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Data is Currency: Preparing for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks

December 17, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Lurking somewhere in your computer systems is data that in the future will be able to improve awareness, efficiency, and profitability at your company. This is possible by allowing you to more readily adapt data hungry technologies such as AI, machine learning and neural networks.((The more data you have, the more accurate and useful these technologies are)) You've already made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data is Currency, ERP, Machine Learning, MDC, MDM, MES, Neural Networks

Traceability Using CIMCO Software

December 10, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

One way to help digitally transform manufacturing companies is to implement enhanced traceability. This can be useful to ensure that required tolerances and procedures have been followed, as well as provide additional data related to the manufacture of a given component or product. For example a company may need to provide documentation to show that a part was within all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, CIMCO, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO, Digital Transformation, Hidden Factory, IIoT, Industry 4.0, Lean Manufacturing, MDC, MDM

Five Methods to Measure Your Hidden Factory

April 28, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Recently we shared some inspiration provided by some up and coming engineers we've had the opportunity to work with. Part of this inspiration was their ability to think bigger, be more creative and make incremental improvements to a project providing much better results for their employers dollars invested. This big picture thinking drew out some thoughts about the process a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO MDC, ERP, MES, Metrics, MRP, OEE, TEEP, Toyota Production System

Thinking Big and Planning Small

April 14, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

As many baby boomers retire from manufacturing jobs, it is inevitable that younger people must come in and fill the ranks. At a recent event by SME and SVMI, Chico State Alumni and current SME Sac Valley Treasurer Ryan Greenehagen was sharing his goal of building a bridge between the Chico State Manufacturing Engineering program and employers in the Sacramento area. As he put … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management

10 Ways to Eliminate Waste in Advanced Manufacturing using CIMCO Software

January 24, 2018 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

What is the ultimate result of improving efficiency in advanced manufacturing? The products coming out the door are of expected quality, in needed quantities, produced when needed, and margins are improved. Customers, stake holders, share holders and employees are all benefactors. This boils down to a competitive edge, a business that will survive through good and bad times, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, Lean, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO DNC, CIMCO MDC, CIMCO MDM, CIMCO Software, Lean, Waste Reduction

CIMCO is Not Just a Great Editor

January 24, 2017 by Joe Hackman 4 Comments

We have a problem, many of our customers know the CIMCO product because of it's prolific Editor. Don't get me wrong, it's great to be a re-seller of the top NC Editor on the market. The product sells itself and many people who contact us are ready to hand over some of their hard earned cash without asking a single question. They already know that the backplot feature will help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Operations, CIMCO, Manufacturing Tagged With: CIMCO Editor, CIMCO Software, DNC Max, MDC-Max

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