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Smart Manufacturing: November 2018

The November 2018 edition of Smart Manufacturing is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.

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AI Reaches ‘Irresistible’ Status

June 5, 2018

Artificial Intelligence is weaved in with capacity management, cybersecurity, data science, diagnostics, ERP-PLM integration, location analysis, machine learning, predictive maintenance, process optimization, situational awareness and supply chain management.

By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing

At Smart Manufacturing Experience, Focus Is on Speed, Action, Preparedness

May 9, 2018

Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018, produced by SME and AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology, was held April 30 to May 2 at the Boston Convention Center. More than 2000 industry professionals attend the trade show and conference, which focused on the latest advanced manufacturing technologies.

By Brett Brune Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing

Sensors Help With IT/OT Integration … Outside the Factory

October 9, 2018

Smart sensors, already an integral feature of many manufacturing plants that are integrating IT and OT, are now making their way into the supply chain where they monitor reliability and shipping conditions, improve predictive maintenance and make just-in-time delivery (the innovation from the 1980s) easier.

By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media

Smart Manufacturing

Taming the Most Detailed Product Data Imaginable

October 9, 2018

Some things are a given today. One is computing is cheap and powerful, and it is getting cheaper and more powerful. Another is the dropping price of industrial sensors. Combine this with easier ways of moving around data from those sensors and you get lots of data: Terabytes of data.

By Bruce Morey Senior Technical Editor, SME Media

Smart Manufacturing

Ooh-la-la! These French firms are focused on people and what drives them

August 21, 2018

What’s sexy? Try 3D printing, cobots, Yammer, VR, AR, blockchain technology

By SME Media Staff

Smart Manufacturing

Making Hay With Reams of Data—From Supply Chain Players

October 3, 2018

Within manufacturing, a shift has begun to extend big data analytics and condition monitoring beyond the factory door to both ends of the supply chain—to customers, other end users and to second-and third-tier suppliers.

By Karen Haywood Queen Contributing Editor, SME Media

Smart Manufacturing

Up Front

Smart Manufacturing
Will U.S. get serious about leadership in future tech?

October 16, 2018

The U.S. needs to build a national infrastructure in engineering and manufacturing R&D that parallels its scientific infrastructure. While it makes all the sense in the world, it is not happening.

By Brett Brune - Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing
- Smart Manufacturing

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Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Hybrid Machine Tools Offer One-Two Punch

August 17, 2018

When additive manufacturing first hit the market, some said it would eventually be the death of traditional, or subtractive, CNC machining. More than 30 years later, new machines are showing additive manufacturing as it really is—a complementary technology.

By John Catalano - Senior Director, FABTECH
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Manufacturing Management

Tech Front

Smart Manufacturing
USC researchers find method to separate AM builds, surface

October 4, 2018

Additive manufacturing (AM) refers to processes used to make a three-dimension object layer-by-layer. The shape of each layer can be dynamically controlled by computer-aided design (CAD).

By Suzy Marzano - Contributing Editor, Smart Manufacturing Magazine
- Smart Manufacturing

Passport To Innovation

Smart Manufacturing
Why the U.S. needs a bold, long-term innovation strategy

October 2, 2018

A conversation between Smart Manufacturing Editor in Chief Brett Brune and Sridhar Kota, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan and Executive Director of MForesight.

By Brett Brune - Editor in Chief, Smart Manufacturing
- Smart Manufacturing

Guest Columns

Smart Manufacturing
Additive Hybrid Machine Tool Advancements Springing Up

October 16, 2018

The combination of metrology hardware, adaptive CAM software and connectivity to plant-wide systems is making additive hybrid machine tool applications ever more practical on the shop floor.

By Robb Hudson - CEO, Mitsui Seiki USA Inc.
- Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Make no mistake: Welders, engineers care about UX, too

October 9, 2018

Several years ago, a global commercial vehicle maker asked my firm to develop a remote fleet management, health and performance portal that would open a new revenue stream.

By Tony Rost - CTO, Metal Toad
- Expert Opinion
- Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
When is it best to make your own components?

October 3, 2018

Most manufacturers have relied on third-party vendors to make parts that are then incorporated into the final product. From automakers sourcing stereos and aircraft makers contracting for jet engines to a small bakery ordering plastic bags or a woodshop buying nails, producers of all types have supplemented their internal capabilities through a painstakingly developed supply chain of external vendors.

By Elisha Tropper - CEO, Cambridge Security Seals
- Expert Opinion
- Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
A case of less is not only more but quite necessary

October 9, 2018

Being a competitive player in the aerospace and defense industry is no small feat. In an industry in which you need to be accountable for every piece of an assembly, meeting customer expectations and requirements can be daunting tasks.

By Ryan Zimmerman - Director of Business Development, Visual Knowledge Share Ltd.
- Expert Opinion
- Smart Manufacturing
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And now, material freedom via additive manufacturing

October 9, 2018

The low temperature intrinsic to solid-state printing processes allows manufacturers to weld layers of dissimilar metals without fear of metallurgical incompatibility issues.

By Mark Norfolk - President & CEO, Fabrisonic
- Expert Opinion
- Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Why Life Sciences Product Makers Must Go Digital

October 30, 2018

What does a submarine operating underwater have in common with a metal stent propping open a human artery? More than you’d think initially.

By Mahesh Kailasam - Vice President, Thornton Tomasetti Applied Sciences
- Expert Opinion
- Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Industrial robots can create more palatable human jobs

October 9, 2018

A decade removed from the Great Recession, the U.S. job market is thriving. Because employers are struggling to fill empty positions, they must explore other ways to increase production needs.

By Tim Schiller - National Accounts Manager, KUKA Robotics
- Expert Opinion
- Smart Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
GDPR: A Rick Oppedisano AI Love Story

October 16, 2018

Artificial intelligence will go long way to imbue data management with trust.

By Rick Oppedisano - CEO, Delta Bravo
- Expert Opinion
- Smart Manufacturing

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