Making the Culture Changes that Assure Digital Transformation Success

Making the Culture Changes that Assure Digital Transformation Success Automation can help manufacturers increase production, reduce costs, and navigate rapid changes in market demand and resources across the manufacturing supply chain. Manufacturers have seen huge upheaval and unpredictability across the sector over the past few years, as the 2020s have gotten underway. In that time, […]

Automate Your Manufacturing Processes…

… to Run like a Well Oiled Machine How well do companies fare in overcoming the growing competitive challenges facing manufacturers in today’s data driven production and business environment ultimately depends on how well they access, automate, and leverage the mounting volumes of data that now drive production and back office operations. Businesses need to […]

Reducing Scrap in Plastics Manufacturing with DELMIAWorks

Reducing scrap is an easy way to increase your profit margins, and that’s why it’s one of the biggest considerations when it comes to the plastics manufacturing process.  One of the most fundamental aspects of running an effective manufacturing line is making sure you produce as little scrap as possible.  Whether scrap materials are reused […]

6 Strategies for Maximising Manufacturing Productivity with Connected Workers

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to respond quickly to demand fluctuations, adapt to resource shortages, control costs — and still get quality products out the door on time. In fact, the manufacturing industry is more competitive, complex, and unpredictable than ever before Today’s best-in-class manufacturers are moving to a connected workforce, to maximise productivity and […]

What is MRP and Why is it Important?

Material Requirements Planning (or MRP system) may be something that you’ve heard mentioned quite a lot in the manufacturing sphere.  In this post we’ll explain what MRP is, why it’s important, and why it’s even better in DELMIAWorks ERP system. What is Material Requirements Planning (MRP)? Material Requirements Planning can be defined quite simply as […]

Prepare for the Factory of the Future

How is DELMIAWorks helping manufacturing businesses prepare for the Factory of the Future In order for manufacturing businesses to work towards the Factory of the Future, they need to have the right software and systems in place that enable them to connect all of their systems, processes and people. If you’re unsure what the Factory […]

Improving OEE with DELMIAWorks

Manufacturers know better than anyone else how the slightest inefficiencies can have a significant impact on the profitability of a job.  That’s why ensuring equipment and machinery are running at optimum efficiency, as often as possible, is absolutely critical for manufacturers.  Businesses measure their Overall Equipment Effectiveness regularly to try and ensure their business runs […]

The Role of the Workforce in the Factory of the Future

With a move towards the Factory of the Future already in progress, the question many people are asking is: What about humans? Within this future vision for manufacturing (and so many other sectors) will humans become the redundant workforce within the manufacturing industry?  It’s easy to think that as new technologies emerge and systems become […]

Metal Casting in DELMIAWorks Manufacturing ERP Software

DELMIAWorks is a manufacturing ERP platform that has become a household name amongst plastics manufacturers and processors, but how does the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software and Manufacturing Execution System (MES system) fare when it comes to metal casting?  Surprisingly similar manufacturing processes The process for performing and managing metal casting inside DELMIAWorks is surprisingly […]

What is the Factory of the Future?

If you’re familiar with the innovation and digital disruption driven by Dassault Systemes, you may already have heard of Factory of the Future or the Industrial Renaissance. No? Well, you may have heard of their predecessors. Concepts such as Smart Manufacturing, Industrial IoT or Industry 4.0. In this post we’re going to dive in and […]