• Advanced Manufacturing

How to optimize raw material consumption in a sheet metal factory

  • Advanced Manufacturing
This post focuses on making savings in raw material consumption in the sheet metal industry, something that’s crucial in this sector.

The imperative IT/OT convergence in the industrial sector to make progress with digitization

  • Internet of Things (IoT)
There’s still quite a way to go in the industrial sector’s journey towards digitization. Many companies, especially the smallest ones, don’t have segregated IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) networks, instead, all of the equipment is connected to one single network which leads directly to the Internet. In others, generally the largest ones, the workshop’s network is separated from the office’s network by means of a firewall, making it possible to control communication between the two worlds in a very granular manner.

10 Key Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Management Software for the Sheet Metal Industry

  • Advanced Manufacturing
Nowadays, practically all organizations have a number of technological plant management solutions that they use to resolve certain issues. Each one delivers, although in response to new needs, multiple tools are being incorporated, creating more complex environments that sometimes complicate plant control.