Data-Driven Manufacturing
Wintriss Controls Group’s ShopFloorConnect Version 6.0 Reduces Machine Downtime
Wintriss Controls Group’s ShopFloorConnect Version 6.0 collects downtime and production efficiency data from every machine in manufacturing operations, displays it in real time and produces manufacturing reports, including overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) reports.
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10 Takeaways on How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Influence CNC Machining
The Consortium for Self-Aware Machining and Metrology held a promising first meeting at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Here are my impressions.
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The LNS E-Connect Enables Automatic Changeover
The LNS e-Connect Ethernet communications system enables bi-directional data sharing between CNC machine tools and LNS bar feeders.
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Breaking SPC Limitations Without Breaking Rules
Machine learning helps prove the merit of statistical analysis techniques that do not require plotting CNC machining quality data on a bell curve.
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MachineMetrics Automates Collection of Real-Time Machine Data
EMO 2019: MachineMetrics is an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform designed specifically for discrete manufacturing.
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News of Note: July 2019
New options for training young folks, NTMA offers blockchain services, a new partnership promoting additive manufacturing in aerospace work, and other industry news.
Read MoreNTMA Partners with Blockchain Supply Chain Firm SyncFab
SyncFab uses blockchained “smart contracts” and data-driven methods to optimize the external supply chain available to OEM buyers.
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Siemens' AnalyzeMyWorkpiece /Monitor Enables Process-Parallel Quality Control
EMO 2019: Siemens expands its software portfolio for machine tools with AnalyzeMyWorkpiece /Monitor, which enables continuous monitoring of workpiece production in machine tools.
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Marposs’ GEMCMS-02 Monitors for Collisions, Mitigates Crash Damage
Marposs’ Genior Modular GEMCMS-02 is a compact machine monitoring system designed to identify the potential for machine tool component collisions and crash damage.
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ERP Helps Forward-Thinking Manufacturers Look Back
Enterprise-wide performance data and an understanding of which metrics matter form a foundation for the predictive analytics that characterize “smart” CNC machine shops.
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