Mass customization (MC) emerged to meet individualized customer requirements while maintaining costs and quality. Integrating Kaizen, a continuous improvement methodology, into MC practices enhances the process by encouraging incremental improvements throughout the production lifecycle. Kaizen focuses on aligning customer demands with the organization's capacity, helping … [Read more...] about The Role of Kaizen in Mass Customization for Industrial Environments
Quality-Automation
Smart Manufacturing: Unlocking Growth with Data
The “Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Study” by Rockwell Automation emphasizes the transformative potential of smart manufacturing in the digital age. By surveying over 1,350 manufacturers across 13 countries, the report identifies key trends and priorities, highlighting the importance of data in unlocking growth and optimizing operations. Manufacturers are … [Read more...] about Smart Manufacturing: Unlocking Growth with Data
Automated quality management (AQM): The complete guide
Automated quality management (AQM), or automated quality assurance, leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the monitoring of quality processes within an organization. Unlike manual quality assurance (QA), which involves human reviewers, AQM can review every customer support interaction, identify training gaps, and improve customer experiences more efficiently and … [Read more...] about Automated quality management (AQM): The complete guide
Hyperautomation 2.0 – A Modern-Day Vision to QA
Hyperautomation 2.0 is a modern vision for Quality Assurance (QA). It significantly advances traditional QA methods, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, and analytics to transform software testing processes. The global market for Hyperautomation is projected to grow significantly, from $40.96 billion in 2022 to $197.58 billion by … [Read more...] about Hyperautomation 2.0 – A Modern-Day Vision to QA
Going beyond buzzwords in the Industrial IoT
There is a lot to gain from diving deeper into the Industrial IoT. This huge topic requires some navigation. Avnet provides resources to help engineers find the right solution for their current and future design objectives. The Industrial IoT is one, important, element of Industry 4.0. On a wider scale, Industry 4.0 impacts all vertical markets. It describes new ways of … [Read more...] about Going beyond buzzwords in the Industrial IoT
How the Next Industrial Revolution Will Impact Our Future
If there's a common buzzword in almost any industry these days, it's sustainability. Its ubiquity tells us something about its importance — but even as we become more familiar with the term, the concept itself has become largely diluted. Traditionally, our conversations around sustainability have been focused on two concerns: fighting global warming and conserving natural … [Read more...] about How the Next Industrial Revolution Will Impact Our Future
Four fundamental challenges stalling your Industry 4.0 ambitions
From mechanization, it is astonishing to realize how far we have come as a society. The modern-day factories and manufacturing units are nothing less than revolutionary as some of the most advanced systems and equipment operate here – autonomously. Yes, they did so earlier as well but this, they call it Industry 4.0 – where physical and metaphysical realms come together. … [Read more...] about Four fundamental challenges stalling your Industry 4.0 ambitions