Data-Driven Manufacturing

MTConnect Challenge 2 Participants to Use Real-Time Data

Contest participants now have access to real-time manufacturing data generated by four manufacturing suppliers.

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MTConnect Institute Appoints New Leadership Team

New board and executive team members will take office in December.

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Indiana Takes on the World

Last month’s EMO machine tool show cast a spotlight on concepts such as Industry 4.0 and The Internet of Things. These advances are seen as essential to globally competitive manufacturing. This article examines the achievements of two companies in Indiana that are well on their way to implementing these concepts.

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These U.S. Shops Are Ready For the “Internet of Things”

For two manufacturing companies in northern Indiana, using MTConnect for machine monitoring was the start. This step forward is possible because this open and royalty-free standard for manufacturing uses proven Internet protocols.

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Video: Machine Shop of the Future

Siemens produced this attractive video to illustrate what it sees as a likely representation of the machining facility of the future.

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An Insider’s Look at MTConnect-Enabled Applications

A new whitepaper from the MTConnect Institute is designed to help software developers create client applications that take advantage of the valuable data generated by manufacturing equipment but previously more difficult to access.

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Mazak Implements MTConnect Factory-Wide

Mazak’s Florence, Kentucky machine tool plant will use the MTConnect open communications protocol for equipment monitoring and other applications.

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The Internet of Things

The push to make manufacturing a fully integrated Internet-of-Things world is gaining momentum

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MTConnect Challenge 2 Now Open

Developing software that uses MTConnect to add more intelligence to the manufacturing process can win you $100,000.

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MTConnect Aids Robotic Automation

MTConnect will make robots more flexible. That’s the implication of recent work by a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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