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Smart Manufacturing Magazine
May 2019
Smart Manufacturing: May 2019
The May 2019 edition of Smart Manufacturing is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
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Setting Sights on Holy Grails in AM
April 26, 2019
As additive manufacturing (AM) moves from prototypes to mass production, manufacturers are setting their sights on the holy grails—the products and processes that will be game-changers. Many game-changers are already in play.
By
Karen Haywood Queen
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Smart Manufacturing
Special Report: In Blockchain We Trust
April 26, 2019
The technology behind the rise of cryptocurrencies is widely expected to bring ‘a common source of truth’ to manufacturing.
By
Karen Haywood Queen
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
By
Brett Brune
Editor in Chief,
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Software
When Your Ship Comes in and Needs Sizing Up
April 26, 2019
When drilling a well, clearing a forest or excavating a building site, experienced operators count on their toughest equipment to help them get the job done.
By
Ilene Wolff
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Smart Manufacturing
Up Front
Smart Manufacturing
Have a Clear Strategy Around How You Are Applying IoT?
April 26, 2019
Most companies do not have a clear strategy for how they are applying IoT, Mark Weatherford, former Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security, said at an exclusive roundtable Smart Manufacturing convened recently in Chicago.
By
Brett Brune
- Editor in Chief,
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Software
Collective Intelligence
Smart Manufacturing
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: The Nascent State of Cyber Defense
April 26, 2019
Road to maturity involves safeguarding supply chains, treating security with the same urgency as safety, for starters.
By
Brett Brune
- Editor in Chief,
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Passport To Innovation
Smart Manufacturing
Swedish Firm Moves to Fully Embrace North America
April 26, 2019
A Q&A with Tacton CEO Frederic Laziou, in Chicago
By
Brett Brune
- Editor in Chief,
Smart Manufacturing
Guest Columns
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
SME Will Introduce iRAMP at RAPID + TCT to Accelerate Adoption of Additive Manufacturing
April 10, 2019
After decades of hype and predictions surrounding additive manufacturing (AM), AM is poised to be on the brink of becoming the disruptive technology that many have long expected. Disruptive technologies are often deemed too costly, less capable or too niche to replace incumbent technology. But over time, many of these technologies reach a tipping point and rapidly replace these incumbents.
By
Michael Grieves
- Executive Director, The Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design,
Florida Institute of Technology (FIT)
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Smart Manufacturing
A Free-Wheeling Taxi Service of Sorts Can Set Workers Free
April 26, 2019
Manufacturers are facing shrinking product lifecycles with frequently changing customer demands. As a result, they need agile production and flexible factory layouts that can easily be modified whenever needed.
By
Thomas Visti
- CEO,
Mobile Industrial Robots
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Best Practices Meant for the Whole Digital Transformation
April 26, 2019
As with any digital transformation process, the devil is in the details, and there are many potential pitfalls that can derail projects.
By
Stuart Carlaw
- Chief Research Officer,
ABI Research
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
How to Automate to Efficiency Without Sacrificing Agility
April 26, 2019
There is no shortage of competition in a global market. As a manufacturer trying to get ahead of the pack, automation can help with problems like a limited skilled labor force, quality control issues and suboptimal throughput. But the high initial cost and extended implementation time can be deterrents.
By
Matt Tyler
- CEO,
Red Rabbit Automation
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Helping smaller companies in U.S. with cyber defense
April 23, 2019
Cyber criminals are increasingly setting their sights on today’s digitized manufacturing industry as an entry point into government and commercial supply chains.
By
James Watson
- MEP National Network representative and CEO,
California Manufacturing Technology Consulting
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
A&D Parts Maker Goes OCD on OTD, Thrives With New Tool
April 26, 2019
On-time delivery (OTD), a measurement of the level of finish goods or services delivered when promised and in full, is a signal of efficiency that reveals how well operations is doing.
By
Richard Bergeron
- CEO,
Decide4Action
Smart Manufacturing
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