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Controlling the 5Ms in Pursuit of Product Quality | Part 1 – Material

October 11, 2017

The more things change, the more they stay the same – translating a French proverb, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” Wiktionary interprets this, “Turbulent changes do not affect reality on…

By Riccardo Consonni
3 MIN READ

Should Your MES be PLM-centric or ERP-centric?

October 6, 2017

The architecture of your manufacturing systems should be guided by your manufacturing process. Complex engineer-to-order processes, with multiple manufacturing orders coming from PLM, have different …

By Eric Mitchell
< 1 MIN READ

Ensuring Global Quality through Collaboration: 3 Areas to Watch

October 5, 2017

Today’s nuanced and networked manufacturing world spans the globe, yet wherever goods are produced and consumed, quality is an unforgiving expectation. Customers expect quality regardless of where a …

By Claudia Basso
2 MIN READ

FMEA as a Business Process Tool

September 28, 2017

More and more industries are discovering what the Automotive and Heavy Equipment companies have known for years. The same tools they use and trust to define, quantify and control risk around manufact…

By Claudia Basso
3 MIN READ

Product Complexity in The Automotive Industry

September 21, 2017

As the complexity of products in the automotive industry is increasing rapidly, companies must find ways to manage that complexity across the value chain and throughout the product lifecycle. A seaml…

By Claudia Basso
2 MIN READ

Looking at Operational Excellence as a Value Stream

September 20, 2017

As we discussed in a previous blog, “From Point Solutions to Value Streams,” it’s time to look at the systems infrastructure of medical device manufacturers not as point solutions tackling particular…

By Riccardo Consonni
3 MIN READ

NOW AVAILABLE: Camstar Semiconductor Suite v7

September 19, 2017

We are excited to announce the latest version of the Camstar™ Semiconductor Suite has been released! Version 7 is now available, delivering new capabilities for chemical processing and greater manufa…

By Alessandro Cereseto
2 MIN READ

NOW AVAILABLE: SIMATIC IT UniCam eMES 11.1

September 15, 2017

We are excited to announce the latest version SIMATIC IT UniCam eMES has been released!
Version 11.1 of SIMATIC IT UniCam eMES for electronics manufacturing is a comprehensive manufacturing exec…

By Alessandro Cereseto
< 1 MIN READ

SIMATIC IT R&D Suite 7.2 is now available

September 13, 2017

Version 7.2 is now available.  SIMATIC IT R&D Suite V7.2 is the third version of the next-generation platform for the SIMATIC IT R&D Suite.  The release focuses on quality functiona…

By Alessandro Cereseto
2 MIN READ