The manufacturing process is a complex one that can be impacted by many factors: supplies, equipment, factory overhead, the need for special parts, and the people who work at all points in the process ...

Major processes in semiconductor wafer fabrication: 1) wafer preparation, 2) pattern transfer, 3) doping, 4) deposition, 5) etching, and 6) packaging. The process of creating semiconductors can be ...

Factory overhead is any cost other than direct materials or direct labor, such as electricity, incurred while manufacturing inventory. Work-in-process inventory is what a company has started ...

The decision was final, and the plan was to construct a new addition to help keep up with market demand. The senior leadership decided that moving the factory and building another factory was cost ...

Hankook Tire & Technology Ltd. claims to be pushing the envelope again on tire manufacturing, disclosing that it's using artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to improve ...

Inefficiency plagues the manufacturing industry. Statistics are studied and cited more now than at any other point in history. Plant managers and engineers spend their days gawking at facts and ...

Smart manufacturing integrates modern artificial intelligence, and data science into the manufacturing process for enhanced productivity, sustainability, and economic performance. In this collection, ...

If a manufacturer constantly needs to monitor process variables to maintain product quality, manual data collection will just not cut it. That’s the situation Samtec found itself in. With ...

Many manufacturers struggle to fully leverage IIoT due to outdated data systems infrastructure with unreliable and hackable unsecure connectivity. Traditional networks typically lack the flexibility ...

CANTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today global fitness leader Reebok introduces Liquid Factory – a ground-breaking manufacturing innovation that could fundamentally change the process and speed of ...

Many aspects of the AI revolution are geared toward knowledge work – partly because these new models are so good at thinking in human-like ways. We’re not used to computers being able to contemplate ...

Apple products are highly touted for being extremely sleek and well-designed. While some companies opt to use cheaper materials in an effort to preserve the bottom line, Apple has a penchant for ...