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Getting Started with AI in Manufacturing

March 27, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

AI has already become indispensable for many of us. I definitely understand reluctance on the subject. What do business people hate most about AI? Let's find out, with some help from Grok3! This article is geared towards reluctant and casual users of AI and those looking to get started. As always, we will emphasize issues that matter most to manufacturers, because we live and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AI, Business Operations, Manufacturing Tagged With: 3D printing AI, AI for beginners, AI hallucination, AI in business, AI in Manufacturing, AI privacy risks, AI productivity tips, AI safety tips, AI search engine, business frustrations with AI, data privacy, Deepseek risks, Digital Transformation, Grok 3, job displacement, manufacturing software, Manufacturing Technology, repetitive tasks AI, shop floor AI, Smart Manufacturing

CIMCO MNT: Streamlining Maintenance Management for Manufacturers

March 14, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

CIMCO has recently released CIMCO MNT, a powerful Maintenance Management System designed to simplify and improve maintenance operations for industrial and manufacturing environments. This new solution brings a range of features to help businesses track errors, schedule maintenance, manage service reports, and oversee inventory, all in one centralized system. Whether you need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO Tagged With: CIMCO MNT, CIMCO Software, CNC Machine Maintenance, Digital Maintenance Records, Equipment Calibration Tracking, Factory Maintenance Management, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, ISO 9001 Compliance, Machine Downtime Tracking, Maintenance Management System, Maintenance Scheduling Software, Managed Solutions CIMCO Reseller, Manufacturing Maintenance Software, Preventive Maintenance Software, Service Reporting for Manufacturing

Air-Gapping CIMCO Software: Your Shield Against Manufacturing Cyber Threats

March 7, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Before diving into this article, we highly recommend reviewing our guide, "CNC Machine Security: The Dangers and Management of USB Devices". The USB port on your CNC control remains a critical vulnerability—even in air-gapped environments. Cyber threats to manufacturing operations have grown increasingly sophisticated, with ransomware such as Black Basta posing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Security Tagged With: Air-gapping, Black Basta, CIMCO Software, CMMC 2.0 Compliance, CNC Machine Security, CNC vulnerabilities, Compliance solutions, Cyber threats, Cybersecurity in manufacturing, Data transfer risks, Encrypted shop floor, Industrial control systems, Manufacturing compliance, Network isolation, Offline licensing, OT-Max, Ransomware protection, Secure CNC connectivity, USB Device Management, USB security

FMG No. 16 – How Experimentation Fuels Innovation

February 28, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Joe's "Monstrosity" test bed.

I recently needed to get a fix, it's been a while since I built anything (physical). I've been pretty active with software, thanks to AI, but my long tenure of building prototypes and tinkering with electronics has been on vacation. We've continued to build and improve upon our smart edge technology, however Pete and Kevin have been doing most of the heavy lifting. I decided … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gemba Tagged With: #gemba, CIMCO, experimentation, Innovation

FMG No. 15 – Let’s Solve Your Toughest Challenge Together

February 14, 2025 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

I've been thinking about this idea for a while, and how to go about getting an answer, then I realized the Five Minute Gemba is the best option I have available! Last year we made a push to get more customer feedback, which we display on our home page. Reading the comments from satisfied customers really made us all feel incredible. We celebrated every single one. We are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gemba

CNC Machine Security: The Dangers and Management of USB Devices

February 6, 2025 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

I introduced a new feature for this article, since it is quite a bit longer than our usual articles. The information covered here is very important, but maybe you don't have time to read it right now and you want some quick advice. If this is you: This article "almost wasn't". While working on the original, I had an idea. I wanted to explore whether OT-Max could directly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Security Tagged With: BadUSB, CMMC 2.0 Compliance, CNC Data Protection, CNC Machine Security, CNC Malware Protection, CNC Network Isolation, Industrial Cybersecurity, Legacy CNC Systems, Manufacturing Security Best Practices, USB Device Management, USB Threat Mitigation

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