Longer reading distances and faster transfer times give engine maker an edge. Monitoring materials and products as they move through high speed manufacturing facilities has become increasingly more important as evolving concepts like lean and flexible manufacturing alter production facilities. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is also evolving, with technologies like ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID […]
Drive Innovative Manufacturing with a Digital-Savvy Workforce
As manufacturing moves towards Industry 4.0, the latest revolution in the sector’s development, educating the workforce becomes an increasingly critical challenge. Siemens Cooperates with Education (SCE) is a program that proactively addresses this challenge. As defined by the global consultant Deloitte, “the term Industry 4.0 encompasses a promise of a new industrial revolution—one that marries advanced […]
Digitalization Supports Global Manufacturing at AGCO
Global leader in agricultural solutions uses Teamcenter and Tecnomatix to support design anywhere, build anywhere strategy. A global leader in agricultural solutions AGCO Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions, supporting more productive farming through a full line of equipment and related services. AGCO products are sold through […]
Siemens PLM Software Helps Callaway Golf Drive Innovation
There are 60 million golfers around the world, and whether they are weekend duffers, skilled amateurs or highly-compensated professionals, they are all looking for ways to improve their game. However, until fairly recently, the only way to do that was to take a lesson. “Siemens PLM Software lets us design at a much more precise […]
Modernization Made Easy: 10 Steps to the Digital Enterprise
Digital processes, and in particular leveraging the power of the internet for manufacturing purposes, are now part of production reality. Manufacturers know that they must go down the digital and automated path; yet many find the migration process daunting. The 10 steps detailed below should make the transition easier. As manufacturing moves inexorably towards Industry […]
From Transporting Bricks to Future-proofing a Plant
When brick manufacturer Cirkel sought a new transport system, ME Engineering delivered an entire plant infrastructure to grow with – from SIMATIC PLCs, WinCC SCADA to wireless PROFIBUS. Cirkel has manufactured sandlime bricks since 1898, moving bricks with a transport platform that’s been in use for half a century. But after all that time, the […]
A Sweet, Simple Solution for Greater Manufacturing Efficiency
By leveraging a single process controller and the latest SCADA solution from Siemens, a confections manufacturer realized new levels of process efficiency and plant-wide data transparency to support strong, ongoing growth. Downstream supply chains that rely on confections manufacturers do not tolerate delays and substandard goods. As such, confections manufacturers face continual pressure to […]
Why U.S. Manufacturing Is Outpacing China
The increased competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing has been talked about for some time; but now a number of studies are adding the weight of research to the conversation. The U.S. is poised to regain its number one manufacturing status as it embraces digitization, automation, and electrification in reinventing the sector. Much has been made in […]
Industry Experts Converge at Manufacturing in America 2016
Convening in Detroit on March 23rd and 24th, Manufacturing in America brings together the world’s leading experts on the digitization in manufacturing—engineers, business leaders, educators, and policymakers—to discuss the latest in technology and automation expertise and how it is driving the American and global sectors forward. While digitalization continues to disrupt industries such as media, […]
Controlling an AGV-Based Amusement Ride
How Prism Systems leverages a fast-processing WinAC soft PLC and the TIA Portal to keep amusement park operators—and their guests—safely enjoying the ride. OEMs typically build automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for industrial use. A typical market application is selling AGVs to an automotive manufacturer that will use the AGV to move parts or materials from […]
