Here is your quick guide to the evolving supply chain software market With the growth of AI, IoT, and data analytics, supply chain management software capabilities are exploding. The large ERP vendors are continually designing and incorporating new capabilities into their suites, but... Continue Reading
The world’s much anticipated International Standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) has just been published, and is set to transform workplace practices globally. ISO 45001:2018, Occupational health and safety management systems – requirements with guidance for use,... Continue Reading
We live in an increasingly on-demand world. If you can remember a time before the Internet, you might also remember renting videos and patronizing record stores. If you’re a gamer, you might vaguely recall purchasing compact discs (or even cartridges or floppy disks) in oversized... Continue Reading
To reap the benefits of smart manufacturing relies on the networks which carry data. Scot Wlodarczak argues that this requires a great deal of thought to be given to how to converge all the plant networks into a single, deterministic one. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) offers the... Continue Reading
Since the invention of the automobile, body materials ranging from steel, iron and other metals, to plastics, composites, and even wood have jockeyed for position as the main structural material of the motor vehicle. Recently, aluminum has been popping up in automotive industry news more and more,... Continue Reading
Small and medium-size machining job shops can take steps to protect computerized or networked assets such as CNC machines from cyber-attacks. Managers of small and medium-size machining companies often wonder what precautions they can take to protect their computer networks from hackers and... Continue Reading
If you are not aware, there is a lot of debate going on within ASTM, AMEC, and Nadcap regarding the use and viability of portable hardness testers. MTI’s Technical Standards Committee sent the following letter to the leadership of the ASTM E28.06 Sub-Committee leadership sharing MTI’s... Continue Reading
How to prepare service practices to achieve the best maintenance benefits provided by greater connectivity. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to transform the way we interact with machines, data, and each other, it is bringing a new level of connectivity that is evolving today’s... Continue Reading
In a world awash in cyber threats, partners and suppliers can be the vulnerable points that cyber criminals exploit to gain access to systems. Those challenges will get worse before they get better as supply networks become ever more complex. Not too long ago, Goodwill Industries found that its... Continue Reading
Manufacturers added 31,000 workers in February, and revisions in the December and January data increased employment in the sector by 28,000 in total from previous estimates. As such, the latest jobs numbers confirm that the labor market has tightened significantly, with manufacturers increasing... Continue Reading
Capacity costs, which typically make up the second highest contributor to the overall cost of energy supply, are dramatically increasing throughout much of the United States. In the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) grid, capacity costs are expected to increase roughly 30% as of June 2018.... Continue Reading
As demand for personalized products and experiences continues its rapid growth, manufacturers hoping to achieve or sustain a winning market position will need to optimize their digital capabilities. The rapid pace of digital advances is creating new opportunities for industrial manufacturers, and... Continue Reading
