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With IoT and Industry 4.0 being the omnipresent new paradigm in manufacturing, increasing the speed, amount, and accuracy of data generation is a critical necessity. Solutions the integrate metrology data should dramatically increase productivity, reduce errors, provide full documentation and automate the acquisition process. Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses all this with Jeff Wilkinson. He is the Director of Research & Development at The L. S. Starrett Co.

How to step on the gas with regard to the long-planned digital transformation in manufacturing? Jaci Sager, VC Portfolio Manager at Caterpillar, and Paul Boris, Chief Revenue Officer at Praemo, have some answers. For teams that are seeing success, is it the technology they chose? Is it the leaders tasked with facilitating it? Or is it some combination of both? The answer might seem obvious, but the path is not.

Sharing design files is a critical part of manufacturing operations, but typical file-sharing operations can create challenges for the people involved. In this episode, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine talks with Jim Zwica, Director of Manufacturing Solutions for Vertex, about the purpose of sharing files in manufacturing; the primary challenges and problems it causes; and new alternatives to file sharing that may be a better option for many companies.

Jeff Huerta, Senior VP for Sales at Vecna Robotics, speaks on how successful companies are advancing their operations with fully autonomous material handling equipment, and how some facilities are achieving very quick ROI. He also describes the differences between an AMR and an AGV, and addresses the topic of safety. Lastly, he prescribes ways to get started with this equipment, including what upfront costs companies should be prepared for.

Today’s machine tools create an enormous amount of data. One way of using this information is to implement automated feedback processes that improve machining operations. In this episode, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Scott Mahrle, director of business development for Q-DAS and Hexagon Integrated Solutions, and Frank Krazer, system engineer for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, about what automated machine tool feedback is and how it impacts the manufacturing process; how automated machine tool feedback can increase the efficiency of both people and equipment; how it can produce costs savings; and how manufacturers can build workers’ confidence in this process.

John Keogh, LIFT’s engineering director, shares all the things the institute and its additive manufacturing partners are doing to develop methods and techniques to better understand the materials and their dimensions – in real time - as they undergo the additive process.

Italy has long been a key provider of manufacturing technology to the U.S. market. In this podcast, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Bart Pascoli, Project Coordinator for Machines Italia–and Marco Saladini, Trade Commissioner-Chicago for the Italian Trade Agency about Machines Italia and its role in the North American manufacturing industry; the results of a recent Machines Italia awareness survey of 500 purchasers of Italian machinery in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada; key highlights from the digital version of Machines Italia magazine, volume 13, which is focused on Next Generation Manufacturing; and where to find more information about Machines Italia and its offerings to the manufacturing industry.

Listen to this Smart Manufacturing magazine cover story: Twenty women making their mark in robotics & automation

In this podcast, Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses with Jennifer Taylor, Vice President of Business Development, Central Florida Development Council (CFDC) the opportunities for companies who want to establish manufacturing centers in Central Florida.

Manufacturing cost accounting can be a challenge even for seasoned financial accountants. In this podcast, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with David Lechleitner, Senior Consultant for Ultra Consultants, about how manufacturers can understand how to more accurately cost jobs; the costing options available in most ERP solutions; and how to effectively utilize them to identify “winners” from “losers.”