Making the value of technology clear
How can smaller manufacturers quickly and sustainably enable plant and warehouse MES functionality? Smart Production Solutions and its initial ERP partner, Infor, have an answer: JobControl and StockControl, smart and intuitive apps based on REST APIs. Modern Operations Software The founder, Eric Klement, is ex-Infor and saw a need for simple MES solutions for smaller…
Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser was on the analyst panel of the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s (MLC’s) 20th anniversary Rethink conference. The panel looked back 20 years and forward 20 years in the journey to digital manufacturing. Julie’s perspective is that some things that seem new are not – like AI, which she wrote a report about in…
Based on our recent update briefing with iTAC board member Martin Heinz, we have an exhilarating view of how high and low an MES player can reach. With an offering that includes strong integration to sensors and IIoT, controls, SCADA, and ISA 95 Level 3 MES/MOM, iTAC shares this depth with only a few other…
How does the Digital Manufacturing Journey unfold? What are views of the past, present, and future? Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser will be on an industry analysts panel discussing this at the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Rethink Conference on Marco Island, FL. The conference runs from June 2nd to June 5th and will include a live panel discussion…
Can smart manufacturing, connectivity, and IoT reduce the tradeoffs of serving customers well? In this blog post, Julie Fraser explains both the importance of moving to smart manufacturing and how connectivity and IIoT support each other in moving a company forward. No company can afford to stay behind – moving to digital approaches is a…
Artificial intelligence holds the promise of entirely new insights for better decision-making. However, is it doing that in your company today? Manufacturers have long suffered from discipline-specific or “siloes” of data and information. Increasingly, those siloes have their own specific AI or analytics. September 27, day 3 of Smart Manufacturing Now, Julie Fraser will facilitate…