Industrial equipment manufacturers face complex challenges in the chess game of supply chain. Post-pandemic repercussions have significantly hit small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the manufacturing industry, presenting intricate issues to resolve. The focus of these challenges tends to wax and wane between labor issues and supply chain disruptions. So, how can manufacturing companies find the best marriage between these …
October 31, 2023
Four Key Takeaways from Digital Factory 2023
Why should manufacturers measure sustainability as an essential KPI? Scott Reese recently spoke at Digital Factory 2023. With an extensive history at Autodesk and now the president and CEO at GE Digital, he introduced why we should focus on energy use as a top priority. Manufacturing accounts for 27% of US energy consumption and 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. Typically, …
Regarding quality, how can you go from one critical, 13 major, and 35 minor findings to zero critical, two major, and 14 minor findings? Paul Smith, Group Quality & Regulatory Affairs Director with med device company Owen Mumford presented their company’s success with ETQ at the hexagon Live 2023 event. Differing country regulations, inflexible software, and thousands of SKUs are …
How can we combine the power of smart connected services and organizational capability to improve general maintenance in manufacturing plants? At Hexagon Live 2023, I spoke with many SMEs on Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s EAM Solution, commonly referred to as “Hexagon EAM”. Their solution is compatible with other PLM or asset management programs that promote when machines need regular or unscheduled …
Sustainability is an ever-growing concern for manufacturers in every industry, and for good reason. Improving their sustainability practices can help these companies reduce costs, meet their own environmental goals, and provide consumers with the more earth-friendly products they increasingly desire. But the path to improved sustainability is beset by hidden pitfalls. In the rush to produce better environmental outcomes, companies …
The COVID-19 pandemic changed manufacturing in irrevocable ways. Not only did it make clear to companies the power of technology and the value of automation, but it also reshaped the workforce. Remote work is now more widespread than ever, even in manufacturing. Workforce populations remain well below pre-pandemic levels. And workplace culture is becoming more tech-savvy—and more tech-dependent overall—as older …