How to Calculate Overall Equipment Effectiveness: A Practical Guide
WEBAug 2, 2013 · As a result the line yielded 150 minutes of perfect running at quality and at rate. Theoretically we could make 480 x 60 = 28,800 bottles. At the end there were 9,000 bottles that were saleable, so the Overall Equipment Effectiveness was 31.25%. 9,000 ÷28,800 = 31.25% OEE. Availability (62.5%) x Performance (66.7%) …
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Motion Industries, Inc. | Automation World
WEBNov 7, 2023 · Product Summary. Motion offers a wide array of electrical and industrial automation components as well as mechanical power transmission products; hose, belting, and gaskets; hydraulic and pneumatic components; process pumps; industrial and safety products; seals and accessories; and material handling products and solutions.
Manufacturing Trends and Technologies in the Automotive Industry
WEBAug. 5, 2021. The automotive industry is meeting the challenge to design and manufacture the next generation of EVs by embracing emerging technologies to make radical changes to its manufacturing processes. Dick Slansky. Dick Slansky, Senior Analyst, ARC Advisory Group. Automakers began to reinvent themselves as digital companies a few years ...
Understanding Ethernet Speed and Determinism - Automation …
WEBNov 10, 2011 · Modbus, being half-duplex, is highly deterministic; but, being serial, it is quite slow, with data transmission rates as rates as low as 300 baud (and typically 2.4Kbaud). With Ethernet, the rate of communication (the speed) is much faster, but the time span (the determinism) in which a response is expected is unpredictable.
Why Conveyance Technologies Remain an Industry Lynchpin
WEBJun 11, 2020 · Conveyor technology is no longer just about moving goods and components back and forth. Automation advances are transforming it into a core aspect of production strategy. Conveyors are the workhorse of industry. Without them, materials wouldn’t be able to move from point A to point B, product lines would grind to a halt, and industry as we ...
How Artificial Intelligence Works in Quality Control
WEBOct 13, 2020 · Few areas of industrial technology today remain untouched by artificial intelligence (AI). From controllers to ERP to food safety and robots, AI is changing the technologies we use to run manufacturing and processing facilities in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. One application with a big potential to benefit from AI is quality control.
DC & AC Motors: Considering Your Options - Automation World
WEBNov 8, 2021 · Easy to repair and recondition. Typically outperforms AC motors for stall operations. DC disadvantages: 88-92% efficiency range for most motors. To find a DC motor to replace an old one is difficult, and reconditioning can be costly. DC motors are expensive to make and build.
The First Open Industrial Control System Rolls Out
WEBJul 21, 2021 · The First Open Industrial Control System Rolls Out. The Coalition of Open Process Automation unveils COPA QuickStart for open process automation. Since about 2015, when Don Bartusiak, the then chief engineer at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, publicly advocated for the development of a new, standards-based, open—yet secure—process ...
Motors: The Core of Automation | Automation World
WEBSept. 26, 2023. Motors have been central to automation since the beginnings of the first industrial revolution in the mid 18th century and their varied forms and applicability maintain their centrality into the 21st century’s fourth industrial revolution. David Greenfield, editor in chief, Jeanne Schweder. Early incarnations of the electric ...