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Advanced manufacturing is a difficult and complex endeavor.  And as consumer tastes and trends have accelerated the desire for new products and shortened lifecycles of existing products, today’s
MachineMetrics manufacturing analytics / Aug 06, 2020

How the Digital Twin is Disrupting Automotive Manufacturing

Conventional automotive supply chain manufacturing maintenance has relied upon empirical observations and human measurements of equipment. This approach could only sample machine performance at
MachineMetrics Automotive / Aug 03, 2020

Total Productive Maintenance is a Great Fit for Industrial...

As Industry 4.0 continues to mature across manufacturing enterprises globally, many assume that new technologies will replace old methodologies to spur continued improvements in efficiency and
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Improving Quality in Automotive Manufacturing

The automotive industry is second to none for world class quality controls across their entire supply chain. To maintain this standard, suppliers must adhere to rigid development requirements
MachineMetrics Automotive / Jul 27, 2020
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    Graham Immerman Industry 4.0 / June 22, 2017

    Industry 4.0 in medical devices

    All types of production are incorporating industry 4.0, including the medical field. Both big and small-scale businesses can benefit from automation. The CEO of Infineon said, “With its high level of automation, our industry can serve as a blueprint showing how to secure important parts of the value chain and qualified jobs in Europe. We now want to share our know-how with other industrial sectors.” The possibilities are endless, and there is always room to grow with MachineMetrics.

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    Industry 4.0 is making its mark in the manufacturing sector, and medical devices are no exception. Lu Rahman looks at the relevance of this ‘fourth Industrial Revolution’. Read More
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