Today’s manufacturing industry relies on dashboards to deliver actionable insights across various areas. There are three primary types of dashboards in manufacturing:production, supply chain, andquality control. From streamlining factory operations to better managing resources, these dashboards help man...
Manufacturing: Definition, Examples, Types and Guide What is manufacturing? Learn about the manufacturing process, including what it is, the most common methods, and how it slots into the wider supply chain.On this page What is manufacturing? Types of manufacturing processes Different manufacturing ...
Tim Cook, an American business executive and industrial engineer who is CEO of Applic Inc., once said: “The right focus for the U.S. is on advanced manufacturing – something that requires innovation.” The intricacies of manufacturing processes often require a collaborative effort between enginee...
Process manufacturing is different from discrete manufacturing. While both processes rely on a set of steps to produce a final product, the main difference between them is that the product created with process manufacturing cannot be broken down at the end of the production cycle. For this reason...
Types of Manufacturing Processes Finally, manufacturing can be divided into different production methods. Each method results in a uniquely different end product. Discrete Manufacturing Discrete manufacturing is aptly named because each product manufactured can be specifically identified. The manufacturing proc...
5. Additive Manufacturing This type of advanced manufacturing includes 3-D printing, powder-bed laser printing systems, fused deposition modeling and other processes that involve complex assemblies from continuous material. Benefits include reducing failure points in the system and reducing weight, complexi...
Identify alternative manufacturing processes for the part if they show promise Using simulated manufacturing to analyze costs, the engineer discovered that the material utilization was only 11%, meaning that nearly 9 lbs. out of every 10 lbs. of material would be wasted. As expected, most of the...
The use of robots for pick and place, welding, subtractive and additive manufacturing are spreading at the last years with the concept of industry 4.0. This paper presents all modifications, adjusts and applications of a KUKA KR16 robotic arm at PUC-Rio, using the robot at different forms (...
Package containing model of six-degree-of-freedom Stewart platformInformation Model new manufacturing processes prior to implementation or existing ones in order to diagnose problems. Use Mathematica for analyses including pre- and post-processing of models, simulations, and results. For more indust...
Manufacturing KPIs are like any KPI in that they’re a metric to quantifiably measure performance over time; in this case, the KPIs focus onmanufacturing. In terms of manufacturers, these KPIs are used to monitor, analyze and optimize operations. Teams can use the data to compare to their ...