Is Your Real-Time Shop Floor Data…Real?
Second or third shifts can start like any other: CNCs spin under the watchful glow of monitors, operators move between machines and production looks steady. But in the morning meeting, …
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Turning the Lights Out to Turn On Greater Productivity
Affordable sensors, machine-monitoring software and smarter automation are bringing lights-out operations within reach for manufacturers of all sizes today – and pushing IT and Operations leaders to rethink what “unattended” …
The Machines You Didn’t Think Could Talk
Factories today tell a story in two halves: a tale of gleaming, modern CNC machines streaming data to dashboards, paired beside older, time-tested equipment that hums reliably but remains invisible …
The Dilemma of Do-It-Yourself Equipment Monitoring Software
Downtime – and the response time to it – continues to plague manufacturers across the United States. A 2022 Siemens report revealed that a typical large plant “still loses 25 …
New VERICUT® CNC Machine Connectivity Feature Improves Program Accuracy Through Digital Twin Technology
Latest feature to be displayed at the Shop Floor Automations booth at IMTS 2024 in Chicago Shop Floor Automations (SFA), a manufacturing integrator specializing in digitally transformative hardware, software and …
Map Your Show with this IMTS 2024 Exhibitor Lineup
“Everything we have today is the result of going to Chicago, walking through those doors of IMTS, and seeing all the amazing technology. It’s a great atmosphere. It’s like walking …
Smart Manufacturing Takes Flight with Aerospace Machine Monitoring
The Writing on the Wall The indicators to diversify your customer base can present themselves in many ways to a company. Value Prop, a B2B strategy consultancy, defines “customer concentration” …
The Value of Machine Monitoring Software
“Show me the money!” Those iconic words from the 1996 film, Jerry Maguire, may have been once uttered to prove client-agent commitment, but they also serve as a reminder that …
3 Best Practices To Implement Machine Monitoring
Whether you have seven machines or 70 pieces of equipment on your floor, there are best practices that manufacturers across industries can apply to get the most out of your …
3 Strategic Ways to Reallocate Excess Budget
As manufacturers across North America spend time reflecting, strategizing, planning and budgeting for the year ahead, leaders are debating how to defend against disruption and strengthen their offense. It’s a …
How to Compare Machine Monitoring Software with These 3 Questions
As manufacturers continue to seek alternatives to overcome the labor shortage, automation remains at the core of corporate strategy. Automation priorities can take the form of cobot programming, networking CNC …
Integrating Equipment Data with ERP for Bigger Business Benefits
Maintenance, particularly on the shop floor, involves expensive machinery – which translates into high costs for actions like repair work. These costs can represent anywhere from 15-70% of expenses, says …