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Visibility, uptime, profits, and part quality: why a networked manufacturing floor is no longer a nice-to-have

Digital twins are breathing life and innovation into increasingly more areas of manufacturing as well as solving challenges for machine shops of all sizes. With the skilled labor shortage and an ongoing effort to reshore high-tech manufacturing to the U.S., digital twins have a lot to offer.

How shops can reap all the benefits of their multi-tasking machines.

FANUC has made real one of the promises of Industry 4.0, that of predictive maintenance for factory equipment, with its Zero Down Time IoT solution. ZDT can be applied to any of FANUC’s robotic arms and their peripherals.

Erik Anderson, president and CEO of Basin Precision Machining LLC, has determined that setups are the root of all evil when it comes to manufacturing productivity. They cause part variations, downtime, and high-percentage scrap rates.

Jared Leick, machining center product group manager of Mazak Corp. discusses how horizontal machining and automation revolutionized production at Aerotech inc., enhancing precision and productivity in high-mix/low-volume manufacturing.

ABB Robotics introduces OptiFact, a powerful software platform revolutionizing data collection and analysis in automated factories.

Unlocking the Future of Manufacturing: Key Insights from FABTECH 2023

3 Simple Steps to Incorporate Cobots

Can’t we all just get along? We can, thanks to smarter, more human-aware robotics.