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Type: Blog
Section: Process > Plant Maintenance
Plant Maintenance
How Developing a Batching System’s Phases Is all About Balance
There are a lot of parts to be aware of when developing a flexible batching system. However, if you want to ensure operational efficiency, developing well-balanced phases is the most integral piece.
Factory
How IO-Link Benefits OEMs and End Users
Already popular in Europe, the IO-Link industrial communication technology is reportedly growing by double digits in the U.S. Learn why this point-to-point data communication method is increasingly preferred across industry for delivering device data.
Plant Maintenance
Is OEE Too Abstract?
OEE has long been a popular method for calculating asset performance, but some are beginning to question its value in providing direction to staff on how to improve production.
IIoT
Combining IIoT and AI to Elevate Machine Health
Augury’s Halo platform—a turnkey offering that combines sensors, artificial intelligence, and vibration experts—can diagnose the “acoustic footprint” of a machine, flagging a problem before it impacts performance.
IIoT
Data Analytics Strategy Provides Continuous Improvement
Data analytics including machine learning algorithms can deliver breakthrough improvements by making the data exploration phase efficient and real-time monitoring and prediction easy.
Control
OMAC Tackles Machine, Operator Efficiency
Providing updates at the Automation World Conference & Expo, group leaders outline efforts to provide guidance on line-level OEE implementation and machine interface standards.
Control
Artificial Intelligence Makes Its Way Inside Machines
Omron unveils a controller that executes machine learning to perform predictive maintenance.
Motion
Pneumatics in the Age of IIoT
Using Industrial Internet of Things pneumatic solutions to improve OEE, energy efficiency and agile manufacturing.
Plant Maintenance
OpX Tools Help Manufacturers Improve Operational Excellence
Detailing existing and upcoming tools available free through the OpX Leadership Network, industry experts explained how they can make your entire operations run more efficiently.
Software
OEE: A Management Strategy
Overall equipment effectiveness is most often seen as a tool for use in production operations. However, it is increasingly viewed as a strategic management tool for continuous improvement and connecting the enterprise to the plant floor.
Data
Earning the Data
With data collection, start simple and then build on that foundation.
Control
Using Visualization to Close the Performance Gap
As the focus on plant optimization via device and system data increases, a higher level of attention is being paid to data visualization to better direct process improvement efforts.
Plant Maintenance
Automate Data Collection to Boost Packaging Line OEE
The topic of equipment effectiveness through root cause analysis takes center stage at Pack Expo East
Software
What Happened to Flexibility?
Among the traits most often cited about modern manufacturers is their unwavering focus on being as flexible as possible to respond to constantly shifting market demands. A recent study shows, however, that less than one-third of global manufacturers would consider themselves to be flexible.
Control
Production Insights, Part 1: Combining Vision & Visibility
A former production manager at Pepsi Bottling Ventures shares his experience in aligning business vision and technology-driven visibility to drive organizational growth and reduce operating costs.
OEE
Automation Technologies Do Exist
Users give examples that show the benefits of digital technologies, including reduced scrap through better data, and money savings in operations.
Plant Maintenance
OEE: It’s Your Actions that Count
Adrian Pask says that if you want to build sustainable ways of achieving overall equipment effectiveness over time, you need more than focused attention.
Plant Maintenance
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Benchmark Data by Industry
Our goal is to benchmark over 1,000 companies by the end of the year so manufacturers will be able to compare their performance to their peers’ using metrics such as OEE, On Time and Complete Shipments, Successful New Product Introductions, and Cost of Quality. For now, there is preliminary data on OEE performance across a number of discrete manufacturing industries.
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