Smart Manufacturing

Smart manufacturing at Purdue defines Industry 4.0 as the integration of information technology and operational technology, paired with a human-centric focus on advanced automation such as AI and machine learning.

Smart factories employing new-generation industrial processes based on digitalisation, automation and application of disruptive technologies inspired by the paradigm of Industry 4.0. 

At Great Wall Motor’s factory in Baoding, Hebei, China 5G-Advanced equipment is being used in the car roof production line.

The patent-pending FlexxCORE technology enables robots to securely connect and communicate with all types of automation equipment in the smart factory to provide more powerful, flexible and open connectivity than previously possible.

Oxford Metrics, the smart sensing software company, servicing life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Industrial Vision Systems (IVS), specialists in developing machine vision software and technology for high precision, automated quality control systems used across numerous industries.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has released Nexus Connected Worker, a suite of manufacturing software solutions that connects workers to real-time data for actionable insights and reporting on operations, maintenance, quality, and audits.

The latest application in the Digital Suite from Schuler makes life easier for users: ‘Shopfloor Operations Management’ (SOM) automatically retrieves the relevant data from the system controller and processes them, together with other performance indicators, into a clear form.

The new OptiFact platform, which complements ABB Robotics’ existing digital solution suite, helps factory operators increase production uptime by up to 20%.

This is an exciting relationship for Eigen as Deloitte is Canada’s largest professional services firm and at the forefront of assisting manufacturers in integrating the latest technologies to optimize production and reduce waste.

The partnership will deliver advanced edge data processing appliances for Industry 4.0 environments.