Software

CGTech Inc. kicks off 26 North American Vericut Users’ Exchange events

Irvine, CA, March 13, 2019 – CGTech kicked off the first of its 2019 North American VERICUT Users’ Exchange (VUE) events last week in Irvine, CA. At VUE, attendees learn about new software features, tips and tricks for improving manufacturing efficiency, and have the opportunity to express ideas about the future direction of the software. There is no charge to attend.

Empowering a citizen data scientist for hardware design, manufacturing

At a manufacturing organization, a hardware design engineer or a factory floor manufacturing engineer can wear the hat of a citizen data scientist. Optimizing a design process or improving throughput/yield on the factory floor could be his or her goal to bring more business value out of processes.

eNET QC Status Dashboard Software

The latest piece of the shop-floor puzzle is ready to be put into place. The eNET QC Status Dashboard is a locally hosted software the works in conjunction with eNET Machine Monitoring to increase visibility and accountability throughout the QC Department for your QC first-piece inspection process.

China's smart manufacturing and dumb governing

Chinese factories make up a third of the "manufacturing lighthouses," or principal drivers for adopting new technology in the fourth Industrial Revolution, according to a list by the World Economic Forum and management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. These advances in smart manufacturing should be encouraging for China, but the country already is undermining them.

ShopFloorConnect 6.0 OEE and Shop Floor Data Collection Software

Wintriss Controls Group has announced ShopFloorConnect 6.0 OEE and Shop Floor Data Collection Software. ShopFloorConnect gathers production data from every machine in the factory, displays the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in real-time and produces detailed analytics, including comprehensive OEE reports in a variety of formats. The software can significantly increase manufacturing capacity and profitability by identifying and quantifying excessive production losses and bottlenecks.

SA International Inc. promotes Gudrun Bonte

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA – SA International (SAi), a provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has announced the promotion of Gudrun Bonte to VP Product Management.

Machine learning improves manufacturing inspections, product quality, supply chain visibility

Manufacturers’ most valuable data is generated daily on shop floors, bringing with it the challenge of analyzing it to find prescriptive insights fast. This is an ideal problem for machine learning to solve.

PC-DMIS 2019 R1 Measurement Software

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division launched PC-DMIS 2019 R1, the latest edition of the popular measurement software. This is the first of two major releases scheduled for 2019, with continued service pack updates to ensure maximum reliability of the platform.

New interactive 'smart manufacturing' blog

To address the often-vexing questions about Industry 4.0, there is a new smart Manufacturing blog named Ask the Machine Whisperer? This blog is intended to educate the manufacturing community about all things DNC, machine monitoring and IT networking. The blog is interactive, as there is a dedicated page where readers get to ask their own questions of Steven “the Machine Whisperer” Anderson.

MachiningCloud: Open, Reliable Tooling Data Boosts Shop Workflows

MachiningCloud hosts and maintains seamless, instant access to manufacturer product data across virtually every cutting tool market. Match the best tools and processes for your job requirements, machining environment and preferences, thereby eliminating potential production pitfalls due to inaccurate or outdated product data. Boost productivity across all manufacturing stations with ISO standardized 3D files and tooling information, ultimately trimming hours or days from your workflow.