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Using Voice Input to Control Welding Systems
This voice control system developed by Fronius and their partners enables welders to use verbal commands to set amperage, arc length and other parameters without any interruption of the welding process.
5G Adaptive Process Control with Extremely Short Reaction Times
Developed by GF Machining Solutions and their partners, this networked adaptive manufacturing system for real-time process monitoring uses 5G technology to communicate with sensors and machines in under one millisecond and reduce errors in high speed machining of complex aerospace parts.
Flexible Tablet Interface for Easy Exchange of Shop Floor Information
For CNC machine tool and non-CNC asset monitoring and data collection, the Flexible Tablet Interface from FactoryWiz uses a live display dashboard to drive behavior and see quantifiable improvement in shop productivity.
Driving Towards Seamless Factory Connectivity
Excellerant connects every CNC machine tool controller, no matter the brand, so that shops of all sizes can monitor and manage each machine’s data in real-time and send that data to the company MES and/or ERP systems for more accurate forecasts and dynamic scheduling.
Automated Monitoring of First Piece Inspection on the Shop Floor
Working in conjunction with eNET Machine Monitoring, the eNET QC Status Dashboard from eNETDNC is locally-hosted software that increases visibility and accountability throughout the quality control operation for the first-piece inspection process.
Cybersecurity of Communications Between Controls
By passively intercepting and monitoring serial communications on industrial control networks for intrusion detection and asset management, the SerialTap cybersecurity sensor from Cynash helps shops address and solve complex security challenges that affect their legacy control systems.
Automatic Data Analysis Increases Shop Floor Efficiency and Reduces Downtime
ShopFloorConnect 6.0 OEE and Shop Floor Data Collection software from Wintriss Controls gathers production data from every machine in the factory, displays the Key Performance Indicators in real-time and produces detailed analytics, including comprehensive OEE reports in a variety of formats.
Secure Transfer of Process Data to Mobile Devices
TwinCAT IoT Communicator software and the IoT Communicator App for tablets and smartphones from Beckhoff Automation uses advanced encryption and protocol for easy mobile device integration and high-level communication security.
Sensors + Software = End-To-End Internet of Things
The Connected Data Solutions Platform from Banner Engineering allows users to easily and securely transmit and use remote data from cloud-connected devices to monitor shop productivity, predict machine maintenance requirements and make operational decisions on machine performance.
Create A Community for Sharing Metalworking Automation
Using the HKP Mobile App from Haydon Kerk Pittman, technical information and other resources on linear and rotary solutions can be easily shared among colleagues and teams for automation in metalworking, inspection and material handling applications.
Online Equipment Monitoring Drives Productivity Improvements
The CoroPlus MachiningInsights digital system from Sandvik Coromant collects data directly from a connected machine tool and input from operators, making it possible to visualize machine and tool utilization levels online through a web browser and collaborate to make improvements within the factory.
Affordable Rare Earth Lifting Magnets
The Rare Earth magnet from Heck Industries features an extra heavy case, larger handle with safety lock and internal ON/OFF switch that will not even pick up shop chips when off.
