Cultivate a Green Patch in Your Brownfield

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The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) takes advantage of the latest software and hardware capabilities to increase productivity. It stands to reason that greenfield manufacturing plants might be planned with native IIoT technologies. After all, today’s factory automation systems can incorporate web servers and clients, standards-based communications, and substantial processing power and memory. But the […]

ei3 working with machinery companies to commercialize the Internet of Things

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Industry 4.0 — aka the internet of things — is all the rage. Even though true Industry 4.0, where every single production machine, and every single factory, is interconnected, is probably decades away if we ever really get there. This month, Best Practices takes you into that world. We’ll take a closer look at a […]

Will OMAC and OPC UA collaboration end the ‘fieldbus wars?’

Machinery buyers, machinery builders, technology suppliers, integrators, consultants, and a number of other stakeholders in the smart packaging and line integration arena gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, this past March at the Microsoft Development Center to attend an OMAC conference called “Smart Packaging Automation with PackML & OPC UA.” OMAC, of course, is the Organization for […]

Bobst monitoring apps – Customer testimonial, Frankston Packaging

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Customer service is the top priority for Texas folding carton, flexibles and label manufacturer, Frankston Packaging. Ensuring that they always meet their customers’ needs means maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), says Drew Mullinnix, Continuous Improvement Manager at the company. “The BOBST services team for our region brought to our attention their remote monitoring apps and […]

PackML in the cloud captures IoT value

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Interoperability is essential to capture the full benefits of the Industrial IoT. Using the PackML standard to monitor machine states could be the solution. In this video ei3’s CEO, Spencer Cramer, shares his insight about the role PackML can play within the Internet of Things. Recorded live from the Pack Expo Innovation Stage on November […]

Top 4 Values of Machine IoT – Machine Owner’s Viewpoint

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Implementing an Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) strategy is increasingly important to companies that build machines. One reason is that their customers, the machine owners and users, have become aware that the IoT can offer them significant benefits and savings. They know that automated, analytical applications based on machine data will reduce downtime, increase production, […]

ei3 Joins the MT Connect Institute

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MONTVALE NJ, September 15, 2015 – To expand its growing presence in the Industrial Internet, today ei3 Corporation announced full support of data collection using MTConnect communications. By supporting this standard,ei3 demonstrates its belief that MTConnect is the primary method for heterogeneous machine data acquisition within the discrete parts and machine-tool industry. Manufacturers with MTConnect […]

LightStay will be in the spotlight at the Hilton Worldwide EMEA engineer’s conference

ei3 is proud to be one of the sponsors for the Hilton Worldwide EMEA Chief Engineer’s conference taking place from February 3rd through 5th, 2015 at the beautiful new Hilton Istanbul Bomonti. ei3 will be present at the LightStay booth in the exhibition area along with Hilton Worldwide sustainability personnel to provide demonstrations and answer […]

Maximizing OEE with cloud-based remote monitoring

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If your facility isn’t measuring Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by utilizing the industrial internet, your company is likely losing out. That sounds like a bold assertion, but consider this: a facility with an OEE score of 85 or higher is considered world class. However, 40 is a fairly common score for facilities just starting to […]