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  • Whitmore Manufacturing chooses Rockwell to automate new facility

    In order to reduce nonconforming batches, improve quality and meet customer expectations, Whitmore decided to automate its lubricant making process and gain access to real-time information from the facility floor.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    08 November, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Fluke's DATAPAQ tracker system saves fuel for Polish steel manufacturer

    In the current project, Danieli Centro Combustion made use of the new DATAPAQ Insight Basic software, which comprises all essential visualization, analysis, and reporting functions.
    By: Fluke Corporation
    03 November, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Focus SB chooses Epicor ERP to facilitate resource planning

    Focus SB, a UK-based manufacturer of bespoke electrical accessories, evaluated several ERP solutions, but chose Epicor ERP as it felt it was the only available software application on the market that suited the company's business needs.
    By: Epicor Software Corporation
    03 November, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Werum's PAS-X MES turns Turkish pharma manufacturer digital

    Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals has successfully taken Werum’s PAS-X Weighing & Dispensing into operation at their main manufacturing site in Istanbul, Turkey.
    26 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Northeast Tool chooses Epicor ERP to improve resource management

    One of the biggest drivers that prompted a search for a new ERP system was the need to interact with other systems across the company, in addition to providing dashboards and complete functionality between front office and the shop floor.
    By: Epicor Software Corporation
    26 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • GE to help Spirit Aerosystems forward to the Industrial Internet

    Looking to increase production of critical aviation industry products, Spirit AeroSystems will implement Efficiency Analyzer on Predix, GE’s operating system for the Industrial Internet.
    By: GE Digital
    17 October, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Leading2Lean cloud-based solutions helps food company save $2M

    West Liberty Foods, based in West Liberty, Iowa, saved $2 million in maintenance costs with Leading2Lean through greater visibility to where money is being spent on materials and employee time.
    17 October, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • The Inside Story: Visualizing Column Hydraulic Behavior and the Product Ecosystem

    By Jennifer Dyment, AspenTech We all want the inside story. Greater visibility into asset performance can help chemical and energy companies gain a competitive edge. This article discusses how process engineers can quickly get to the root cause of operational issues and make informed decisions that impact the entire operation
    By: AspenTech
    17 October, 2016 | 5 minutes
  • Honeywell's Assurance 360 service program helps plants improve uptime

    Through Assurance 360, plants have reduced overall incidents by as much as 40 percent, improving uptime and productivity. The program can also help facilities reduce production waste by up to 30 percent, cutting operating expenses and increasing output.
    By: Honeywell Process Solutions
    12 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Balluff partners with InformaTrac to combine RFID and asset management solutions

    By including enterprise software solutions with RFID hardware, Balluff can now extend the reach of that technology from the shop floor to the top floor of an organization.
    03 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Zenith announces James O'Brien to lead MES business

    In his role as MES business unit lead, James will use his background in software development, consultancy and technology implementation to continue to develop Zenith Technologies position in the provision of MES solutions and services to the life science industry.
    By: Zenith Technologies, a Cognizant Company
    29 September, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Rockwell Automation announces acquisition of Automation Control Products

    ACP’s two core products, ThinManager and Relevance, provide manufacturing and industrial leaders with visual display and software solutions to manage information and streamline workflows for a more connected manufacturing environment.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    14 September, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Supergasbras implements Implico's SAP SDM to automate logistics processes

    Supergasbras needed a solution that offered comprehensive analysis tools, full process automation and the option of mobile use. The technology also needed to be accessible via the cloud.
    08 September, 2016 | 5 minutes
  • UEGA of Brazil turns to ABB to automate control system monitoring

    The ABB ServicePort Service Delivery Platform allows users to view, scan and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that impact equipment and process performance, so that actions can be taken to improve site performance.
    By: ABB
    01 September, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Choosing the Right PLM Software

    By Bob Hillier, Design Rule This article discusses the ideal process of selecting the product lifecycle management (PLM) software for today's technological organization.
    30 August, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Prediktor's Apis software used by Statoil as OPC UA gateway

    The overall objective of the delivery is to provide a standardized and unified way of accessing operational data from different assets via enterprise systems - not only standardized on protocol, but also standardized on data semantics.
    By: Prediktor
    17 August, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • The past, present and future of smart factories

    Technavio recently published a report detailing the top three emerging trends impacting the Global RTLS Market for industrial applications to 2020, and found that Ubisense is behind smart factories for many of the globes’ leading manufacturers.
    27 July, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Manufacturing Software: Taking a Step Back to Reach the Digitized Future

    By Kapil Venkatachalam, Technology Crossover Ventures While manufacturing software vendors want their customers to focus on the technological bells and whistles of the future, many manufacturers are still grappling with the clunky and highly customized systems they’ve relied on for the past 20 years.
    15 July, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Manufacturing Execution System Enables Aerospace Manufacturer to Produce Safety Critical Electronics

    By Anthony Borges, PINPoint Information Systems This document summarizes the manufacturing execution system (MES), or manufacturing operations management (MOM) solution implemented by an Aerospace parts manufacturer in order to introduce full-accountability into their assembly processes.
    15 July, 2016 | 5 minutes
  • Brenntag turns to Implico's OpenTAS to run mineral oil terminal

    Since June 2016, Brenntag GmbH has been using the OpenTAS Terminal Management System to load its heating oil and diesel products at its terminal in Britz, Berlin.
    13 July, 2016 | 2 minutes
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