CAD solutions are among manufacturers’ most vital product development tools. They allow designers to generate detailed models, simulate and analyze product behaviors and performance, and produce essential engineering documentation. But for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the manufacturing sector, maintaining the IT infrastructure required to support on-premises CAD solutions can be a challenge. In fact, many such companies may …
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 …
Siemens recently presented their solution to manufacturing pitfalls: Industrial Operations X. Here Siemens presented a thorough manufacturing solution that covers everything from shop-floor production tasks to management. By choosing an automated and integrated approach, Siemens targets to reduce issues related to labor shortages, supply chain demands, resource procurement, and sustainability. Here is my take on a few of the presentations …
For decades, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have produced the industrial robots their customers use to manufacture their own products, from automobiles to electric toothbrushes. But as manufacturing environments have evolved, the limitations of these traditional robotics designs have been laid bare. Existing equipment is difficult to retrofit when production changes demand it. Improving the sustainability of that equipment is also …
Spare parts management is not a new concept for manufacturing. Yet, due to global supply chain disruptions that started during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not abated, effective management of safety stock and critical spares is more crucial than ever. Robust management practices prevent financial losses, technician stress, and accumulation of excessive downtime. Software solutions that help process and manage …
Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) recent acquisition of Concept Engineering, a leading provider of automatic schematic generation, visualization and debug technology bolsters their EEvision platform to deliver solutions that automatically generate and enable on-the-fly exploration of E/E architectures and wiring harness CAD data. The EEvision platform is designed to enable automotive, aerospace, and industrial …