Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant In the first column in this “tips for digitization” series, the focus was on making sure the company leadership was on board with the digitization initiative, and that the company’s business...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant The word “manufacture” is said to come from two words: “manu”, which comes from classical Latin word for “hand”, and “facture”, which is the Middle French term for “making”. The first recorded...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant In the first column in this “tips for digitization” series, the focus was on making sure the company leadership was on board with the digitization initiative, and that the company’s business...
Registration is now open for SmartMTX, Western Canada’s premier Smart Manufacturing and digital solutions showcase. The exposition takes place at Westerner Park in Red Deer, AB from April 4-5, 2023. SmartMTX is a platform that supports the development and advancement...
Written by Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant In the first column in this “tips for digitization” series, the focus was on making sure the company leadership was on board with the digitization initiative, and that the company’s business...
Written by Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant The first thing to understand about “digitization” and information technology is they are not silver bullet solutions that can be applied to correct process problems, be they manufacturing,...
April 4-5, 2023, 3D printing industry leaders will showcase their innovative technologies and applications for structural 3D printing at SmartMTX in Red Deer, Alberta. Western Canada's newest platform for exploring the opportunities that fuel smart manufacturing...
Written by Bruce Ennis, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, MEE Cluster Process Improvement Guru In a story aired on November 25, Gary Manku of Altex Industries told CTV news welding companies are having trouble bidding on projects because “they can’t find enough...
Written by Sarah Olson for the MEE Cluster Smart Manufacturing is digital systems integrated into manufacturing at all levels. It begins with bringing analog data into a digital database. By analyzing data from all the steps in a manufacturing process (including...
Written for the Manufacturing & Export Enhancement Cluster by Alberto Silva, Hexagon Digital transformation is definitely a journey, and smart manufacturing is not necessarily a single digital revolution in your factory. It can be a step-by-step process using...