Manufacturing is constantly evolving, so how do you define advanced manufacturing? In this podcast episode, Julie Fraser and James Zhang, VP Market Development, Connected Operations at PTC, share their views. It starts with what constitutes advanced manufacturing today and how that has changed. New technologies can play a role, but are not sufficient. How a…
Advanced Manufacturing
What is the Cost of Poor Quality in Your Manufacturing Environment? (guest post)
What does Poor Quality Really Cost? Calculating the actual cost of quality problems is not straightforward. Some of the expenses are apparent, but many are not. Quality is important to customers and to business profitability. So, truly understanding the cost of quality warrants the effort. Fortunately, advanced manufacturing technologies can help analyze and understand expenses…
Lower Six Manufacturing Costs with IoT (eBook)
How can IoT and advanced technologies lower costs in manufacturing? Lower Six Manufacturing Costs with IoT explores how new technologies can help keep age-old manufacturing expenses in check. The report discusses how the Internet of Things (IoT) and related technologies for monitoring and using data can streamline processes and support people in making profitable decisions….
Bringing Manufacturing Back to the US
“Basically, I’m here to announce we are building Iron Man,” joked President Obama at a press conference on February 25th. Maybe not Iron Man, but his goals are to make science fiction a reality by investing in innovation labs that will make manufacturing in the US competitive again. As a Tier One partner, Siemens PLM software will…