What is IIoT and What Role Does it play in Manufacturing?
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What is IIoT and What Role Does it play in Manufacturing?

IIoT, or the Industrial Internet of Things is a very common phrase in this Industry 4.0 world.  First, let’s look at the definition of the Internet of Things.  The Internet of Things is simply devices connected to the Internet that have the ability to send or exchange data.  The reason for the…

Machine Monitoring and ERP Integration
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Machine Monitoring and ERP Integration

Enterprise Resource Planning solutions or ERP is a system to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, purchasing, planning, scheduling, and much more.  ERP is not new to business or manufacturing. What is innovative is that we integrate the data from ERP systems with machine monitoring extending ERP data to the shop…

E-Learning Now Available
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E-Learning Now Available

Scytec has launched a new E-Learning online portal for our manufacturing machine monitoring software, DataXchange. The wide range of topics covered will have educational courses for all shop personnel. After completing this series, the user should be able to achieve the benefits of increased utilization and decreased downtime with proper use of the…

How to Calculate Utilization for Overhead Conveyors
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How to Calculate Utilization for Overhead Conveyors

In the past calculating utilization for stations such as paint booths or powder coating lines that use overhead conveyors wasn’t very accurate.  A rudimentary method was simply to monitor whether the conveyor was moving.  However, this did not consider multiple factors including whether any parts were actually present on the conveyor.  An…

Innovative OEE and IIoT Technology to be Presented at FABTECH 2019
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Innovative OEE and IIoT Technology to be Presented at FABTECH 2019

MACHINE MONITORING FOR INDUSTRY 4.0 INCREASES SHOP FLOOR PRODUCTIVITY AND DECREASES DOWNTIME DENVER (Colo.,) Oct 10 – Scytec Consulting, Cloud and On Premise OEE machine monitoring software company serving the manufacturing sector, will be exhibiting this year with reselling partner Shop Floor Automations. Visitors and attendees of 2019 FABTECH in Chicago, IL will…