Problem How to collect inventory movement data from forklift trucks Solution Choose one of the following Give the driver a pencil and clipboard Equip the driver with a handheld bar code scanner and apply bar code labels to inventory goods Equip Learn more

Introduction Automated data collection and the technologies surrounding it have become commonplace on warehouse floors and in supply chains throughout the country In fact we have a feeling that while most companies appreciate the efficiency Learn more

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the fastest growing and most beneficial technologies being adopted by businesses today Adoption of this automatic data-collection (ADC) technology has recently been fueled by the establishment of key Learn more

Each year manufacturers lose nearly $20 billion -- or almost 5% of total production in North America -- due to unscheduled downtime Despite the recent boom in data collection systems this loss suggests that manufacturers still don't know what is Learn more

Each year manufacturers lose nearly $20 billion -- or almost 5% of total production in North America -- due to unscheduled downtime Despite the recent boom in data collection systems this loss suggests that manufacturers still don't know what is Learn more

IEN How can this sector meet rising demand for greater automation and flexibility?Curry Implement 2D open source barcode standards and mark each and every part in the material workflow Code stds such as Datamatrix can be encoded with some very Learn more

Washington DC Dec 2 2003 -- Intermec Technologies Corp a pioneer in radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and global supply chain automatic data collection systems today announced the availability of RFID products and services that Learn more

Issue: A competitive environment that tolerates nothing short of manufacturing excellence will drive the growth of the Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) market.The use of real-time manufacturing performance information is not new for Learn more

IEN What is e-manufacturing?Bolger: You will receive many definitions of e-manufacturing as it encompasses a very broad spectrum of applications Many efforts have focused on the application of ERP and pushing scheduling down to the shop floor Learn more

Is automated process control with precise material control at odds with "lean manufacturing"? Only to the extent that the automation and data collection systems adhere to outmoded technologies and procedures The "PC + SCADA Software" is going out; Learn more