by Steven Guitard | Feb 13, 2020
For several weeks, it’s become seemingly impossible to obtain any kind of reputable medical masks. With Wuhan being devastated by COVID-19 (otherwise known as “Coronavirus”) in such a short period of time, the demand for medical masks has increased astronomically. In... by Greg Dee | Feb 6, 2020
One of the things that struck me the most at this year’s ARC forum is a renewed pragmatism amongst the large technology vendors and the customer C-level suite. Several years ago a representative of a large technology company said something like Our Genius Codeword... by Greg Dee | Feb 5, 2020
I attended a great presentation by Henning Löser, Head of Audi Production Lab, at the ARC Forum in Orlando today. He presented a case study on predictive analytics for spot welding. Not only did I learn a lot about spot welding (5000 of them per car! One of the... by Steven Guitard | Feb 4, 2020
Recipes are a great way to achieve a certain outcome through a thought-out, structured process. That delicious homestyle burger you ordered a week ago? The chef followed a recipe to make it – and it’s no different from a BoM. In essence, a BoM is an exhaustive list of... by Steven Guitard | Jan 30, 2020
It’s become quite clear that Excel is the go-to tool when workers don’t have a task-specific application to help them with data management. Spreadsheets are multifunctional with many features that can be utilized for various types of data management, all within a well... by Steven Guitard | Jan 28, 2020
Industry 4.0 is now being slowly implemented into the operations of both emerging and established companies alike, and for good reason. This new wave of productivity in manufacturing allows for companies to avoid unnecessary human labor and rely on automation instead....