How to Calculate Overall Equipment Effectiveness: A Practical Guide
WEBAug 2, 2013 · As a result the line yielded 150 minutes of perfect running at quality and at rate. Theoretically we could make 480 x 60 = 28,800 bottles. At the end there were 9,000 bottles that were saleable, so the Overall Equipment Effectiveness was 31.25%. 9,000 ÷28,800 = 31.25% OEE. Availability (62.5%) x Performance (66.7%) …
Motion Industries, Inc. | Automation World
WEBNov 7, 2023 · Product Summary. Motion offers a wide array of electrical and industrial automation components as well as mechanical power transmission products; hose, belting, and gaskets; hydraulic and pneumatic components; process pumps; industrial and safety products; seals and accessories; and material handling products and solutions.
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WEBFeb 10, 2023 · Automation World covers news and trends around industrial automation software and hardware for professionals in the discrete and batch/hybrid manufacturing industries.
SMC Corporation of America - Automation World
WEBMay 15, 2013 · SMC promotes advanced automation through automated control technology. SMC offers technology in pneumatic components such as actuators; cylinders; directional control valves; airline preparation equipment; chillers and dryers; vacuum components; static elimination products; fittings and tubing; electric actuators; grippers; pressure switches high purity chemical valves and fittings as well as ...
Is the Purdue Model Still Relevant? - Automation World
WEBMay 12, 2020 · But scrapping the Purdue Model isn’t something Shah advises. “The Purdue Model still serves the segmentation requirements for both wireless and wired networks and protects the operational technology (OT) network from unwarranted traffic and exploits. These are key areas that need to be preserved to ensure the continuous flow of production ...
New Manufacturing Plant Opens in Detroit - Automation World
WEBMar 28, 2019 · It is also located in an area in need of economic revitalization. Flex-N-Gate’s Detroit plant, which opened in the fall of 2018, is a 454,000-sq-ft greenfield facility that makes plastic and metal parts, via injection molding and stamping, for the Ford Ranger truck. Management expects the plant to achieve some $140-$150 million in annual sales.
Understanding Ethernet Speed and Determinism - Automation …
WEBNov 10, 2011 · Modbus, being half-duplex, is highly deterministic; but, being serial, it is quite slow, with data transmission rates as rates as low as 300 baud (and typically 2.4Kbaud). With Ethernet, the rate of communication (the speed) is much faster, but the time span (the determinism) in which a response is expected is unpredictable.
Making Legacy Equipment Connections Work - Automation World
WEBNov 4, 2021 · Making Legacy Equipment Connections Work. System integrator Luke Stephenson of Enterprise Automation share his insights on why MQTT and cloud computing are critical components of legacy equipment data collection and analysis. If you’re involved in any kind of Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, or …
RTU or PLC: Which is Right for You? - Automation World
WEBJul 10, 2012 · The most detailed response explained that: an RTU is a “microprocessor-controlled electronic device that interfaces objects in the physical world to a distributed control system or SCADA system by transmitting telemetry data to the system and/or altering the state of connected objects based on control messages received from the system”; and that a PLC is basically “a digital computer ...
Manufacturing Trends and Technologies in the Automotive Industry
WEBAug. 5, 2021. The automotive industry is meeting the challenge to design and manufacture the next generation of EVs by embracing emerging technologies to make radical changes to its manufacturing processes. Dick Slansky. Dick Slansky, Senior Analyst, ARC Advisory Group. Automakers began to reinvent themselves as digital companies a few years ...
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