Data-Driven Manufacturing

Digital Thread Boosts Data-Driven Manufacturing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is initiating a project to demonstrate how a standardized 3D model of a product can integrate and streamline production from initial design through final inspection in a continuous, coherent ...

Empowered by the Facts
The key to making better decisions about shopfloor activities is having access to reliable, actionable information. This is the promise of data-driven manufacturing and the reason we are devoting a new monthly column to this topic.

Tool Data at the Cutting Edge
Visitors to IMTS 2014 may have noticed that some cutting tool manufacturers did not have row upon row of new product displays in their booths. Why? Because the emphasis has shifted to data about cutting tools.

Data-Driven Manufacturing
Decisions that control the manufacturing process should be based on facts, not guesses, wishes, theories or opinions.

The Internet of Things
The push to make manufacturing a fully integrated Internet-of-Things world is gaining momentum

Big Data Is A Big Deal
Big Data represents a huge opportunity for metalworking manufacturers.

Why I Love MTConnect
It’s got good people behind it. It’s got great shops as users. It’s got really neat applications. In short, it’s fun to write about.

No Machine Left Behind
Connectivity protects legacy machines as production assets.

An MTConnect Q&A With Brian Papke, President of Mazak
Mazak has taken strides to support MTConnect. I spoke with Brian Papke, president of Mazak, to find out why.

Everything You Wanted to Know about MTConnect
I stand by my assessment that MTConnect is invaluable because it opens a world of possibilities for automating and streamlining shop operations.