{"id":2291,"date":"2019-10-08T10:15:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/thought-leadership\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:06:39","slug":"smart-manufacturing-creating-a-smart-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/thought-leadership\/smart-manufacturing-creating-a-smart-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast series: Smart manufacturing (Part 4) \u2013 creating a smart factory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\nhttps:\/\/player.pippa.io\/5d48af50833846051f861918\/episodes\/how-to-make-your-factory-smarter?theme=default&cover=1&latest=1\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How do you make your factory smarter? With ubiquitous technological advancements, a company needs to stay in step with understanding how to improve machinery operations, which is dependent on a smart factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This process includes simulation \u2013 a crucial element to the smart\nmanufacturing space, process and machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fourth podcast in a series on Smart Manufacturing by Siemens Digital Industries Software, <\/strong>solutions for the industrial machinery industry by Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/em>,<\/strong> is stressing the importance of innovative manufacturing techniques for smart factory operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insightful input from our resident expert in this podcast series is\nBill Davis, Director of Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Solutions<\/em> at Siemens,<\/em> whose engineering expertise spans over 30-years with 20\nyears as an engineer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart manufacturing \u2013 where to begin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Smart manufacturing requires a smart assembly layout \u2013\ngetting the right parts and machines in the correct place on the assembly floor\nat the right time. A software solution requires simulating the positioning of\nthe machines on the floor, eliminating high-traffic areas, removing bottle-necks\ndue to slowness in receiving materials and optimizing work cell locations for\noptimum utilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having everything in a relative arm\u2019s reach improves efficiency; however, the factory also requires process simulation. Order and functionality are the standards for overall conflict resolutions to foster adaptability, predictability and extendibility. This means finding the necessary tools, human or machine, to perform a quality job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shop floor and\nsimulation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So, it\u2019s not merely a focus on the shop layout capabilities, but\nalso a need for process simulation at the human level to factor in any\nproblematic issues, which usually don\u2019t surface until complications occur in\nthe field. Simulation of these issues is highly valuable for continual improvement\nof the design and development process. Also, it includes machine assembly and\nscheduling of machines on the product lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately,\nless time is spent in commissioning and debugging obvious known issues from the\nPLC code generation, thus getting the machine to the customer more rapidly via\nsimulation of parts and kinematics. Moreover, this simulation gives back time\nin physical stress analysis and fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This result means a company generates more revenue, reducing the margin of erosion from errors and quality issues. However, none of these benefits could occur without the digital twin. Siemens has many examples of companies implementing the digitalization<\/a> of machining or manufacturing centers, reaping more money, thus justifying any extra cost in this investment, resulting in faster machines via digital twin for software development and validation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn to make your factory smarter and bringing quality to your parts and overall process, listen to this engaging podcast on Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Stitcher<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, Castbox<\/a>, TuneIn<\/a>, Google<\/a> and RSS Feed<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to podcast1<\/a>, podcast02<\/a> and podcast03<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the author:<\/strong>
Bill Davis<\/em><\/strong> is the acting Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Industry leader for Siemens Digital Industries Software. His experience and insights have been acquired from a career spanning 30 years in engineering and operations management with machinery and heavy equipment companies.  Bill holds a master\u2019s degree in Business Administration from Marquette University, with a concentration in Operations Management and Strategic Marketing<\/a>, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Milwaukee School<\/a> of Engineering.<\/em>
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This concludes the fourth blog and podcast in a series on Smart Manufacturing and the trends affecting the industry. Our future blogs will spotlight excerpts from the transcript of these podcasts<\/em>, providing technology solutions for where today meets tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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