🏭 70% of manufacturing DX projects fail. Though Manufacturing was once the leading adopter of digital / computing systems. The $2.7T digital transformation opportunity is real, but most manufacturers are trapped in vendor lock-in cycles that kill innovation and inflate costs. We used to lead technology development—PLCs, SCADA, DCS were born on factory floors. Now we're followers, stuck in proprietary ecosystems. The shift to open-source isn't just about cost—it's about control. Open source was once the leading distribution license for Manufacturing, and must become that once again! At FlowFuse, our clients are reclaiming their digital destiny. They're directing technology instead of just consuming it.The question isn't if manufacturing should go open source—it's how fast we can make the transition. Read my full analysis 👇 https://lnkd.in/euWnr6Za #OSS #FlowFuse #Manufacturing #OpenSource #DigitalTransformation

⚙️ Manufacturing has the opportunity to reclaim its leadership in digital innovation. Our CEO, ZJ van de Weg, highlights how open-source software gives manufacturers control over technology, reduces reliance on proprietary systems, and makes the promised ROI of digital transformation achievable. Read the full analysis 👇 #OpenSource #Manufacturing #DigitalTransformation #OSS #FlowFuse

🚀 Manufacturing Software Trend Alert: Edge Computing Integration Manufacturing is moving data processing closer to the factory floor. By 2025, 75% of enterprise data will be processed at the edge rather than centralized data centers. For manufacturers, this means: Faster response times for critical operations Reduced bandwidth costs Enhanced security for sensitive production data Real-time decision making capabilities Custom software that leverages edge computing is becoming essential for competitive advantage. #EdgeComputing #ManufacturingTrends #SmartFactory #RealTimeData #Industry40 #SoftwareInnovation Explore how edge computing can revolutionize your operations: https://lnkd.in/gYK2MbEC

📊 94% of manufacturers expect product customization to grow in the next five years. Customers demand more choice. Manufacturers need efficiency and profitability. Balancing both makes configuring products to order (CTO) one of the most critical capabilities in today’s markets. In a new interview with Tech-Clarity president Jim Brown, Siemens’ Rick Smith shares why leading manufacturers are investing in digital CTO — and how Teamcenter, part of Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, provides the backbone to: ✅ Centralize rules and product data ✅ Ensure accuracy across engineering, sales and manufacturing ✅ Streamline processes to reduce time-to-market 🔧 For top performers, CTO isn’t optional — it’s a growth strategy. They are also 74% more likely to shift configuration closer to the customer to boost agility and win more deals. 📖 Read the blog: https://sie.ag/2hFK3m #Siemens #Teamcenter #PLM #SiemensXcelerator #Manufacturing #Innovation #Bahrain #Digitalization #Automation

A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is software used in factories to monitor and control production on the shop floor in real time. It helps track work orders, collect data, and ensure product quality by linking machines, operators, and business systems. However, setting up an MES can face challenges, especially with network reliability, system integration, and handling interference from industrial environments. This study focuses on how network issues, caused mainly by electrical interference from power cables close to network cables, affected the MES, leading to delays and data problems in production tracking, and how these were resolved by improving the network setup and infrastructure to ensure smooth and reliable MES operation. MES Network Infrastructure 🚨 Issues Identified 📡 Network Performance Issues Unsteady connections with data collection devices on the shop floor. Gaps in data collection lasting 15-30 seconds during busy times. MES dashboards showing critical machines as offline. Network losing about 12% of data packets when heavy machines start. Slow response times over 500ms for MES tasks (goal is under 100ms). ⚙️ MES Operational Impact Problems with production data like missing timestamps or incomplete counts. Quality check devices losing connection during power-heavy machine starts. Real-time production views dropping to just 73% available. SCADA data collection becoming unreliable when electrical noise is high. Databases timing out due to network breaks. Failures syncing data between shop floor and ERP systems. 🔍 Root Cause Analysis ⚡ Main Cause Electrical interference from 480V power cables disrupted network signals when network cables ran too close to power cables in the same trays. 🔧 Factors Making It Worse Not enough space between power and network cables. Network cables without shielding were more affected by interference. High power use by machines caused spikes in interference and signal loss. Network wiring was not properly grounded in the industrial area. 🏭 MES-Specific Causes MES needs steady, quick network connections to work properly Factory machines create electrical noise that normal office networks do not face. Single points of failure in the network affected many MES functions all at once. #Manufacturing #MES #ManufacturingExecutionSystem #SmartManufacturing #Industry40 #DigitalManufacturing #FactoryAutomation #IndustrialAutomation #ProductionManagement #ManufacturingTechnology #MESImplementation #ManufacturingInnovation #ManufacturingProcess #ProcessImprovement

