside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners
AMPG can’t help but take risks — its management doesn’t know how to run machines. But these risks have enabled it to become a runaway success in its market.
Read MorePiezoelectric Sensor Technology: Moving Toward more Efficient Machine Monitoring
A new system that uses simple and compact force or strain sensors, which can be integrated inside toolholders or mounted on surfaces such as spindle housings, can facilitate CNC machine monitoring.
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