Assembly and test systems must have the ability to gather and analyze significant amounts of data at each step of the manufacturing process.
April 10, 2024
Robots and automated assembly equipment can help address the labor shortage while making companies more profitable and efficient. However, not all automation systems are the same, nor do they deliver the same level of success.
How can manufacturers make the critical transition from data to action? How do they effectively navigate the overabundance of data to pick out what’s meaningful? How do they use these insights to drive overall productivity and efficiency in an automotive context?
The answer to these questions involves deploying a three-tiered IIoT approach that provides automotive OEMs and suppliers with a comprehensive digital roadmap for their operations.
Software connects 14 manufacturing sites and more than 800 suppliers.
April 27, 2023
To improve its manufacturing and supply chain operations data, Johnson Controls implemented LeanDNA, a cloud-based platform that connects the company’s numerous ERP systems. Like many companies with distributed locations and processes, Johnson Controls data was scattered and difficult to find and understand. LeanDNA provides the company with a comprehensive, organized view of cross-site analytics.
Companies achieve manufacturing excellence when people have the tools they need to produce high-quality work. On the shop floor, this comes about through the marriage of workers and machinery and the refining of processes through constant care and iteration.