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Topics: Engineering Efficiency, The Connected Enterprise, Automation
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The megatrends in automation and control are long-term changes and shifts that will end up shaping the direction of industrial technology, processes and products. Certainly, the concept of the Industrial Internet is the defining megatrend of our time, but there are other industrial control technologies being developed that will also have a lasting effect on specific areas within manufacturing companies.
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Topics: IIoT, The Connected Enterprise, Automation, Big Data
Our world of people, places and things is coming together in some interesting and challenging ways. For those in manufacturing, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is connecting people, places and things in ever more functional and innovative ways, and it is changing the fabric of how things get made.
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It is also starting to change expectations. Customers are going to be more demanding as they learn the cost savings and time efficiencies that can be delivered in a Smart Factory. Additionally, this connectivity will also enable a much greater degree of customization, and the capacity to support increasingly smaller batch sizes.
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Topics: Industry 4.0, IIoT, The Connected Enterprise, Data Portal, Big Data
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There are many components to the production process involving people, machines, software, and hardware. To add to the complexity, there’s a good chance that most of these components are not located in the same place. It’s a multi-faceted environment and holding it all together is data.
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Topics: IIoT, The Connected Enterprise, Automation, Data Portal, Smart Factory, Big Data
Technology is disrupting nearly every industry and manufacturing is not immune…which is a good thing.
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Topics: Industry 4.0, IIoT, The Connected Enterprise, Database-Driven Design, Smart Factory
Collaboration in a multidiscipline team environment can be a challenge. Stakeholders, with their eyes on different aspects of the project, present a potential impediment to successful and timely completion. The following are 3 key areas to look at when working with multidiscipline teams.
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Topics: Industrial Internet, Engineering Efficiency, Industry 4.0, The Connected Enterprise, data consistency, project management
Saving time and money is a major concern when designing and building new machines. There are only so many steps that can be taken to make these savings a reality but the most important -- the one that has the most impact -- is incorporating computer-aided, database-driven design software into your workflow. Here are some ways this 21st-century technology can streamline the process.
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Topics: Engineering Efficiency, The Connected Enterprise, prototyping, data consistency, integration, Data Portal
