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Manufacturing – The News: Getting Constructive With Creative Destruction
Old-School Metrics No Longer Measure Up According to ‘Industry 4.0 Gains Are Ahead of the Tools to Measure Them’, it’s time for a new range of productivity metrics. “If Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter is the father of creative destruction, then today’s entrepreneurs and inventors are his disciples. The term ‘creative destruction,’ coined by Schumpeter in...
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Augury & Baker Hughes: Magic Happens When You Work Together
Tech Breakthrough “When we first conceived this alliance, we aimed to combine our best-in-class hardware and infrastructure with Augury’s exceptional sensor-based AI and machine learning,” said Carlos M. Gomez, VP of Global Partnership & Alliances at global energy giant Baker Hughes during Augury’s recent ‘Beyond the Line’ event. “And the result has far exceeded our...
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From Skeptic To Believer: Straight Talk From The Factory Floor
Matter of Factory… Unsurprisingly, those on the factory floor exhibit skepticism whenever they are offered an “innovative new tool”. While fear of change might play into it, the real reason comes down to experience: they’ve learned that such a “game-changer” often makes their jobs harder, not easier. So, skepticism is only healthy and natural. Take...
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Reduce Unplanned Downtime In Manufacturing with Predictive Maintenance
A version of this article was originally published on June 8th, 2021. Many are embracing Predictive Maintenance for three main reasons:1) To optimize repair timing2) To maximize each planned shutdown3) To be prepared Moving Beyond Reactive and Preventative Maintenance Meanwhile, traditional approaches to machine maintenance don’t do much to limit or remove unplanned downtime. With...
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Happy 13th Birthday Augury!
It’s official - there’s a teenager in the house. To celebrate, we’ve compiled 13 of the nicest gifts we have ever received: impact statements and compliments from customers, partners, analysts, and the press.
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How Do You Prepare Manufacturing Workers For AI?
Dave Penrith spent 35 years at Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods manufacturers. He started as an apprentice on the floor and worked up to Chief Engineer. In his last role, he was fundamental in rolling out various AI-driven digital transformation projects. We always love talking to this Fast-Track Maverick, so we decided it was time for another chat—and this time, we’d focus more on the training and reskilling involved when driving innovation on the factory floor. Read and learn!
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Secure By Design: A 5-Point Cybersecurity Checklist for Machine Health
Yet out in cyberspace, a Thanos-like threat lurks, ready to “snap” production if certain demands are unmet. These snaps can come in many forms, including ransomware, backdoors, and spear phishing. According to IBM’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, manufacturing was the most attacked industry in 2023. The risks to manufacturing are significant. In addition to losing...
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Manufacturing – The News: Sun, Sand, And Human Ingenuity
Humans are funny creatures. We can be dumb, yet we can still create miracles (and usually, we’re surfing the wave between the two). For instance, we may be adhering too closely to the famous Kurt Vonnegut quote: “We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective.” But at the same time, we are also actually making profound technological leaps … Read all about it in our regular round-up of manufacturing-related news.
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Why Do So Many Former Customers Now Work For Augury? (2)
It’s a real thing: many customers are so won over by Augury’s technology they end up working for the company. What’s going on? In the second part of a series, we hear from convert Clifton Green, now Augury’s Manager of Implementation, about why he crossed over to the Augury side. “I went from being detractor to promoter to joining the team.”
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Save the Beer, Save the Day: Utilizing Machine Health in the Beverage Industry
This article was originally published on June 25, 2019. If It Works, Why Fix It? As he logged in to the platform to check a machine health alert he received that morning, the Plant Maintenance Manager was a bit skeptical. He’d initially doubted the investment in the continuous monitoring machine health program that had been paid...
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