Machine Safety: The Importance of Safety Systems
2012 has been good for the manufacturing industry. The PMI index has had a factor of above 50 for the past three months. When the index is above 50, it means that the industry is expanding. At the same...
View ArticleRisky Business: Can you Afford to Ignore Risk in Cost of Quality?
Cost of Quality (CoQ) is a concept that has been around since the mid-50’s. Even though it has been almost 60 years since Armand Feigenbaum first described this process improvement, many companies...
View ArticleRisk Management Takes Center Stage at Aberdeen’s Manufacturing Summit
Risk is a concept everyone deals with daily, with almost every decision carrying some degree of risk, and with some decisions being riskier than others. In the manufacturing world, risk is a broad...
View ArticleTechnical Communications: Using Product Content to Improve Customer Satisfaction
A new survey has just been launched by the Aberdeen Group’s Product Innovation & Engineering (PIE) research team, geared toward Technical Communications. This study will investigate how a focus on...
View ArticleI’ve got 99 Problems, but an Asset ain’t one
Companies foolishly still regard asset management as just a more business directed expression for maintenance management. This will continue to happen until these companies realize the...
View ArticleGet the Skinny on Becoming Lean
Lean manufacturing is a leading manufacturing methodology being used in many industries throughout the world, but particularly in industries where reducing costs, improving quality, and decreasing time...
View ArticleWhat’s Making you Invest in Safety?
Safety impacts all levels of an organization, from plant manager to CEO. Improved safety has become an increasingly important consideration in the workplace in recent years. Employee injuries,...
View ArticleThe Best-in-Class They Are a-Changin’
The need to manage risk and comply with an assortment of regulations has compelled organizations to adopt new Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S) strategies across the enterprise, with the...
View ArticleFood and Beverage Industry Going Beyond Monitoring Energy
Back in March, Aberdeen conducted its 4th annual sustainability survey, with the goal of touching on multiple topics including – Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S), Resource Management, and...
View ArticleDon’t Make Product Material Compliance a REACH
The regulation of chemicals and substances in products has been around for decades. The Dangerous Substances Directive (1967) in Europe, the Consumer Product Safety Act (1972) in the U.S., and...
View ArticleReflections on Siemens PLM Software Analyst Conference
Just this past week I attended the Siemens Analyst Conference hosted in Boston MA. It’s an annual event where executives from Siemens and their customers share where they’re at and where they’re...
View ArticlePTC’s Acquisition of Atego: The Importance of Systems Engineering
Yesterday I was one of a few Aberdeen Analysts that attended PTC Live 2014. As Kevin Prouty highlighted yesterday, there was a huge focus on the Internet of Things (IoT). In fact, IoT was injected into...
View ArticleReflections from Siemens 2014 Automation Summit: Skynet Lookout… Industrial...
Last week I attended Siemens Automation Summit in Orlando, which was a user-focused conference that covered topics from Energy & Asset management, to Best Practices in Automation. Over the course...
View ArticleAnother one bites the MES dust…
Earlier this week, Siemens announced that they will be acquiring Camstar. Camstar was one of the last large independent Manufacturing Execution System (MES) vendors, which has historically been...
View ArticleService and Manufacturing Look a Lot like HR – Lessons from KronosWorks 2014
The feeling of being out of your element is often nerve-wracking. I thought this might be the case for my colleague, Reid Paquin, and me earlier this month as we attended Kronos Works 2014. If you are...
View ArticleWhether You’re in IT or Product Development, Your Simulation Performance Can...
Virtual simulation has become a critical enabler to any company looking to design more successful products. The insight that can be derived before a physical prototype is constructed has consistently...
View ArticleInfor Innovation Summit Reflections – Will Manufacturers Make the Transition...
Last week I attended Infor’s Innovation Summit in New York City, which showcased recent accomplishments, provided a general business update, and previewed upcoming product and technology initiatives....
View ArticleTakeaway from LiveWorx 2015 – The Rise of Smart, Connected Products and ALM
I had the opportunity this week to attend PTC’s LiveWorx 2015 IoT Strategy Forum in Boston. The event focused on improving collaboration, reducing costs, and accelerating innovation driven by the...
View ArticleSiemens Industry Analyst Conference Recap
Two weeks ago, Siemens held their annual Industry Analyst Conference in Boston, which Aberdeen once again attended. The conference focused heavily on Siemens’ digitalization strategy for the entire...
View ArticleMobility in Manufacturing: Moving Beyond Monitoring
With the massive amount of manufacturing data that is collected and stored, it can be difficult to find the information you need, when you need it. Mobility is one tool that manufacturers have started...
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