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Feature Article
Consumption management: Schneider Electric generates huge savings by monitoring energy use Schneider Electric, the well-known supplier of electrical distribution and automation and control solutions, replaced roughly 7,000 lighting fixtures in 21 U.S.-based facilities and instantly found itself spending $580,000 less a year on electricity bills. It also picked up $196,000 in federal tax benefits. And that was just the beginning. Read more A better view: Technology improvements make vision systems viable production tools Prudent use of machine vision systems can reduce the overall need for human labor, which is a critical cost factor in developed countries. Quality control processes that currently rely on human intervention also can be error-proofed by switching certain functions to machine vision systems. Read more Rapid production: Survey says e-manufacturing is ready for the mass market Mass production in the Western world is on the brink of a silent revolution and e-manufacturing is an important part of that change. These are some of the conclusions of a survey conducted by EOS at recent trade shows in Germany. Read more Building a bridge: Kepware to feed machine data to Oracle applications Kepware, an organization perhaps best known for its Open Connectivity (OPC) standards support and embedded device communication drivers, will be extending its expertise into the realm of ERP and manufacturing execution systems (MES) via a newly announced strategic partnership with Oracle. Read more #Ad:3895_v2_Pos3_468x60# Research A disconnect: Manufacturers claim to like virtualization, but don't adopt it Despite the popularity of virtualization as a cost reduction vehicle and the stringent focus on cost leadership by manufacturers, adoption remains lower than in other industry sectors. A recent Info-Tech Research Group study found that among manufacturers, virtualization is the most popular technology for reducing costs. However, more than half of these manufacturers are not planning to deploy virtualization now, nor in the foreseeable future. Read more #Ad:3895_v2_Pos4_4680x60# |
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