What kind of Advanced Technology will be used at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to build the 1st ever all electric Ford F-150? Mike Mikula, Chief Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing from the Ford Motor Company joined The Best of SMX on October 29 to discuss "Ford's Journey to a Smart Manufacturing Operation". View his session and many more now on-demand!
In his closing keynote presentation, “Making Smart Manufacturing Relevant with Enterprise Sized Value,” Sudhi Bangalore, Chief Technology Officer for Global Operations, Stanley Black & Decker, explained how people are at the center of its “massive” Industry 4.0 journey.
The Best of SMX: Manufacturing Training Consistent Theme. The well-attended event on October 29 brought together large and small manufacturers from all industries to discuss crucial strategic and workforce issues, as well as disruptive technologies destined to change the face of manufacturing globally over the next decade.
Join Ashley Yarbrough from Auburn University and the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) as she discusses “Smart Manufacturing for SMMs and OEMs: Top Benefits, Advice, and Critical Reasons to Start Digital Transformations Now”.
Manufacturers apprehensive about investing in cybersecurity need to acknowledge the varying ways a security breech could impact their business. This could be anything from stopping production, altering product quality, inflicting injury or death in an IT/OT environment, negatively impacting customers and company brand and reputation, or the theft of Intellectual Property harbored on their networks. Join Jennifer Tisdale, Principal of the Cyber-Physical Systems team at GRIMM, a cybersecurity research and engineering firm, and learn why cybersecurity is an investment in protecting your organization that is necessary to protect your digital assets.
A factory with a skilled workforce, perhaps working side-by-side with collaborative robots, making the most of AI/ML, computer vision and an entire array of data-fueled equipment - a true transformation goes well beyond embracing new technology. To survive in the digital economy, manufacturers need to ensure their investments enable outputs to align with evolving customer expectations.
McKinsey leverages industrial data to reduce downtime by 30-50%, increase productivity by up to 30%, and increase earnings by up to 55%.
SME and Plataine Industrial IoT Study Reveals 3x Increase in Industry 4.0 Adoption. Joint survey reveals manufacturers embracing digital manufacturing even before COVID.
We connected with Diego Tamburini, Principal Industry Lead for Microsoft Azure, for a question and answer session. Diego had some very interesting points and tips for using Azure. Take a look at our conversation below.
PLM vs ERP? For many years, manufacturers have debated where to draw the line between product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) – which system will play what role in connecting engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, asset management, and more. Recently, Siemens and SAP joined forces to accelerate industrial transformation.