What is Downtime in Manufacturing and How Much is it Really Costing You?
November 10, 2020
Downtime in manufacturing has always been touted as the “big bad” for the industrial sector. Downtime is lost productivity, lost business, and lost profit after all. This disdain for any sort of downtime in manufacturing is what’s spurred on movements such as the fourth industrial revolution. By…
Do You Really Need Industrial Internet of Things? Defining Value in Smart Manufacturing
September 10, 2020
The outcry and advocating for industrial internet of things has been anything but quiet these past few years. Slowly, with the introduction of sensors capable of gathering machine diagnostics and the industrial grade computers designed to house that data and craft actionable insight, Industry 4.0…
How Should Manufacturing Plan on Reskilling the Workforce
July 28, 2020
Change and evolution are inherent to several industries and manufacturing is no exception. Industry 4.0, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, had long been hinted at since well before the pandemic and now, in conjunction with said pandemic, the need for change has not only remained constant, it’s…
What is Edge Computing? Pros, Cons, and How to Get Started
February 18, 2020
The fourth industrial revolution is nigh upon us and has already given rise to industrial computers, factory automation, and so much more. And new innovations show no signs of stopping! A survey conducted by the Manufacturers Alliance or Productivity and Innovation highlights this fact. According…
3 Tricks to Lower Energy Costs in Factory Automation
December 12, 2019
While the new frontier of fully-automated, lights-off manufacturing is a goal (and a possibility) for many manufacturers, all is not roses and rainbows on the other side of the robot revolution. Automation is expensive to set up, true. The calibration process can be long and arduous, and mistakes…
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