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Reaching and sustaining full capacity has never been easy. Human error, mechanical failures, and process defects are just a few of the occurrences that slow production and reduce yields. Labor markets remain tight while pandemic and climate-related supply chain...

To keep pace with the competition, manufacturers need to hear every machine's story. Machine data tells SMT manufacturers where they can improve. Making use of that data can be challenging for electronics manufacturers who want to collect, contextualize, and act on...

How the industrial internet of things (IIoT) drives manufacturing innovationManufacturing today exists at the intersection of technology and people. Now more than just the output of a relatively small group of industrial architects, the success of modern manufacturing...

No more excuses — new tech busts 8 myths about factory process optimization, allowing manufacturers to act. Consider this: A large scale manufacturer with 160,000 employees and 16,000 suppliers serves more than 1,000 customers in a given year. It operates over 100...

Executive teams in manufacturing rely on good data to keep their organizations growing and moving. Without it, they could only play a guessing game—becoming lost and unable to navigate their organizations through the shifting landscapes of today's manufacturing...

As modern technologies redefine manufacturing, regional experts stand to gain in big ways—particularly when it comes to data visibility. New technologies are instigating a shift towards greater data accessibility. These regional experts whose job is to fix problems...

As artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other new technologies blaze trails in modern manufacturing, those on the factory floor should rest assured that their skill sets and outlooks are now needed more, not less, than ever before, especially in an economy...

For decades, EMS factories have collected and used machine data to unlock process improvements. This blog will illustrate three common ways that tapping collected machine data helps improve operational efficiency and how this data empowers trail blazing advanced...

During the February 2022 Global SMT Conference, Arch System's Gadi Meik, Senior Director of Industry Strategy and Applications, joined a live panel discussion about supply chain security and counterfeit avoidance within the manufacturing industry. Drawing on decades...

  Transforming manufacturing operations with machine data improves performance throughout EMS organizations. To keep pace in a competitive market, manufacturers need to create facility-wide visibility using machine data of all types, created by equipment of all types....