Alex Hume, Sales Account Manager, Life Sciences Contract manufacturing (CM), where a client company contracts with an established manufacturer to make its product, has been growing dramatically in recent years. It brings obvious benefits in terms of reduced capital costs, gives instant access to existing expertise when entering a new field, and often provides economies […]
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Tracing beyond compliance: How smart traceability can boost efficiency and fix problems before they happen
Philip Neal, US General Manager When manufacturers think about product traceability, they’re often envisioning a worst-case scenario: a recall notice, a regulatory investigation, or a frantic effort to identify which products need to be pulled from shelves. For decades, traceability has been viewed as an insurance policy, necessary for compliance — especially in highly regulated […]
The impact of AMHS on manufacturing efficiency
Tracey Thomas, Content Communications Specialist In today’s fast-paced manufacturing and distribution environments, businesses face constant pressure to move products faster, reduce errors, and do more with less… less space, less labour, and fewer resources. The less is more rhetoric is more common today than ever. Traditional, manual material handling processes were once the norm; now, […]
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Global automation perspectives: How manufacturing automation strategies vary across regions
Mike Fisher, President When it comes to manufacturing automation, one size definitely doesn’t fit all—especially as you look across different geographic regions. A vision system that revolutionizes production in Germany might gather dust in Brazil. An autonomous mobile robot (AMR) deployment that transforms logistics in Japan could face insurmountable hurdles in South Africa. Even the […]
Eclipse Automation: Future fit manufacturing automation
PAUL ADAIR, STAFF WRITER AT CTMA 4 minutes read time HEADQUARTERED IN CAMBRIDGE, ONT., Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, is a global success story in the world of automation. Founded by Steve Mai and his partners in 2001, the company came out of the tooling industry to become a trusted leader in delivering engineering precision-led […]
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Real-time, not downtime: How data integration can make maintenance truly predictive
Chae Thurm, Service Account Manager, Eclipse Automation 5 minutes read time As much as 90% of all industrial manufacturers have implemented some kind of automation solution, yet only 30% of them report significant reductions in production line downtime. The maintenance logs of manufacturers around the world reveal an uncomfortable reality: expensive systems installed and maintenance […]
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The ghost and the machine: How digital twin technology is revolutionizing the industrial manufacturing sector
Brad Zalischuk, Program Manager, Digital Manufacturing Transformation 5 minutes read time End-to-end digitization is making factories better, faster, and smarter. Here’s how. When it comes to building a new factory line, creating an elaborate 3D model that includes every nut and bolt might seem like overkill. While it’s true that 3D modeling can help when […]
