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Omnify announces technology partnership with SiliconExpert
The integration between SiliconExpert and Omnify Empower PLM supplies detailed part information to users when creating new, corporate parts/part numbers within Empower. -
Enhanced productivity to be on display at the 2017 HANNOVER MESSE
What happens when a machine fails or a customer changes its order? Production has to be re-configured, which is time-consuming and expensive. What if there was a better way? -
Cloud-Based MES: The Effort to Empower Small Manufacturers
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com In this day and age, it can sometimes seem like the small manufacturer is getting buried underneath the bigger entities in the industry. Yet, many of today’s advances, like the cloud-based MES, are making it possible for small and medium size manufacturers to improve their operation -
Werum announces service partnership with EIS
Since January 1, 2017, EIS is thus a "PAS-X Endorsed Service Partner" and will support Werum customers in Europe and in the USA in the on-site-implementation of Werum's PAS-X MES. -
Lockheed Martin chooses Aegis' MES for Colorado facility
Operators at Lockheed Martin Space Systems will use the MES solution to increase factory speed, control, and visibility for several government satellite programs. -
Bill's Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2017 - Convergence, Divergence, or Chaos?
2016 was an exciting year of innovation and exploration in industrial automation. All this cutting-edge development fuels the excitement, but also begs a relevant question: Will these developments lead to convergence, divergence, and/or chaos in 2017? -
Advancing Error-Proofing via MES Control
By Anthony Borges, PINpoint Information Systems With the advent of advanced automation techniques, the IIoT and Industry 4.0 concepts, the question remains the same; what is the optimal method to eliminate or mitigate defective products made by human or machine? -
Savigent Software and Actemium announce strategic partnership
As a Savigent Authorized Partner, Actemium will work with manufacturers to build top-to-bottom solutions using Savigent's manufacturing operations management software. -
Casa Systems chooses Omnify Empower PLM software to manage engineering products
Casa Systems was growing and they needed to find a solution to support formal engineering change control processes in order to eliminate issues they were experiencing with accountability, delays and lost information. -
Is MES On Its Way Out?
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The convergence of IT and OT is one of the more fascinating trends that has spawned many discussions throughout the industrial space., but does it sound the death knell for Manufacturing Execution Systems? -
Professional Systems Associates' CMPRO earns 5-star ICM certification
CMPRO was developed by PSA in the 1990s to provide a solution for managing compliance requirements within the aerospace and defense industries. -
Milwaukee Electronics chooses Aegis' FactoryLogix MES software for Oregon facility
With facilities located in Wisconsin, Oregon, and Mexico, Milwaukee Electronics designs and manufactures custom circuit board assemblies for the medical, transportation, military, and HVAC industries. -
Discussing the Power of Configurable Process Control
By Anthony Borges, Pinpoint Information Systems The power of an MES System or configurable process control system is now well beyond that of what can be accomplished with PLCs alone. -
Westfalia named to Food Logistics' 2016 FL100+ list
Westfalia’s automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) can store and retrieve layers and cases (with and without a pallet) from inventory. -
MSI announces addition of Michael Israel to management team
In his new role at MSI, Michael’s responsibilities will include managing the successful rollout and implementation of MSI’s Service Pro software for major accounts, and contributing his valuable expertise as a driver of new product management and product marketing initiatives. -
Werum announces Rajesh Vedak as Country Manager of India
Supported by the team at Werum’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, he will ensure a close connection to local customers delivering customer satisfaction through Werum’s MES solutions. -
HARTING announces 2015/16 shows company on path for growth
Sales during the recently ended 2015/16 fiscal year (September 30) rose by 3.4 % to €586 million (previous year: €567 million). -
Schneider's Ampla MOM software improves data visibility for Australian mining company
Australian Metals, Mining and Minerals (MMM) company, has selected Schneider Electric’s Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution. Schneider Electric provided a solution that has provided improved global visibility and understanding of their Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). -
Savigent announces joining of Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)
As a member of IIC, Savigent Software will contribute its technology in manufacturing operations management software to the development of new business models, use-cases, reference architectures and joint solutions for the IIoT. -
Magic Software's Magic xpi to facilitate data exchange for ZF Lemforder
To continue its operations, Lemforder had to replicate the automatic exchange of order and production data that had previously existed between its ERP and its local production system.
