Hexagon experts embark on a summer mission to make manufacturing smarter for users across the U.S.
The Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a new 15,044 square-feet innovation and manufacturing lab space that will use cutting-edge technologies to develop future-ready skills and improve business outcomes, has been unveiled.
As manufacturing marches forward into the digital era, a growing ecosystem of standards is laying the foundation for a new generation of data management.
Full line of fiber and diode laser machines for cutting and hardening
Midway between Houston and Austin sits Brenham, Texas, home to Blue Bell ice cream and the world’s largest BBQ pit. Within this smallish town you’ll find a not-so-small contract manufacturer, MIC Group LLC.
Like most of the digital architecture of manufacturing, computer numerical controllers (CNCs) have advanced rapidly in recent years, producing far more processing speed and implementing advanced algorithms, while at the same time offering simpler, more intuitive user interfaces.
As we enter Industry 4.0, the lines continue to blur between the digital and the physical. With this, the workplace is rapidly changing at every level in every industry.
The best way to solve the skills gap is to ignite the already existing and yet dormant fuel of curiosity inside of young minds.
This year’s RAPID + TCT show signaled a new wave of users, with 35 percent of the audience being new to adopting additive manufacturing technologies.
Whether transmitted through wires or the air, data collected from older factory devices can help a shop owner make smarter business decisions.
