Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

By Henry Cialone President & CEO, EWI Small manufacturers are the lifeblood of America. The breakneck pace of technological change, however, is challenging their ability to select and implement the best options to increase their competitiveness. For nearly a decade, EWI has been providing tools to manage the challenge of change to manufacturers in Western...

EWI is currently conducting an applied R&D program to help small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) use Industry 4.0 concepts and tools to improve operations. Recent work has resulted in the development of a system that can acquire, visualize, inspect, and analyze low- and high-frequency data collected from precision sensors to check the quality of machined...

Industry 4.0 systems use the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), real-time monitoring, digital twin and process standards, human-machine interfacing, and big data analytics to optimize manufacturing operations. For small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs), however, it can be hard to find ways to use IIoT tools. Recently, EWI created a productivity dashboard to help SMMs to...