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Unlocking the power of Digital Manufacturing with Opcenter X

April 18, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and disruptive business environment, digital transformation has become essential for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the…

By Alessandro Cereseto
2 MIN READ

Revolutionizing Automotive Cooling Systems with ESTRA and Opcenter MES

April 15, 2024

IntroductionIn the world of automotive manufacturing, high-quality components and efficient production processes are essential. When it comes to vehicle cooling…

By Claudia Basso
2 MIN READ
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Cloud-based MES: Opcenter Execution for process and discrete industries on AWS

April 11, 2024

MES systems in manufacturing have transformed from rigid to modular, offering flexibility and adaptability. Cloud-based MES systems take it further, providing accessibility, scalability, and real-time data analysis.

By Claudia Basso
3 MIN READ

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Optimizing the cost of quality

New Infographic. Learn how holistic quality solution helps manufacturers to bring products to market faster.

May 20, 2021

In today’s market, OEMs and their suppliers are regularly challenged to reduce product and manufacturing costs, while still improving quality, to distinguish products and gain a competitive advantage. Thus, manufactures feel pressure to improve quality, deliver faster and reduce costs.

By Valentina Lupo
< 1 MIN READ
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Realize Live + U2U 2021: Digital Manufacturing Experience | Opcenter

May 19, 2021

Learn what’s new in Opcenter, how digital manufacturing turns innovative ideas into transformative products, how our applications address the most critical needs of industrial manufacturing, and much, much more in this exciting, one day event!

By Claudia Basso
4 MIN READ

Small-Medium-Sized-Business, the emerging Medical Device manufacturer leaders

May 18, 2021

In the MD&D manufacturing industry Siemens and its Opcenter Execution Medical Device and Diagnostics (Opcenter EX MDD) can be considered as the best-in-class manufacturing execution system (MES) needed by all medical device manufacturers to meet their challenges in the industry, with particular regard to the small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB).

By Thomas Bell
2 MIN READ
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Robopac moves toward 50% production capacity increase with Siemens Opcenter

May 18, 2021

To keep up with demand for customized products without compromising manufacturing cycle time or quality, Robopac is making its production process more flexible and capable. The company recently initiated the “Robopac Smart Factory” project, which includes (1) a reorganization of the production system and industrial layout and (2) digitalization of core processes and operations.

By Claudia Basso
2 MIN READ

Digital Transformation Accelerates Ventilator Production in South Africa

May 16, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic taking a huge toll on lives worldwide, a multidisciplinary, multiorganizational South African team was able to design, develop, and produce 18,000 ventilators within the span of 3 months.

By Claudia Basso
4 MIN READ

Scanfil realizes 10% – 40% improvement in manufacturing KPIs with Siemens Opcenter

May 13, 2021

“Ultimately, we embarked on our Smart Operations journey to be the best partner for our customers as possible,” said Kesten. “We wanted to improve productivity, quality control, and planning efficiency to meet their changing needs. As we saw a shift to lower volume and higher mix of products, we needed to have greater setup efficiency for NPI velocity. We also needed to assure regulatory compliance with automated traceability.”

By Claudia Basso
2 MIN READ
Doctors in an operating room using high quality medical device equipment

Terumo Charts their Course to the Factories of the Future

May 13, 2021

“We set out to build our digital factories of the future,” said Kalyan Balsubramanian, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Terumo Americas. “This initiative was not about technology. It was about transforming the way we did business.”

By Claudia Basso
2 MIN READ
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The Key to Getting the Most out of Manufacturing – Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) in Consumer Goods Manufacturing

May 11, 2021

Digital Transformation (DX) strategies are critical for consumer goods manufacturers operating in a competitive market defined by changing demand and an expectation of high quality, personalized products at a low cost.

By Franck Malatier
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Effectively manage quality control processes

May 7, 2021

A perfectly planned product requires well managed production and supply processes to achieve the desired quality. This is an important statement to consider, especially today, where domains are removing their boundaries and the interaction between them is stronger than ever.

By Valentina Lupo
3 MIN READ