The original article appeared June 12th in News & Events Section on the Apex Alberta website. To read the original article, click here. Lean Six Sigma focuses on inefficient processes that cost business owners time, money, customer satisfaction, and employee...
Why You Should Exhibit at This Year’s SmartMTX: Western Canada is where the future is happening!
Manufacturing is key to the economic strategies of Canada’s western provinces, and there’s a very good reason for that: it just makes sense, from both an economic and as well as increasingly from an environmental and sustainability perspective. This is why...
2023 SmartMTX by the Numbers
We are pleased to report that the inaugural SmartMTX was a success! Some 500 plus participants descended on Westerner Park in Red Deer April 4 and 5 to connect over Smart Manufacturing, to network, and to learn about Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing. The...
Manufacturing 4.0 academy – Blog Post #1: Tips for getting started with “digitization”
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,...
Keeping It Smarter with OEE and Laser Scanning
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...