MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Modernizing the Manufacturing Industry with MQTT

November 28, 2022

Modernizing The whitepaper
Smart manufacturing is driving the manufacturing industry to modernize its software infrastructure. Whether you call it Industry 4.0 or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), manufacturing is in the midst of a significant transformation. A key motivation in this push to modernize is that realtime data and dynamic decision making yield meaningful performance improvements for businesses.

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Melitron Corporation

Melitron is a full-service contract manufacturer of custom metal enclosures and electro-mechanical systems. With headquarters in Guelph, Ontario, Melitron specializes in providing flexible manufacturing solutions to OEMs competing in global technology markets including; communications, energy, industrial, medical, multimedia, security, self-service/kiosks, and transportation.

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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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Flexible Robotic End Effectors for Redeploying Robots

whitePaper | June 8, 2020

Before cobots and other fast-deployable robots, many automated manufacturing cells incorporated only fixed or dedicated tooling rather than solutions that allow for changes or updates. An advantage of fixed automation is that it allows for reliable and high throughput, but it also tends to be custom engineered towards a specific process. Any changes in the workpiece or production process often mean redesigning large sections of the fixed automation system or even starting completely over from scratch.

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Use Siemens solutions to restart manufacturing

whitePaper | June 22, 2022

These are unprecedented complexities in the manufacturing sector that will require companies to evaluate how operation layouts need to be modified to assure safety and operational efficiencies. These design decisions have a material impact on the productivity and efficiency of the production line and, hence, your business. How can manufacturers begin to effectively model and make these trade-offs? If necessary, how can these changes to the production line be persistently maintained and efficiently updated in the future? What is the “next normal” for these companies?

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Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: How IoT Plus Data Analytics Enables Companies to Enter the Era of Industry 4.0

whitePaper | December 9, 2022

The manufacturing sector is no stranger to change. Over the course of three industrial revolutions, companies have relied on everything from water and steam to electricity and information technology to power their operations, provide services and make products. But the evolution taking place with Industry 4.0, which McKinsey & Company defines as “a new wave of technological changes that will trigger a paradigm shift in manufacturing,” may be the most significant change of all.

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How to effectively design, sell, and deliver configured products

whitePaper | August 12, 2020

For industrial machinery and equipment manufacturers, delivering personalized, unique products is the key to doing business in an increasingly competitive environment. Read this best practice guide to learn how you can increase sales and reduce costs through. Facilitated configuration, quoting, order management, and customer communication utilizing CPQ automation

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Process Management 4.0 for Engineering Success

whitePaper | December 11, 2021

Developing products for an increasingly complex world certainly challenges or even exceeds engineering capabilities. Many factors impact complexity such as connectivity, security, safety, product variants, development velocity, reliability and quality,Many argue tha the major driver to better manage this complexity is the engineering paradigm of Industry 4.0.

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Spotlight

Melitron Corporation

Melitron is a full-service contract manufacturer of custom metal enclosures and electro-mechanical systems. With headquarters in Guelph, Ontario, Melitron specializes in providing flexible manufacturing solutions to OEMs competing in global technology markets including; communications, energy, industrial, medical, multimedia, security, self-service/kiosks, and transportation.

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