Manufacturers in today’s fast-paced, constantly shifting global landscape need to be able to make effective decisions quickly, and to do that they must first have access to the right data. But factors such as complexity within supply chains and data that is spread out in different systems and in different formats can make this challenging. ...

Manufacturers in the chemical industry are continuously facing challenges — recalls, inefficiencies, and quality issues to name a few — and those that do not adapt risk falling behind the competition. Industry 4.0 technologies have already had a significant impact on manufacturing, including in the chemical industry, providing advanced solutions ...

In the Food & Beverage industry, there are a great number of people, suppliers, distributers, and processing steps involved in order for raw materials to become finished goods that are then consumed by customers. With supply chains now extended across the globe, complexity has increased exponentially, making supply chain traceability more ...

El Camino College in partnership with CADENCE and CESMII will show you how to make manufacturing more profitable at an event will allow you to meet industry experts who will discuss SMART Manufacturing best practices for small and medium sized businesses.

The increased complexity brought on by globalization has only exacerbated the issue, resulting in increased levels of supply chain risk often left unmanaged by manufacturers struggling to allocate the time and resources to properly address compounding problems. But successfully mitigating risk in a volatile landscape can be done — with Industry ...

Factories are becoming smarter through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML), and manufacturers looking to reap the benefits of these Smart Manufacturing technologies must approach the digital transformation at its starting point — the collection of data. Read on for more about why data ...

Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, digital transformation — these terms all refer to the application of computer-based digital technologies, interconnectivity, data analytics, and automation to transform what’s possible for manufacturing, with benefits including improved quality, yield, safety, and efficiency. Many manufacturers have made the ...

Blind spots in manufacturing can be one of the greatest obstacles manufacturers face when it comes to maximizing operational efficiency and ensuring safety in the workplace. Staying competitive in a complex manufacturing landscape requires going beyond the obvious, standard practices to identify the blind spots that hinder optimal manufacturing ...

Data is the name of the game these days as more and more manufacturing enterprises are turning to Industry 4.0 technologies to create smart factories. But data is not enough. The potential of intelligence on demand cannot be fully realized without the proper utilization of that data, with true visibility for transformation across the entire ...

As a key element of Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing, realtime, end-to-end traceability is becoming more desirable for manufacturing enterprises across a wide range of industries. And it’s easy to understand why. As more focus is put on the environment, waste reduction, efficiency, safety, and regulation compliance, manufacturers are looking to ...