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Using 3D laser scanning and rapid prototyping, Festo created its Scharnhausen Technology Plant with Industry 4.0 and complete communication at its core, showing how innovation, the Industrial Internet of things (IIoT), and sophisticated factory automation and facility design can help build the factory of the future.
Read MoreAutomation and a focus on reliable processes are at the core of a craft beer business that grew from a hobby to a full-time pursuit in less than 10 years for Jason Roeper of Rivertown Brewery & Barrel House. Read about the craft beer manufacturing process and discover how craft beer is made with the help of automation, fermentation, separation technology, and efficient equipment.
Read MoreIt’s exciting when valves and other equipment communicate with people—sending complex data through the air to predict maintenance, prevent failure through predictive analytics, and enhance performance. But the future of the IIoT involves an even more sophisticated evolution where devices communicate with each other to solve problems and even make decisions. The 4th industrial revolution will make history with the emergence of so-called “cyber-physical systems,” which enable the evolution of artificial intelligence.
Read MoreDriving Factory Automation and Industry 4.0, Festo’s Bionic Learning Network studies the movement and behavior of animals in nature to inspire interactive, intelligent technology and machines that stretch the boundaries of factory automation and lead the charge in building the factory of the future.
Read MorePilot plants demonstrate the feasibility of proposed process technologies for real-world operations and help manufacturers remove the risk from full-scale projects. De-risking has always been the driving force behind pilot plants and that force is as strong, if not stronger, in today’s environment of ever-shorter product life cycles. For example, when a company’s research and development group has an idea for a new process technology, testing may be performed at a “glass scale.“
Read MoreBy adding materials layer by layer using digital data from a 3D model, companies can now print miniature jet engines, engine parts, turbine engines, ultrasound transducers, pump impellers, and appliances. Even items such as clothing, pottery, shoes, eyewear, orthopedic implants, and some food products can be produced using additive-manufacturing techniques. In 2017, GE Aviation revealed it had used additive manufacturing to create a helicopter engine with 16 parts instead of 900.
Read MoreAs manufacturers make digital transformations using IIoT data, they see immediate results that save time and money. The types of data can be collected in many ways, but the elements must be strung together to create anything useful. The key challenge becomes weeding out the bad data and then using the good data to make a difference in plant efficiency.
Read MoreExperts describe some of the common maintenance issues that arise in oil and gas pumping systems, and demonstrate some of the ways to solve them—including solutions to the Top 5 oil and gas pump maintenance problems.
Read MorePetrochemical plant in India commits to superior maintenance and forward-thinking processes to build a world-class program and accelerate efficient operations. A 29-year-old facility looks brand new and operates at 390 MW with state-of-the-art equipment, technology, and automation. To keep this kind of facility operating at full speed requires world-class maintenance. RIL-Hazira
Read MoreJeremy Drury and Rex Wetherill use their experience and expertise to simplify the art of predicting unplanned downtime by making, moving, and managing data for manufacturers. By using smart technology that makes the sophisticated Internet of Things (IoT) “as easy as 1-2-3” they help end users quickly convert reactive maintenance into a proactive strategy.
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