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Beyond the 5Ms | Part 6: Additional benefits of modern MES

In this blog series, we got back to basics for manufacturers. Delivering product quality is still rooted in controlling the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method. However…

Controlling the 5Ms in Pursuit of Product Quality | Part 5 – Method

There are some basic tenets of manufacturing that we’ve been reviewing in this blog series. Control of the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method – is critical for creatin…

Siemens to Present the Digital Enterprise Suite at formnext 2017

Siemens is proud to be part of formnext 2017, the international exhibition for Additive Manufacturing technology, taking place in Frankfurt from November, 14 – 17, 2017. Siemens is presenting the Dig…

WEBINAR *Managing Recalls – Essential Strategies and Tools*

Recalls can be devastating for manufacturing companies, both in terms of current profitability (the company must absorb the cost of replacing or fixing defective products, the cost of the actual reca…

Controlling the 5Ms in Pursuit of Product Quality | Part 4 – Measure

In this blog series, we’ve been getting back to basics. Product quality is rooted in the control of the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method. If you get those right, you…

Dairy Industry 4.0 – Manufacturing Transformation for the China Mengniu Dairy Company

Digital transformation in process manufacturing is being exemplified in one of China’s leading dairy companies. The China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited, a conglomerate producing over 400 dairy produc…

NEW VIDEO: Digital Transformation through Closed-loop Manufacturing and Closed-loop Quality

The digital manufacturing enterprise of tomorrow starts with closing the loop today. Siemens’ Digital Twin and Digital Thread architecture enables collaboration among product design and engineering, …

Controlling the 5Ms in Pursuit of Product Quality | Part 3 – Machine

This blog series continues as we discuss the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method. Part 3 focuses on control of machines.
In the previous blogs, we said that the p…

Siemens MEAC to Host Workshop in Chicago

Siemens’ MEAC (MOM Expertise Alliance Center) is a community of highly skilled and strategic alliance partners providing MOM-specific services to manufacturers. These organizations provide high-perfo…