Manufacturers face tough decisions that impact their ability to grow their business and increase profits because of unexpected disruptions in production due to equipment failures. A critical requirement is finding an optimal strategy to keep their equipment in peak condition for maximum asset availability while minimizing costs. Prioritizing when and what to maintain is a […]
https://vimeo.com/245781804 Standards based information models enable the integration of IT and OT systems that digitize the process from order entry and design, to manufacturing the product. Thought leaders in digital manufacturing transformation, from PARC, ITAMCO, MTConnect Institute, and VIMANA, worked together on a project for DMDII called ‘Standards-based Platform for Enterprise Communication enabling Optimal Production and Self-awareness’ […]
IIoT thought leaders, William Sobel from VIMANA (fka Systems Insights), Eric Harper from ABB, Wael Diab from Huawei, and Shi Wan Lin from ThingsWise, all members of the Industrial Internet Consortium, co-authored a whitepaper that reviews Industrial Analytics: The Engine Driving the IIoT Revolution that deserves a great deal of attention. “IIoT seeks to connect […]
By William Sobel, Chief Strategy Officer, VIMANA Unplanned downtime and production loss due to equipment failure is one of the leading losses for manufacturers. Most shops perform maintenance on a fixed schedule or on failure. This means a machine will be maintained regardless of how often it is used and unexpected breakdowns will stop production. […]
Are you struggling to cope with all the data that your Smart Factory is producing? Many manufacturers like you are looking for solutions to analyze large volumes of data from multiple, disparate data sources and identify simple and complex patterns that provide applications with context to detect opportune situations, automate immediate actions, and dynamically adapt […]
LMI Aerospace has the word aerospace in its name because that’s the market the supplier serves almost exclusively. This company is a global manufacturer of structural assemblies, kits and components for its diverse aerospace customers. It also provides design engineering services to back up its manufacturing capability (not many machining companies can thrive just by […]
How much value to business will data-driven manufacturing deliver in the near term? One research firm predicts that by 2020, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will impact nearly 6 percent of the global economy, with $1.9 trillion in productivity improvement and $177 billion in cost savings. However, the capability of today’s advanced manufacturing equipment […]
Watch our VIMANA, formerly System Insights (SI), IMTS 2016 Booth Tour with Co-Founder and CTO Athulan Vijayaraghavan.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has begun, and there is wide agreement this revolution will involve cyber-physical systems with human-machine interaction and lots of data. But many still wonder what the revolution is about and what to expect as consumers and manufacturers. Note: VIMANA was previously named System Insights. Read the entire article here.
VIMANA and GE Digital discuss the future of manufacturing and changing the way manufactures operate plants. Note: VIMANA was previously named System Insights. Link to IMTSTV