Discover the uses of edge computing for machine tools.
About the presentation As manufacturers continue their Industry 4.0 journey, they’re looking to expand their Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities. Manufacturing engineers want actionable insights to increase machine productivity, and data scientists are searching for higher quality statistics for digital twin modeling, all while in an existing CNC installed base. Edge computing allows manufacturers to flexibly extend the capabilities of their shop floor without making major investments to upgrade machine tools or network infrastructure. Because data collection and processing are handled on an edge device, CNC performance and network traffic are minimally affected. New use cases, including in-cycle process monitoring and anomaly detection, machine health monitoring, and big data analytics, can be addressed. The separation of computing from CNC permits new data models, monitoring thresholds, or entire applications to be deployed to a fleet of machine tools without taking them out of production. Edge computing fosters collaboration between OT and IT.
Meet your presenter Gus Gremillion is a solutions consultant in machine tool digitalization at Siemens. In his four years with the company, Gremillion worked in CNC and VFD applications engineering before moving into digitalization. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.
About the company Siemens is a global innovator focused on digitalization, electrification, and automation for the process and manufacturing industries. We’re a leader in power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure, and distributed energy systems. For nearly 175 years, we’ve developed technologies that support multiple American industries including manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and infrastructure.
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Meet your presenter Steve Wetzel has an electrical engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and is a principal engineer for The Southwire Company. He’s a member of the Insulated Cable Engineers Association (ICEA) and is active in the group responsible for creating a variable frequency drive (VFD) cable standard. Wetzel started learning about VFD systems and cables when he worked for Siemens and has been involved in VFD systems from the cable perspective ever since. He presents at training sessions and drive industry events each year on the role of the cable in drive systems. He works closely with Rockwell, ABB, Siemens, and Eaton application engineers regarding the role of the cable running between the drive and the motor. Wetzel is the author of numerous application notes on various aspects of the inverter to motor cables. In addition to VFD cables, he’s Southwire’s technical expert on other specialty cables, including factory automation, crane, mining, transit, and wind tower cables. In addition to working with ICEA, he’s also active on various Canadian Standards Association (CSA) technical committees for cable types. In his spare time, Steve pursues woodworking, photography, and fishing.
About the company Southwire is one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers, and suppliers of building wire and utility cable, as well as the tools used in their installation. As such, we are continually improving our products, studying how they’re used in the field, and assessing the needs of our customers to find new and better ways to solve the problems facing the industry. We strive to ensure that every product we develop helps increase safety, improve productivity, reduce manpower, save time, and save money – both on and off the jobsite. After all, we don’t just want to produce the most wire products. We want to produce the best wire products.
The history of Labor Day: how it came about; what it means.
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
Labor Day Legislation Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From these, a movement developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on Feb. 21, 1887. During the year four more states – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York – created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
Founder of Labor Day More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."
But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
The First Labor Day The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sept. 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885, Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
Labor Day Legislation Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on Feb. 21, 1887. During the year four more states – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York – created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
A Nationwide Holiday The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday – a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.
The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics, and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television.
The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership – the American worker.
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Take an integrated approach to S&OP.
About the presentationSupply chain resiliency is one of the most important topics for manufacturers right now. All companies and consumers have felt the hit that disruption after disruption has caused the last two years. Having the right tools enables companies to adapt quickly and get ahead of the challenges.
Companies require a level of precision in forecasting demand and planning capacity to balance meeting customer needs at the lowest cost. To fully accomplish this requires an integrated and optimized sales and operations planning process with collaboration between different critical stakeholders.
Conventional planning fails to account for external shocks or influences, such as disruption and unpredictable transportation events. Optimization methods such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning help take inputs from future planning and historical data to enable better decision making.
In this session we’ll discuss an integrated approach to S&OP and answer key questions on how to optimize decisions of when and what to produce, procure, transport, and store. Discover how advanced modeling and optimization capabilities allow you to achieve key results in an S&OP cycle.
Meet your presenter Adrian Wood has spent more than 20 years in customer-facing positions ranging from sales and marketing to fulfilment and account management. His career focus has been on problem solving and development within emerging and rapid growth segments to enable customer success across a wide range of industries and across multiple disciplines such as supply chain, manufacturing simulation, and analytics.
About the company Dassault Systemes is a science-based company that draws on various branches of mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, and geology, to break down silos of knowledge and find the most innovative, sustainable solutions for the future. For 30 years, we’ve led the global field in multidisciplinary, multiscale solutions. We provide virtual worlds that allow our clients to create innovative experiences for their own customers. Our aim is to achieve a new development model to address the major challenges facing the world today.
How to successfully deploy a robot.
About the presentation Existing CNC machines and other processes on factory floors can be more efficiently utilized with the addition of robotic loading. Often the first time setting up a robot can be daunting and uncertain. This presentation explores the considerations needed for making a successful robot deployment. It covers areas of automation including workpiece infeed and outfeed processes, robot end effector design for handling workpieces from their raw to finished states, and automated fixturing.
Meet your presenter Tom Reek has more than 25 years of workpiece gripping and handling experience. He graduated from NC State University with a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and began his career with SCHUNK in 1994 as an applications engineer in the early years of the company's launch into the United States. Reek went on to pursue new challenges in the field of automation, gaining experience in vacuum technology and pneumatics. He rejoined SCHUNK as a regional sales manager covering the Southeast U.S. with a goal of growing the company's automation products through a combination of direct sales and a network of industrial distribution partners. Reek's career continues to grow and evolve at SCHUNK: he served as director of sales for the Eastern states before being promoted to his current role of vice president of sales for the entire United States. Today, Reek leads a team of motivated professional territory sales managers dedicated to serving customers and making SCHUNK the recognized leader in workpiece handling technology.
About the company SCHUNK, the family-owned company, is a worldwide leader for equipping modern manufacturing and robot systems. More than 3,500 employees in 9 plants and 34 directly owned subsidiaries ensure an intensive market presence. With more than 11,000 standard components SCHUNK offers the world’s largest assortment of gripping systems and clamping technology from one source. Due to the digitalization of the portfolio, users can plan their processes efficiently, transparently, and economically. In addition, they benefit from the comprehensive application knowledge surrounding tomorrow’s innovative manufacturing.