Bringing Stratasys Additive Manufacturing onto Your Smart Factory Floor with MTConnect

The Industry 4.0 revolution has changed manufacturing and business processes by introducing cyber-technology systems onto factory floors. Advanced technology such as cloud technology, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), artificial intelligence, Big Data, and of course, 3D printers. With these new technologies, manufacturers hope to run their factories smarter than ever before in response to ever changing customers habits and expectations. Stratasys software has joined the Industry 4.0 revolution by offering MTConnect capabilities on its manufacturing flagship platform the Stratasys F900 and the earlier Fortus 900mc. This industry standard Application Programming Interface (API) will allow for streaming additive manufacturing data to third-party software, bringing the smart factory floor together.