Items Tagged with 'OEE'

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Green Series

A lean and green approach to reduce waste, improve quality

May 20, 2019

Implementing lean manufacturing techniques can help companies improve operational performance and customer responsiveness to improve the bottom line.

Engineering R&D

New automation controller connects with sensors, actuators, PLCs, networks

Wayne Labs

February 20, 2019

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Enter EPIC—a controller capable of handling analog and discrete I/O with direct connection to sensors and actuators, running real-time tasks on board and connecting safely to cloud-based and on-premises applications.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity helps manufacturers create more secure, resilient networks

Wayne Labs

February 13, 2019

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The very life of your business may depend upon how you respond to preventing potential cybersecurity attacks.

Operational Insights

Benchmark plant processes to become competitive

There are plenty of tools—especially lean manufacturing— that can be used to cut waste and improve productivity. Knowing which to use can be a challenge.

Wayne Labs

November 16, 2016

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Whether you’re anticipating using lean or another strategy or a combination, realize that it will require a total commitment of everyone in your company.

Automation Series

Employing data collection software

Wayne Labs

May 27, 2016

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Remember the early days of data acquisition/collection systems?

OpX Leadership Network Ideation to Adoption

Manufacturing News

OpX Leadership Network finds new solutions

May 24, 2016

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Founded by PMMI in 2011 as the Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), the OpX Leadership Network has been working overtime to create new solutions groups tasked with giving CPGs the tools they need to fine-tune and improve their businesses.

Manufacturing News

Study reveals attributes of top organizations

March 23, 2016

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A new study from Sage Clarity (an Epicor/Informance solution provider), “Manufacturing Performance Benchmark Study for Fast Moving Consumer Goods,” features real-world data collected over a period of 90 days from more than 100 global manufacturing operations.

TECH FLASH

FA&M 2016: Sierra Nevada speakers to discuss automation success

The duo will explain how enterprise resource planning, data collection and the proper usage of OEE metrics can boost throughput and efficiency

Jeremy Gerrard

February 10, 2016

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Food Engineering’s annual FA&M conference and expo will unite food and beverage processors with suppliers.

Smart Manufacturing

The Internet of Things: Power at your fingertips

The technology connecting people, machines, suppliers and processors is rapidly changing the manufacturing industry.

Debra Schug

January 20, 2016

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The concepts and technologies encompassed by the term “Internet of Things” are rapidly changing the world.

State of Food Manufacturing

The State of Food Manufacturing: It's all about throughput

Concerns rise due to the need to increase throughput as consumers clamor for more and more innovative food selections in a biosphere being pushed to its limits.

Wayne Labs

August 6, 2015

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What issue about your current plant/facility keeps you up the most at night?

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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