ODB++Process and Coping with Supply Chain Uncertainty

As the electronics manufacturing sector struggles to rebound from the Coronavirus pandemic and its effect on vulnerable global supply chains,…

Children and the digital world

Coronavirus Impacts on the Electronics Industry: Playing “Hot Potato” in Manufacturing

In the children’s game of Hot Potato, a “hot potato” is passed from one person to another, until the music…

Coronavirus interrupts 2020 electronics industry

First post in the series: Coronavirus impacts on the Electronics Industry

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program… Just over two months ago, we were reading forecasts of 4% to 7% compound…

Factory Planning

Plan to plan on planning effectively

In order to stay competitive in the digitalization age of manufacturing, design organizations of complex products must author, analyze, and…

Siemens Totally Integrated Automation

Artificial intelligence in manufacturing

Artificial intelligence (AI) can play an important role in reducing the programming and engineering effort required to create automation solutions….

Smart electronics material management - Fully automated material management

Fully Automated Material Management for Building a Smarter Factory, Today

As your manufacturing operation is moving to high-mix, low/mid volume with smaller and smaller lots while the cost of materials…

Holistic Manufacturing Management for Industry 4.0

As a part of Siemens Digital Industries Software, Valor engineers are creating integrated solutions for industrial applications and deployment platforms…

A New Decade In Electronics Manufacturing

As we begin the next decade, which is sure to bring accelerated changes in our lives, I thought it would…