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Level3 Blog: June 2014

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Thursday, June 19, 2014. Improvement is a Good Thing – Right? It is human nature to want to improve and now, more than ever, we have tools to make this easier. We live in a day and age of data – think of all the information that we have at our fingertips each day, with a simple swipe of a finger on our smart phones, a powerful combination – we improve and optimize based upon that wealth of data. Before [please click the links if you need a refresher]. Today I am going to focus on Metrics and KPIs. Also k...

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Level3 Blog: Getting from here to there: Data Collection

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Thursday, May 1, 2014. Getting from here to there: Data Collection. In my last post. The logical question is – where to start? All of the above “smart technologies” heavily rely on information – the form of the Manufacturing Big Data. But data in itself is not information; operations or business metrics, events, and comparative analysis need data in the right operational context. So before tackling issues with “Big Data” we need to ensure “Right Data”. Production/WIP Track and Trace. Traditionally, the c...

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Ixxat USB to CAN Compact V2 Cable Problems — Factory Automation Software Blog

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Factory Automation Software Blog. Merging modern software development with electrons and metal. Ixxat USB to CAN Compact V2 Cable Problems. We’ve used the original Ixxat USB to CAN compact interfaces for years without any problems. The Ixxat is inside the machine, with its USB cable (a type A male) attached to a L-Com panel mount USB adapter. Type A female to type B female), which is then connected to the external computer using a standard A to B USB cable. Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:.

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Level3 Blog: May 2014

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Thursday, May 1, 2014. Getting from here to there: Data Collection. In my last post. The logical question is – where to start? All of the above “smart technologies” heavily rely on information – the form of the Manufacturing Big Data. But data in itself is not information; operations or business metrics, events, and comparative analysis need data in the right operational context. So before tackling issues with “Big Data” we need to ensure “Right Data”. Production/WIP Track and Trace. Traditionally, the c...

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Level3 Blog: April 2015

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Friday, April 24, 2015. Going Beyond MES/MOM to Smart Manufacturing. I recently created a post for AutomationWorld, titled " Going Beyond MES/MOM to Smart Manufacturing. Below is an excerpt. Set your sights on Smart Manufacturing. I know what you might be thinking… “Great, yet another term for the space” or “How does this fit with MES/MOM? 8221; Click here to see the full article and find out. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Going Beyond MES/MOM to Smart Manufacturing. Savigent Software, Inc.

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Level3 Blog: August 2015

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Monday, August 3, 2015. The Industrial Internet of Things: data must be actionable. In a recent Automation World. Article titled “Constructive Disruption: A Vision of Smart Manufacturing,” Jim Wetzel, Chair of the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) and General Mills’ Director of Global Reliability, shared his definition of smart manufacturing:. Smart manufacturing allows us to automate continuous improvement initiatives by providing a framework for optimizing operations. Level3 derives its n...

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Level3 Blog: The Jell-O Effect

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Monday, July 22, 2013. This is third installment in the series of posts related to Reactive Agents. The previous can be found here:. Http:/ blog.savigent.com/2012/05/merovingian-or-simple-explanation-of.html. Http:/ blog.savigent.com/2012/08/to-tackle-complexity-we-need-to.html. My daughter loves to play with Jell-O on her plate - it jiggles and slides, and after a while starts falling apart. SCADA was not designed to do event-driven, concurrent, transactional execution. Side Note – back then there...

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Factory Software Blog Download Page — Factory Automation Software Blog

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Factory Automation Software Blog. Merging modern software development with electrons and metal. Factory Software Blog Download Page. Unless otherwise stated in the file or directory, all files are covered by my Software. License (basically a reworded Lua license). For older files, please use the svn repository. In the future, I may change this page to only include ZIP files for each project; then you would have to use the svn repository to download individual files. User Language Programs (ulp). Gary Min...

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Level3 Blog: Merovingian or a simple explanation of the Reactive Agents Concept

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Merovingian or a simple explanation of the Reactive Agents Concept. As I was working on my first topic for this blog – “Reactive Agents” I found myself suffering from a big, fat case of writer’s block. Cause and effect…. Stay tuned for more on Reactive Agents and how Savigent is applying this technology in manufacturing operation management systems. Upcoming posts will cover base concepts as well as the software side of the Agent-based platform. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).