Okuma’s 5-Step Pre-Automation Checklist to Maximize Productivity August 19, 2020 With the potential for a 30% productivity increase or even more, there's a strong incentive for automating CNC machining processes. But before you flip the switch on that robot, you’ll need to check out the surrounding tools and processes.
The 20 most influential professors in smart manufacturing May 13, 2020 Innovation in smart manufacturing can come in a flash from a lightbulb moment, but those instances are few. More often than not, breakthroughs in technology, such as bioprinting, blockchain, cloud-based manufacturing and real-time production control, happen after years of careful study accompanied by painstaking, methodical work done sometimes in academic settings.
Safety Best Practices for the Age of Automation June 18, 2020 Automation has been an understandable focus in manufacturing for years now. And despite the recent wave of layoffs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the push will probably continue.
MxD succeeds in encouraging firms of all sizes, schools to mix well May 26, 2020 The figurative skull and crossbones marking the tech-demo and -validation period commonly called the “valley of death” are in the rearview mirror, MxD CEO Chandra Brown asserts.
Italian Technology Award: Opens Doors, Enriches Engineering Education May 29, 2020 About 30 years ago, I was introduced to the amazing world of manufacturing. The Universal Co., a well-established home appliance manufacturer in Tehran, Iran, had already started to be equipped with advanced mechanisms and robots. There, my new work as a manufacturing engineer/die designer produced a deep, passionate love for manufacturing.
Confused about OT security? ISA/IEC 62443 to the rescue. May 22, 2020 How do you ask your vendors for security? How do you assess how extensive their security knowledge and practices are?
Wearables can help with worker safety, retention May 15, 2020 We have been remiss in not reporting a great deal on wearables since starting this magazine in early 2016. So, in this issue, we tackle that subject on two fronts of great import: worker safety and worker retention.
ISM Survey Shows How COVID-19 Effects Worsened on Business April 14, 2020 A survey by the Institute for Supply Management indicates the supply chain impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) worsened over March.
COVID-19 Reality Setting in for Financial Executives: PwC April 13, 2020 Reality regarding the novel coronavirus is setting in for financial executives, particularly those in manufacturing, consulting firm PwC said today.
30 leaders transforming manufacturing March 25, 2020 As manufacturing undergoes the revolutionary changes of the Digital Age, the people with the keenest leadership skills have taken up the charge to modernize the industry so that it leverages the cloud and Big Data and is connected and smart.
