, Applied Manufacturing Technologies Don’t be Phased by Your Automation Project PostedJuly 16, 2018 AT 8:30 AM Finding yourself with more questions than answers about your automation project? Make or buy? Robots? Conveyors? Tooling? How much will this cost? Do we have the expertise in house to even try to tackle an automation project? Read More
Elisa Costa, Autoware, S.R.L. Business Operations Manager How IIoT Could Help OEMs PostedJune 4, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/how-iiot-could-help-oems If machine builders are not incorporating an Industrial Internet of Things solution into their systems, they’re missing out on an opportunity to grow their businesses with additional services for their customers. Read More
, Autoware, S.R.L. The System Integrator’s Role in Industry 4.0 PostedApril 26, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/system-integrators-role-industry-40 Moving beyond the hype and buzzwords, an integrator brings knowledge of many different products and industrial sectors to help get the most value from your digital transformation. Read More
Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware, S.R.L. CEO Is Digitalization Different From MES? (Part 3) PostedApril 19, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/digitalization-different-mes-part-3 Following on from a debate about manufacturing execution systems and how they relate to your digital initiatives, this third and final part of the series brings Industry 4.0 into the discussion. Read More
, Interstates Control Systems, Inc. Turning Data Into Profits PostedMarch 29, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/turning-data-profits Learn what model predictive control can do to help you get a return on investment from all the data you’ve been collecting in your facility. Read More
Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware, S.R.L. CEO Is Digitalization Different From MES? PostedMarch 1, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/digitalization-different-mes The idea that new digital technologies replace the manufacturing execution system is confusing and risky. A serious digitalization initiative should start with a good MES/MOM system. Read More
, Avid Solutions What Does IIoT Mean for MES? PostedFebruary 15, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/what-does-iiot-mean-mes The Industrial Internet of Things is a productivity enabler and a complement to your existing manufacturing execution system, not a replacement. Read More
Jeff White, Interstates Control Systems, Inc. Director of Manufacturing Consider an Automation Installed Base Evaluation PostedFebruary 13, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/consider-automation-installed-base-evaluation A detailed analysis of your critical plant assets will enable you to develop a proactive strategy to deal with aging equipment and minimize plant downtime. Read More
Elisa Costa, Autoware, S.R.L. Business Operations Manager Cloud: Operations vs. IT PostedJanuary 25, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/cloud-operations-vs-it In the early days of cloud computing, IT insisted that cloud was evil. Now that they’ve learned the benefits far outweigh the risks, they need to pass the word along to operations. Read More
, Avid Solutions Manufacturing Data as a Motivation and Empowerment Tool PostedJanuary 15, 2018 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/manufacturing-data-motivation-and-empowerment-tool The more understanding an operator has about his impact on the process and, ultimately, the performance of the line, shift, and plant, the more likely the operator is to make better decisions. Read More
Catherine Gutierrez, Parsec Automation Corporation Director of Inside Sales How to be Data-Centric in the Age of Big Data: 3 Steps PostedDecember 19, 2017 AT 11:30 AM As many manufacturers begin to embrace Big Data, they are realizing it represents both a big opportunity and a big shift. Big Data will allow an organization to set factory performance goals and track progress in real time; support Lean and other initiatives to improve quality, reduce costs, and increase responsiveness; and improve planning by connecting to ERP, batch, and other systems. Being prepared for this shift is essential to being successful in capturing the right data at the right time. Read More
, Avid Solutions The Value of Thin Slicing an MES Implementation PostedDecember 14, 2017 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/value-thin-slicing-mes-implementation There are many variables that can drive an organization to investigate the viability of implementing a manufacturing execution system (MES). One of the more important things that can be overlooked in the effort to evaluate an MES plan is the value of a proof of concept strategy. Read More
Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware, S.R.L. CEO Smart Manufacturing and Its Effect on System Integration PostedDecember 7, 2017 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/smart-manufacturing-and-its-effect-system-integration System integrators will have to be ready to change their business model, at least in part, by offering subscription services or by focusing on other aspects of their business that may be less impacted by the Smart Manufacturing transformation. Read More
, Autoware, S.R.L. Manufacturing Excellence: The MES Evolution PostedDecember 4, 2017 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/manufacturing-excellence-mes-evolution As the manufacturing industry adapts to technological and economic change, the role of manufacturing execution systems must change with it. Two factors currently influencing MES applications are mobility and the influx of a new workforce. Read More
, Interstates Control Systems, Inc. 3 Things Your System Integrator Wishes You Knew PostedAugust 2, 2017 AT 11:20 AM https://www.automationworld.com/3-things-your-system-integrator-wishes-you-knew In this open letter to end-users, a system integrator offers some suggestions on how to make a good client-integrator relationship even better. Read More
, Cogito Automation, LLC Practical Advice for Archiving Data PostedJuly 4, 2017 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/practical-advice-archiving-data Time and effort spent archiving data is a small investment with a big payoff for mission-critical results. Read More
Greg Giles, RedViking Director of MES 3 Ways to Implement Mobile in Manufacturing PostedJune 20, 2017 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/3-ways-implement-mobile-manufacturing Mobile apps are transforming the way manufacturers track parts, monitor machine health and manage performance. Read More
Luigi De Bernardini, Autoware, S.R.L. CEO Maintenance Management: MES or ERP? PostedMay 9, 2017 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/maintenance-management-mes-or-erp Since one system cannot do it all, it's up to the user to determine which one is better for managing maintenance. Of course, this lead to a bigger question: Is maintenance a business process or an operations process? Read More
, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Replacing Instinct with Data Analytics to Improve Production PostedMay 2, 2017 AT 8:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/replacing-instinct-data-analytics-improve-production When all you're thinking is "show me the money," how often have you found yourself wanting, even demanding, more details and insight into what’s happening in your manufacturing plant? Read More
, Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) WEBINAR: No Man’s Land: Where Growing Companies Fail PostedApril 20, 2017 AT 8:53 AM https://www.controlsys.org/events/webinars . Read More