Extrusion Control – Automated Solutions Answer Problems left by Numerous Discrete Controls

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The control system is an integral part of the extrusion machinery and extrusion process. It has a very large impact on the productivity, quality, uniformity, and cost per production unit for the extruder and overall extrusion process. This post answers what benefits a computer has over operator/discrete controls. –more  Read More →

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Factory Information Architecture from the Bottom Up, NOT the top down

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Historically, management information systems in the factory have been driven from the top down, with suppliers of MRP and ERP systems adding terminals and forms to capture manufacturing data from the factory floor. This approach is expensive, inefficient, and the data accuracy is generally poor. The additional work load for the operators is also unpopular. The best approach is to derive the management information as... --more

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