I-007e Micro Webinars recently released a free, on-demand series titled “Implementing Digital Twin Best Practices From Design Through Manufacturing.” Each of the 12 segments can be viewed in about five minutes.

Have you ever wondered what digital twin is, how it's used, and its benefits? Are you interested in learning ways to optimize and streamline how data flows from design, production planning, process engineering, and manufacturing? Then this micro webinar series is for you!

Throughout this 12-part series, Jay Gorajia from Siemens Industries Software describes how to leverage the digital twin concept—from design to production planning and process engineering—through manufacturing execution and supply chain... More >

In previous columns, I’ve written about topics related mostly to the shop floor but started swimming upstream and wrote about design for manufacturing and process engineering. In the last column, I focused mostly on the critical phase of moving from design to manufacturing and how to tackle the BOM management:

1. Design for manufacturing is much easier now
2. Data collection and the basic questions you can answer
3. Material management and its impact
4. Data-driven decisions and micro-solutions in manufacturing
5. Accelerating global new product introduction (NPI)

In this month's column, as promised, I would like to jump back to the manufacturing floor and share my thoughts on the role of a manufacturing execution system (MES), reporting, and analytics... More >

Founded in 2007, QCMS is one of the more interesting EMS companies on the East Coast. They are actually a sister company to Niche Electronics located in Pennsylvania. Frank Bowman, president of Niche Electronics, set up my interview with QCMS General Manager Rick McAnally... More >