📊 94% of manufacturers expect product customization to grow in the next five years. Customers demand more choice. Manufacturers need efficiency and profitability. Balancing both makes configuring products to order (CTO) one of the most critical capabilities in today’s markets. In a new interview with Tech-Clarity president Jim Brown, Siemens’ Rick Smith shares why leading manufacturers are investing in digital CTO — and how Teamcenter, part of Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, provides the backbone to: ✅ Centralize rules and product data ✅ Ensure accuracy across engineering, sales and manufacturing ✅ Streamline processes to reduce time-to-market 🔧 For top performers, CTO isn’t optional — it’s a growth strategy. They are also 74% more likely to shift configuration closer to the customer to boost agility and win more deals. 📖 Read the blog: https://sie.ag/2hFK3m #Siemens #Teamcenter #PLM #SiemensXcelerator #Manufacturing #Innovation 👍

In Smart Manufacturing, use cases generally fall into two categories: High Impact and Low Impact. 🔸 High Impact Use Cases are labor-intensive. The solutions are rarely simple and often involve multiple steps. This is why choosing the right partner matters: if the industrial company isn’t learning along the way, they become too dependent on the partner to fix and grow the solution. The rewards for High Impact use cases are huge — saving 30, 40, even 50-100 hours and unlocking long-term efficiencies. 🔸 Low Impact Use Cases are still important. Their solutions are often more commoditized, with multiple ways to solve the problem. They typically deliver value but require less effort to implement. Here’s the gotcha 👇 Low Impact use cases can evolve into High Impact use cases as they scale. #industrialiot #software #iiot #smartmanufacturing #innovation

📊 94% of manufacturers expect product customization to grow in the next five years. Customers demand more choice. Manufacturers need efficiency and profitability. Balancing both makes configuring products to order (CTO) one of the most critical capabilities in today’s markets. In a new interview with Tech-Clarity president Jim Brown, Siemens’ Rick Smith shares why leading manufacturers are investing in digital CTO — and how Teamcenter, part of Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform, provides the backbone to: ✅ Centralize rules and product data ✅ Ensure accuracy across engineering, sales and manufacturing ✅ Streamline processes to reduce time-to-market 🔧 For top performers, CTO isn’t optional — it’s a growth strategy. They are also 74% more likely to shift configuration closer to the customer to boost agility and win more deals. 📖 Read the blog: https://sie.ag/2hFK3m #Siemens #Teamcenter #PLM #SiemensXcelerator #Manufacturing #Innovation #SiemensSoftware

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘅: 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 Tecnomatix optimizes digital manufacturing: ✔ Simulate and validate factory workflows ✔ Reduce time-to-market with virtual commissioning ✔ Improve productivity with optimized plant layouts 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗠, a Siemens and AWS Partner, helps enterprises seamlessly adopt Tecnomatix to innovate with confidence. 🌐 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙢.𝙘𝙤𝙢 📧 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤@𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙢.𝙘𝙤𝙢 #Tecnomatix #Manufacturing #DigitalFactory #PROLIM #SiemensSolutions #Automation