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Leveraging Edge Computing’s Power in Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 represents a significant shift from the Third Industrial Revolution, with the focus on optimizing entire systems and production lines, rather than automating single machines and processes by taking what was data in Industry 3.0 and producing information with Industry 4.0. The advent of Industry 4.0 has brought about increased connectivity and data sharing, leading towards improved efficiency, productivity and performance in the industrial landscape.
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Transforming Medical Device Manufacturing: A Journey in MES Implementation

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the need to adapt and innovate has become more critical than ever, especially in industries where precision, reliability, and efficiency are paramount. One such sector is medical device manufacturing, where the seamless integration of cutting-edge technology can mean the difference between life and death for patients worldwide.
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The Components of MES Value

MES can impact every part of your business, glean return and drive efficiency from each area of your operation. When considering where to get the value that MES brings it’s really about identifying and filling the gaps and voids between operations and your ERP system. The ERP directs macro-scheduling and a wide variety of activities on the plant floor such as asset usage, production balancing, crew / operator planning, etc. By using MES as the integration path to tie the ERP to the process control layer you expose information and status of the individual asset in the plant. By using MES as the bridge to Process Control integration it allows insight to understand how well you’re running (Performance), what it is that you’re running (Operations) and visibility into how much you have made that is sellable (Quality). These are valuable insights and warrant a little deeper understanding.
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A Tale of Two Nic(k)s

Avanceon has been awarded as a “Top Workplace” in the Philadelphia area since 2017. Once they are hired, many people stay long term based on the exciting solutions we provide and the awesome people they work with. Nic Imfeld and Nick Francone are no exception to this. They both began here as interns and have steadily climbed the ladder over the years. Besides their names, their paths have been surprisingly similar.
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PLC Standards for the New-ish Millennium

The topic of PLC standards for both programming and hardware has been on the mind of the industry nearly since the invention of the PLC. Throughout this time, the industry, as well as the professionals working therein, have experienced great success as well as some setbacks.
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