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Cross-Industry Exposure Can Accelerate Learning

You probably know far more about the leader in your specific industry than you do about the leaders in other manufacturing and production industries. Can you ever become the leader with just that type of view? I would argue it’s not likely. You may discover tips and tricks that can help you emulate the leaders, but you will always be making incremental...

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Keyence IM-6500 image dimension measurement system

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| May 17, 2013

Timex Speeds Up, Simplifies Quality Inspections

An image dimension measurement system improves the quality inspection process by eliminating the need for X-Y stages, and allowing several parts to be measured simultaneously.

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| May 15, 2013

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A panel of certified control system integrators share the hard questions end users should be asking to ensure they get the automation systems they need.

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| April 26, 2013

Cross-Industry Exposure Can Accelerate Learning

Do you have opportunities to engage in open discussions with your peers in other industries, other disciplines, or in completely different types of companies?

Belden program certifies industrial networks

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| March 28, 2013

First Vendor-led Industrial Network Certification Program

Belden’s industrial Ethernet infrastructure certification program will validate that network infrastructures are built to the highest standards and have the ability to evolve.

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| March 26, 2013

Quality Is a Competitive Advantage

Companies spend a lot of time on financial and competitive analysis, but many fail to realize that the most significant threat to their business can come from within.

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| March 12, 2013

Capturing Data to Target Errors and Continuously Improve

Increasingly complex global supply chains always present clients across many industries with new challenges.

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| March 12, 2013

The Role of Education in MES Investment Returns

New research on companies using manufacturing execution systems (MES) or manufacturing operations management (MOM) indicates education may be even more important before you commit to a system implemen

Triconex Safety View has been certified by TUV

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| February 21, 2013

TÜV Rheinland Certifies Triconex Safety View

Invensys Operations Management's Triconex Safety View reduces risks when bypassing safety systems.

Manufacturing Intelligence for More Efficient Manufacturing

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| February 20, 2013

Turn Data into Information with Manufacturing Intelligence

Manufacturing intelligence systems offer manufacturers access to key performance indicators for increased troubleshooting, product tracking and downtime management.

Dashboard: Agnostic Aggregation

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| February 12, 2013

Dashboard: Agnostic Aggregation

GE Intelligent Platforms’ Proficy Vision dashboard is designed to connect and interact with any system or device in a plant via the URL.

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| February 12, 2013

Computing Platform for Industrial Imaging

The Supersight Solo computing platform, designed for industrial imaging applications, allows users to integrate a system host board with graphics processing units, FPGAs and frame grabbers in a single

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| February 1, 2013

Pepsi invests $35,000 to generate an added $300,000 annually

On a 2 liter PET bottling line at a Pepsi plant in Cheverly, MD, an optimized conveyor connection between case packer and palletizer is helping to generate about $300,000 more in revenue per year.

GE MES boosts manufacturing performance

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| December 13, 2012

Software Solutions Help GE Stay Competitive

GE Manufacturing operations around the world have deployed software solutions with world-class results: 70 percent faster order-to-delivery, 15 percent reduced WIP, 12 percent less rework, 24 percent

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| December 12, 2012

How Windows 8 Benefits Manufacturers

In his Manufacturing Transformation Blog, Apriso’s Werner Krings describes why users of manufacturing intelligence applications will appreciate upgrading to the Windows 8 operating systems.

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| November 5, 2012

Top 10 Questions to Ask Your Workflow Vendor

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| November 5, 2012

From Workflow to Knowledge Transfer

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The Array of MES Applications in one manufacturing company.

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| October 31, 2012

Industrial Software: Buying Versus Building

Be practical in your evaluation—although COTS MES is much further along than years past in terms of reliability and multi-functionality, products are still evolving.

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| October 10, 2012

Invensys Introduces Wonderware MES 2012

Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, releases an updated v

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| October 10, 2012

Enhanced Enterprise Systems on Display at Wonderware/Avantis User Group Meeting

Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, welcomed customers, s

ABB is partnering with Zenith to serve pharma manufacturers in Asia.

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| September 28, 2012

Combined Expertise to Help Chinese and Indian Life Sciences Companies Meet U.S. Regulatory Standards

ABB and Zenith Technologies to collaborate on life sciences solutions for Asian market.

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