Data-Driven Manufacturing
Machine Tool Data Analysis Identifies Effective Setup Tactics
Thanks to the MTConnect standard, it is easy to create a timeline of a machine’s activities and use it to discover ways for improving operations. One example is how to reduce setup time.
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Robots Get a Ride with CNC Machine-tending AGVs
Mobile machine tenders prove that “automation-ready” is a state of mind.
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Guarding Against Cyberattack Is a Drain on Machining Capacity
The Colonial Pipeline shutdown was a warning about the dangers of malicious use of data networks. However, as the full value of Industry 4.0 becomes apparent, isolating CNC machine tools from networks will be seen as an increasingly costly way to protect manufacturing from threats.
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Meet the Automation That Makes Machine Tool Automation
A new manufacturing cell at Mazak’s North American headquarters is one part machine tool production unit and one part demonstration facility. And it’s here to provide a lesson about how automation can tackle skilled-worker shortages and supply chain issues at the same time.
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Is Wireless Data Collection a Cultural Choice?
Untethered digital inspection tools are easier to justify for those who are willing to hold themselves accountable and improve for improvement’s sake.
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Cybersecurity Process Maturity Demands a Plan
Plans may fail, but planning has intrinsic value for building sustainable, adaptable data defenses.
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Mitutoyo AI Inspect Uses AI-Enhanced Visual Defect Analysis
Mitutoyo’s AI Inspect program enables operators to leverage AI-enhanced modules for visual defect analysis.
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Datanomix Fusion Enables EPTAM to Visualize Facility, Optimize Resources
Faced with rising customer demand for high-precision parts EPTAM Precision Plastics used Datanomix Fusion to streamline data collection, improve quote accuracy and discover training gaps.
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Probing Feedback Keeps CNC Machining On Track
CNC machine tools that operate like self-contained, automated smart factories can be an introduction or an addition to digital manufacturing workflows.
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Hexagon Recreate Streamlines Reverse Engineering Processes
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s Recreate provides a single digital working environment for reverse engineering, from scanning to 3D CAD modeling.
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