Digital Transformation, Industrial 4.0

Tailoring digital thread in manufacturing

March 23, 2023

Tailoring digital thread in manufacturing
The fourth industrial revolution is transforming the manufacturing industry as we speak. Industry 4.0 is digitally driven, and like all other revolutions, the transformation did not happen overnight. Since the first personal computer on a factory floor in 1970s, computer-aided design has developed and matured exponentially. Strategically eective evolutionary steps has resulted in productivity and eciency gains in manufacturing. We live in the Industry 4.0 era, characterized by the digitization of manufacturing processes. Inevitably, today, information plays a significant role for an enterprise transformation. Data on how the product’s design and manufacturing information is authored, exchanged, and processed is critical to competitiveness. Information ‘silos’ for various life cycle processes are gradually connected to form a digital thread of information, envisioned to integrate and drive modern product design, manufacturing, and product support service processes.

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5TH ANNUAL STATE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY REPORT

whitePaper | July 6, 2020

In a recent global survey of approximately 200 manufacturers, participants revealed a desire to realize the alluring promise of smart manufacturing. Their success hinges on three factors: their ability to identify what will improve the business and articulate the desired outcomes, select transformative technology to optimize company processes, and implement that technology to fully realize the anticipated value. This study from Plex Systems, developed with the support of LNS Research, explores common manufacturing challenges alongside evolving technology solutions, with an eye toward creating a blueprint that helps companies successfully navigate and achieve business transformation.

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IMPROVE EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY

whitePaper | July 1, 2020

The auto move manufacturer had incurred significant financial losses and struggled in denying methods in which they could optimize their excising operons and align with corporate Industry 4.0 incaves. They experienced bo@leneck operons that caused unplanned down me and had increasing scrap rates due to a lack of process visibility

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The New Face of Manufacturing

whitePaper | March 6, 2020

The manufacturing industry is undergoing tremendous change. The industrial revolution brought us assembly lines and mass production. The result was a dramatic increase in worker productivity. The digital revolution brings a host of new opportunities, enabled by data and the power and intelligence of cloud computing. However, it’s the talent, skill, and creativity of your people that determine success.

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – NOW AND SUSTAINABLE?

whitePaper | November 11, 2022

A fast-changing world forces companies to adapt faster. This creates special challenges for their digitalization initiatives. Composability and no-code technologies enables companies not only to keep up with changes. They allow them also to react rapidly and proactively and even use changes as an opportunity to achieve competitive advantages

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The Building Blocks of Digital Transformation

whitePaper | June 22, 2022

The constant buzz around digital transformation and Industry 4.0 is reaching a fever pitch. With it comes the growing assumption that asset-intensive organizations understand it, want it, and its success is assured. The reality, however, is more nuanced.

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Smart Manufacturing

whitePaper | November 23, 2022

Smart Manufacturing as a concept has been around for over 15 years and is firmly on an upward trajectory as organizations are starting to realize their full transformational potential. For most manufacturers, it’s only recently that the Smart Factory is no longer considered a technology experiment. It’s now deemed a critical initiative with a clear business case: a Gartner survey of manufacturers found 88% of participants expect smart manufacturing to advance their competitiveness1 .

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Spectra-Physics

Founded over 50 years ago as the first commercial laser company, Spectra-Physics delivers breakthrough technologies that transform the way businesses operate and people live. From the manufacturing floor to the operating room to the research laboratory, the company has blazed

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