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Two Key Areas of Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Manufacturing
By better understanding operational weaknesses, manufacturers can guard against future threats. Read about two key areas that require assessment.
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Automated Control Gives Walnut Processor Real-Time Insight Into Inventory
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Extending Machinery Life With MaaS
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Coffee Pod Co-Packer Realizes Perks of ERP System
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Understanding Analytics Software for Industry
From knowing the difference between basic and advanced analytics to applying the technology to address operations ranging from production to human resources, understanding analytics is fast becoming critical to the manufacturing and processing industries.
Automation
Software Provides Foundation for IoT-based Automation Strategies
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Ithaca Beer Co. upgrades to a semi-automated brewing process
A standardized yet customizable control platform gives the craft brewery better visibility into its operational efficiency while offering flexibility to fully automate its production in the future.
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Deschutes Brewery’s new ERP creates one source of truth
Besides the manufacturing/production software options, Deschutes currently uses the food safety compliance, warehouse/inventory, purchasing and reporting analytics within the ERP platform.
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New plant cooks up manufacturing flexibility with automation
JTM Food Group’s greenfield plant in Ohio features advanced automation to optimize its batch processing applications and meet changing consumer demands.
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Blockchain for food: A solution for supply chain transparency issues?
The shared, immutable ledger database is in the spotlight as a potential tool to improve transparency and better facilitate recalls.
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Line simulation IDs OEE improvement opportunity
Polytron used its platform at ProFood Tech to demonstrate a case in which OEE metrics were improved in a real-word bottling application.
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Sealed Air: Smart analysis of packaging equipment
Sealed Air’s SEE Smart Service digital portfolio relies on the Device Control Link cloud-enabled technology that monitors, manages, reports, and analyzes data from interconnected sources on packaging equipment.
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New technologies extend the life of legacy networks
Neither Ethernet nor fieldbus have all the answers for industrial applications. Suppliers and industry groups are working on ways forward that take into consideration the needs—and limitations—of the present.
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Turnkey line for PET
Tousnina Sarl, a water bottler in Algeria, recently installed a turnkey line for PET bottles that runs at 20,000/hr.
Continuous Improvement
New HMI/SCADA release highlights GE Digital’s new path
The release of iFix 6.0 shows GE Digital’s continued support for and development of its existing technologies as the company reorganizes around new technology groupings designed for cross-industry use.
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An automated approach to emerging markets
Technology suppliers are delivering cost-effective and customizable control products for sub-markets like craft beer and cannabis that need consistent quality and repeatable processes, as well as business model scalability.
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Actionable data collection remains as the holy grail
Strategic decision-making depends on a single, reliable infrastructure that unifies data silos and a single source of operational insights.
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Continental Mills improves demand planning
Supply chain software technology helps to maximize inventory investments, reduce forecast error and free up production capacity.
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Tech advances help manage data proliferation
Avoid random acts of digital. Innovations in data acquisition, analysis and traceability help food and beverage manufacturers improve demand planning, logistics and customer satisfaction.
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Chicken farmers improve traceability
Chicken Farmers of Ontario improve value chain collaboration and supply chain automation with a robust and scalable technology platform.
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Almond.io embraces mass serialization
Employing mass serialization technology provides supply chain traceability and a deeper connection to consumers.
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Schenck Process daughter company launches new platform
App allows visualizing status of all machines
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Feihe Dairy selects Siemens PLM as digitalization technology partner
In a move aimed at modernizing its operations, the Chinese dairy producer will implement the Siemens digital platform to achieve operational efficiency.
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Can lessons from pharma track & trace be applied to the food supply chain?
Members of the pharma supply chain and solution vendors have learned a lot about what it will take to meet the DSCSA track and trace requirements. Can those lessons be applied to tracking and tracing in the supply chains of other products, such as food?
Robotics
Exclusive: Experts weigh in on the impact of data
In an exclusive roundtable discussion with Automation World, Georgia Tech engineering, science and research experts shared their insights on the trajectories and effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and how the intersection of data and technology is changing the industry.
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Easy, adaptable ERP is a reality
Four years ago, QAD embarked on a bold multi-year mission to change the rules—and the reputation—of ERP. Now, the company says, that platform is ready and awaiting what the future holds.