You can’t fix what you can’t see on the factory floor

April 13, 2021

The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is the channel of information from the shop floor to the top floor in a manufacturing organization. An Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) is often not enough to understand what is actually happening in the factory.

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The 3D Measurement Company Ltd are the UK’s fastest growing service provider for 3D measurements, quality and inspection, reverse engineering and 3D printing. We combine over 20 years of industry and application experience with UK’s most advanced measurement technology to offer a truly bespoke service to our customers, the likes of whom include; Rolls Royce, Bentley Motors, JCB, Audi, Aston Martin to name a few.

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Discrete manufacturers in Great Britain and around the world have undergone huge transformation in this fourth Industrial Revolution – for a number of reasons. A combination of factors that include economic and market uncertainty, changing customer expectations around technology and a fast-moving green agenda are putting pressure on businesses to hone their supply chains and explore more sustainable and digital business models.

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whitePaper | October 21, 2022

The adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies into production facilities and throughout operations, such as automation, 3D printers, cloud computing, robotics, machine learning, and IIoT devices, is gaining momentum across smart manufacturing

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whitePaper | November 4, 2022

For manufacturers, the challenge of ensuring that production efficiency is improved to the point that’s right first time, every time, is critical towards the ultimate goal of achieving zero defect manufacturing and all of the associated cost and sustainability benefits.

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How Industrial Leaders Are Automating Thermal Inspection

whitePaper | October 11, 2022

Identifying problems before they cause equipment failure and costly, unplanned downtime is the purpose of proactive and predictive maintenance programs. And one of the most reliable ways of catching problems before they become failures is to detect when a piece of equipment is beginning to operate outside of its normal parameters – especially if it is beginning to run too hot or too cold. Variations from normal heating are often the first signs of impending equipment failure, so frequent thermal inspections of critical equipment such as motors, belts, and drives not only helps extend the life of these assets, but keep your entire operation up and running normally

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Location-based Process Automation

whitePaper | May 19, 2022

Manufacturers, suppliers, and logistics companies are finding themselves at an interesting intersection today. Digital transformation, forcefully propelled atop any executive agendas by COVID-19, is no longer a trend or a hype. With more pressure from stakeholders, customers, and competitors, companies need to act fast and decidedly to kickstart their smart factory roadmap.

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Autonomous vehicles have a lotto learn.We can help.

whitePaper | July 16, 2020

That experience demands a platform supported by increased connectivity and cloud infrastructure. The industry will require immense computing and processing power for all the information that AVs rely on and will continue to rely on in a future with 5G.

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The 3D Measurement Company

The 3D Measurement Company Ltd are the UK’s fastest growing service provider for 3D measurements, quality and inspection, reverse engineering and 3D printing. We combine over 20 years of industry and application experience with UK’s most advanced measurement technology to offer a truly bespoke service to our customers, the likes of whom include; Rolls Royce, Bentley Motors, JCB, Audi, Aston Martin to name a few.

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