AUGUST 20176 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS Manufacturing sector is witnessing investments in technology like never before. The technologies such as IIoT, robotics, big data, cloud, mobility, social, and 3D are ushering in an era of manufacturing renaissance. The once hyper-industrialized shop floor has transformed from a confusing cluster of machinery into a finely tuned network where all moving parts communicate with each other and with the IT systems to provide end-to-end visibility. The credit goes to IIoT. This technology has closed the gap between Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) employed on the shop floor. Coupled with this, the big data applications are driving the usage of shop floor data to make effective business decisions and process enhancements. On the other hand, cloud applications are helping manufacturers to bring their plants spread across the globe onto a single communication pane with real-time information sharing--leading to greater control and efficiency. Another technology that is impacting shop floor is Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). These immersive technologies are facilitating the ability to simulate every aspect of shop floor production processes that include employee testing and training, and computer modeling of production environment. In a nutshell, these innovative technologies are helping create the factory floor of tomorrow. In this scenario, our goal with this special edition is to highlight the best-of-breed shop floor solution providers such as Simparel that aims to replace traditional Shop Floor Control (SFC) solutions built on legacy technologies with its SFC solution that leverages wireless technology and off-the-shelf mobile devices to collect production data in real time. This edition also blends thought leadership from subject matter experts with real stories on what selected vendors are doing for their clients, including exclusive insights from CIOs and CXOs.Write us your thoughts.Shop Floor Renaissance EditorialCopyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.AUGUST - 01 - 2017SHOP FLOOR MANAGEMENT SPECIALMailing AddressValleyMedia, Inc. 44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.936.8381, F:510-894.8405 August - 01 - 2017, Vol 03- Issue 05 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to ManufacturingTechnology InsightsVisit www.manufacturingtechinologysights.com Editor-in-ChiefLaura DavisEditorial StaffSalesVisualizerMichael WilliamsSamuel Joseph samuel@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.comT:510.402.1464Ava GraciaDurgesh Bhoy Kyle SummersVivian MurrayTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSLaura DavisEditor-in-ChiefManufacturingTechnology InsightsWrite to useditor@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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