Where should A&D manufacturing companies focus their Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) efforts? To achieve MBE goals, manufacturers must track parts and processes from design engineering through manufacturing to the sustainment of the finished product in the field. The challenge is not transferring information among the business, design, and manufacturing systems; it is the complexity of creating…
O3sigma Brings Freemium Open-Source MES to Process Manufacturers
What happens when industry veterans join in commercializing an incubator-developed CPG MES? We sat down with the management team at O3sigma to learn about their history and plans for this enticing new offering in the CPG MES arena. Born in CPG The origins of O3sigma trace back to Obeikan Investment Group. This Saudi-based enterprise failed…
Rockwell Automation Fair: From Elastic MES to Software-Defined Automation
In November, I had the pleasure of returning to Rockwell Automation Fair at McCormick Place in Chicago, typically one of the last vendor conferences of the calendar year. At the event, Rockwell offered training classes, presentations, workshops, and a vendor expo. They highlighted, among other topics, digital twins, elastic MES, AI, and software-defined automation as…
iBase-t Rides Strong tailwinds to Aerospace & Defense MES Innovation
Can today’s aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturers meet the challenges of adopting Model-Based Enterprise approaches (a requirement for some new DoD projects), leveraging AI, while continuing to support legacy products that are over 50 years old? That is the challenge that iBase-t’s customers face every day. We recently sat down with iBase-t’s management team to…
Inaugural Mapex International Smart Industry Podcast on Digital Manufacturing and AI
Is your manufacturing organization ready for AI? In this conversation David J. Jacq, CEO of Mapex, and Rick Franzosa, VP of Research for Manufacturing at Tech-Clarity, Inc., will bring their deep expertise in digital transformation, operations, and advanced manufacturing to explore the challenges and opportunities in smart manufacturing in the age of AI. Listen as…