BROWSING: smart manufacturing

Billions of devices The IoT market is undergoing tremendous growth. While predictions and numbers vary, there is an overall trend toward an increase in web-connected devices over the next few years. Research firm Gartner, for example, forecasts the number of IoT devices to hit 20.4...

The German company has already implemented smart analysis tools to carry out an energy-saving project German company Aixtron, a provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, is in the process of evaluating the addition of certain smart manufacturing solutions in its production process, the...

 The Chinese government is promoting the implementation of smart manufacturing practices among local companies German company Siemens announced plans to build an ‘Industry 4.0’ smart manufacturing innovation center in China. The smart manufacturing center, which will be located in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi...

 Ericsson said it is implementing AR at its own production facilities in Estonia Ericsson announced it is taking the initial steps in the smart manufacturing field at its own production sites by using augmented reality (AR) for troubleshooting. The vendor said a team of researchers and...

The smart factory, located in Sunnyvale, California, features fully automated production line Quanergy, a provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions has recently opened a smart factory in California to mass produce solid state 3D LiDAR sensors. Quanergy’s new smart factory, located in...

The processed meats producer implemented Cisco’s solutions at its new smart manufacturing facility in Burgos Campofrío Food Group, a Spanish producer of branded processed meats, is taking advantage of the smart manufacturing capabilities of its new production plant in Burgos, in Northern Spain. With a gross...

 Mercedez-Benz is currently focusing on the digitalization of the entire value chain Mercedes-Benz is in the process of networking the entire automotive value chain including the design, production, sales and service areas. The German manufacturer said this implementation if setting the stage for a completely...

The German firm has opened a new smart factory in Thailand and plans to add smart manufacturing capabilities to an existing plant in Vietnam German company Bosch said it has invested 80 million euros ($96.2 million) to open a smart factory in Thailand to meet...

Smart manufacturing is a process that uses internet-connected machinery to monitor the overall production process of a factory. The main goal of smart manufacturing is to identify opportunities for automating manufacturing operations and use data analytics to improve the overall performance of the manufacturing...

The two companies have implemented a visualization system at Intel’s factory in Penang, Malaysia Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company Fujitsu is working with chipmaker Intel to improve the visualization system in Intel’s semiconductor factory in Penang, Malaysia, the firm's largest factory outside the...

Internet of things 'essential' part of digital transformation strategy Cargotec Corporation is a Finnish company that makes cargo-handling machinery for ships, ports, terminals and local distribution. The firm has been implementing a digital transformation process over recent years in a move to improve operation efficiency...

  AW North Carolina is using Cisco's smart manufacturing solutions at its Durham factory   AW North Carolina, Inc. (AWNC), a manufacturer of automatic transmissions and transmission components, is using smart manufacturing technology from Cisco to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing plant. With more than 2,000 employees,...

The Korean auto parts maker also aims to sell smart manufacturing technology to local and foreign auto parts makers in the future South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Wia Corp, part of the Hyundai Motor Group, announced plans to implement smart manufacturing solutions in order...

Manufacturing is a key growth area for the internet of things The internet of things is driving digital transformation in a variety of industries looking to embrace connectivity to increase process efficiencies that cut costs and create new revenue streams. Smart manufacturing--the digitalization of supply...

Huawei said its industry partners in this project include ABB, Bosch, Geely and KUKA among others Huawei Wireless X Labs, together with several industry partners, have established the Wireless Connected Factory Special Interest Group (SIG) to focus on manufacturing use cases that can be supported...

Take a deep dive into the pitfalls and practicalities of Industrial IoT security The  industrial IoT will usher in a fourth industrial revolution, and raise a storm. Manufacturing and distribution businesses anchored by old systems and processes will be drowned by the rising tide; those...

A Q&A with Manfred Hahn, VP and Technical Plant Manager, Bosch Rexroth Many companies in several industries are adopting smart manufacturing strategies in a move to improve operation efficiency and gain more value from business. One of the companies that has embraced digital transformation is...

The internet of things (IoT) has turned the industry’s traditional security model of isolationism on its head. Suddenly, devices and systems, until now segregated by physical locks and operational air-gaps, are easily accessible. “In IT, servers are locked away in data centers where only...

Texmark Chemicals is a Texas petro-chemical processing and manufacturing company that provides custom contract manufacturing (tolling) of specialty and high volume chemicals to many of the world’s leading chemical companies. The firm, working with partners, has deployed IIoT solutions to improve operational efficiency. Texmark is...

Solar equipment manufacturer SunPower took a five-step process to turn a Latin American facility into a smart factory In a paper published by MESA International, a nonprofit association for manufacturing enterprises, SunPower Manufacturing Project Manager Nikhil Padhi provides an experience-based guide to how the company...

Hosting its industrial IoT platforms with AWS supports scale, security and rapid development of industrial IoT services To fully unlock new levels of efficiency and business value, the industrial IoT requires many things--robust security, ability to integrate with legacy IT systems, realignment of the workforce...

Learn from MESA International how the industry is addressing the move to smart manufacturing As the industrial internet of things continues to take shape, there is tremendous interest in reinventing factory floors and supply chains to a smart manufacturing model. Using the IIoT, manufacturers can...

The deal with German firm Software AG will allow Siemens to strengthen its IoT operating system MindSphere German company Siemens AG has signed a partnership with compatriot firm Software AG to strengthen the presence of the cloud-based open Internet of Things (IoT) operating system MindSphere...

A Q&A with Steve Chadwick, Intel Principal Engineer of Manufacturing IT The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon as. A wide variety of manufacturers are embracing advanced technologies running the gamut from the internet of things and connectivity to data analytics and automation in an effort to create...