Blog Why care about Sustainability? --Mike Smith The case for change As always, the case for change is extremely powerful. If we do not change as manufacturing organisations, then others will overtake us who are more than happy to take on the challenge. There are three key drivers in the [...]
ATS BLOG Has MES Reached Maturity in Pharma Industry Compliance, process optimisation, increasing profit, improving the supply chain and aligning to corporate standards are driving investment of Information Technology (IT) in the pharmaceutical industry. According to a report in October 2010 by Gartner Group, there is a need [...]
ATS BLOG The Smart Industry Readiness Index Smart manufacturing is a constantly evolving space. There are countless technologies promising to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of each operational aspect- inventory, supply chain, assembly, production, asset management, quality management, inspection, planning, etc. Such a technological abundance can lead [...]
ATS BLOG ATS Rapid MOM- A Launchpad for Digitalisation Journey Digitalisation is a reality! While large corporations are talking about arriving at a minimum digital standard across their supply chain, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are waking up to the reality that this is the ‘only’ way [...]
ATS BLOG Digital Quality Solution For Casting Audits To understand the benefits of digital quality inspections in casting we need to first look at the paper-based alternative. Most foundries, whether investment casting, sand casting, die casting or permanent mold, perform visual inspections of cast parts throughout the production process. [...]
ATS BLOG Digital Quality Solution for Weld Audits Defects missed during weld audits are expensive to correct as components may be added after a frame or other substructure has been welded. Adding value to a defective structure simply means added costs to repairs or scrap. [...]
ATS BLOG Issues Assessing Quality in Assembly Assembly inspections are complex because many components and sub-assemblies must come together and be installed correctly within a designated TAKT Time. The collection of, and reaction to, critical inspection data needs to be orchestrated in tandem with your assembly process. [...]
ATS BLOG Smart Manufacturing With Mobile Devices By adopting a ‘see and go’ approach, manufacturing teams can adopt more efficient working processes. A fellow member of the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association, Uwe Kueppers, recently had a fascinating insight using the lean manufacturing concept that [...]
ATS BLOG The inevitable arrival of AI in Data Center Infrastructure Management Maintaining a datacenter is a complex task. Those who have been involved in keeping the infrastructure up and running at all times while trying to reduce the operational expenses knows what we are talking about. [...]
ATS BLOG Sure you have your datacenter protected against fire… But how about your protection against cyber-attacks? All (fairly recent) datacenters have fire protection build into the design of the building. Early warning systems and automatic fire suppression systems, based on very expensive inert gas [...]
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