Manufacturing struggles with data integration
IT in manufacturing is still struggling with data integration, despite the success of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in bringing together data and processes within others sectors such as retail and the public sector, says Computer Weekly.
Common IT challenges in manufacturing - including reducing costs, increasing efficiency, improving data visibility and extending collaboration up and down the supply chain - all have data integration at their core.
Analysts agree that the big suppliers in ERP have not done particularly well when it comes to manufacturing. They have failed to deal with what Teresa Jones, senior research analyst at Butler Group, calls the "nitty-gritty" level of manufacturing data needs.
Technology reduces TV manufacturing costs
RD&IP has developed technology for reducing manufacturing costs of FED and SED televisions, reports Business Wire.
The technology enables FED and SED televisions to be manufactured with a variety of less expensive cathode materials and types.
The technology adjusts the output of the cathodes by monitoring the emission current from each cathode in real-time. With this technology, almost any kinds of cathodes can be used in making display panels that have image quality as good as display panels made from carbon nanotube cathodes.
Dassault launches manufacturing solution
Dassault Systemes, a software solutions provider, has announced its Delima PLM Express. The set of digital manufacturing solutions makes product lifecycle management technology easily accessible to smaller businesses within the supply chain, such as part suppliers, engineering firms and tooling providers, reports Computer Business Review.
Delima PLM Express caters for five to 50-plus person companies, or any organisation that has a need for an entry-level PLM value channel offering for manufacturing.
Philippe Charles, CEO of Delima, said: "PLM helps manufacturers become more competitive. Companies that invest in digital manufacturing for PLM can expect faster time to market, fewer quality problems and lower start-up costs."
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