Data-Driven Manufacturing
Smart Machining Starts with Smart Sawing
A CNC band saw manufacturer worked with a university corporate research center to develop a cloud-based predictive maintenance app to not only monitor blade life, but also to predict blade failure. It also monitors overall band saw machine health in real time.
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A.I. Will Become Our Inventor
We know how to engineer automation, but can we automate engineering? This possibility is nearer than we might expect, and it will have implications for manufacturing.
Read MoreSensor Suite Collects Machine Data, Provides Reports
Captemp Industries has developed the Nidus sensor suite to gather and centralize information with fully automated, real-time control.
Read MoreRemote Monitoring Anticipates Potential Issues, Prevents Stoppages
Chevalier Machinery USA has launched the iMachine communications system, which enables users to avoid downtime and a loss of productivity.
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Machine Monitoring Both Challenges and Benefits Shop Culture
How does a shop deal with the “Big Brother” feeling that comes from implementing machine tool data collection? Part of the answer is the benefit to employee experience that this data collection will make possible. Watch video from the Top Shops Conference.
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Software Captures, Displays Real-Time Machine Data
Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: Memex presents the new release of Merlin Tempus Enterprise Edition (EE), version 3.5.
Read MoreManagement Software Automatically Administrates Shop Operations
Fastems’ Manufacturing Management Software is a progressive solution for automatic production processing, complete with planning, controlling, visualizing and monitoring capabilities.
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Monitoring System Connects Control with PCs, Mobile Devices
Heidenhain Corp.’s StateMonitor connects the company’s TNC controls with PC systems to enable users to view data and evaluate control processes remotely and in real-time.
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Platform Simplifies IIoT Data Management
Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: The MachineMetrics predictive analytics and machine learning platform enables manufacturers to harness, structure and take action on machine data.
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Tool Identification System Transfers Data Via RFID Tags
Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: The latest version of Caron Engineering’s ToolConnect retrofit hardware and software package for machine tools is designed to reduce human error and setup time by automating the transfer of CNC tool data to and from the control.
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