Data-Driven Manufacturing
The Internet of Things
The push to make manufacturing a fully integrated Internet-of-Things world is gaining momentum
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MTConnect Challenge 2 Now Open
Developing software that uses MTConnect to add more intelligence to the manufacturing process can win you $100,000.
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MTConnect Aids Robotic Automation
MTConnect will make robots more flexible. That’s the implication of recent work by a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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Shop Floor Monitoring with MTConnect
A new white paper released by the MTConnect Institute demonstrates the benefits of monitoring a manufacturing plant using MTConnect to collect data and information from the shop floor.
Read MoreConference Highlights MTConnect Impact
The second annual MTConnect conference took place in April.
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MTConnect in Perspective
Dave Edstrom, president and chairman of the board for the MTConnect Institute, has written a book about MTConnect, a communication protocol for manufacturing equipment and devices. It’s a readable, personal account of how (and why) the standard came to be, as well as an understandable introduction to the technology behind it.
Read MoreMTConnect Challenge Opens
The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and the MTConnect Institute announced the start of the first phase of the MTConnect Challenge: Creating Manufacturing Intelligence.
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Maximize Machine Tools with MTConnect
One of the highlights of this week’s MC2 conference was the introduction of this video, which features Joel Neidig, technology manager at ITAMCO. He talks about how machine monitoring and other MTConnect-enabled technologies have benefited this north central Indiana job shop.
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Video: Maximize Machine Tools with MTConnect
Joel Neidig, technology manager at ITAMCO, talks about how machine monitoring and other MTConnect-enabled technologies have benefited this north central Indiana job shop.
WatchBig Data Is A Big Deal
Big Data represents a huge opportunity for metalworking manufacturers.
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