One of our main priorities this year has been to get out and see more customers. You can only learn so much from phone conversations and Emails. When we visit you in your environment, your unique skills and talents become evident. It is pretty clear that every successful manufacturing business does something to attract and retain customers. Particularly in the precision … [Read more...]
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Making Manufacturing Cool for Current and Future Generations
The Image Problem with Manufacturing in the USA To say Manufacturing in the US has an image problem is putting it lightly. Even Walmart's attempt to rally support for their commitment to US Manufacturing portrayed factories as dingy, dirty, grit encrusted environments. When you talk about manufacturing it conjures up a vision of huge factories in the far east with unskilled … [Read more...]
Two for Friday – Data Collection Standards and Flying Dune Buggies
We're going to have fun today with two completely diverse topics. One of them will make the manufacturing industry better and the other could make your wallet lighter. Are you ready? Data Collection Standards - Siemens names TechSolve as Solution Partner for MTConnect The Dune Buggy that Can Fly - SkyRunner Data Collection Standards - Siemens Names TechSolve as … [Read more...]
CIMCO Editor Training and Educational Resources
There is a newer version of this post! CIMCO Editor Training and Educational Resources Revisited Get the Most Out of Your CIMCO Editor Investment Tools are designed to make us more efficient and in business being more efficient makes us more profitable. CIMCO Editor is a CNC programmers tool, and to get the most out of it requires training and practice. Here are a number of … [Read more...]
Attracting the Right People to Manufacturing with STEM Education
As many of you probably already know, our background is as an IT provider. When we took on the opportunity of being a CIMCO reseller in 2006, it was a practical decision. There was a need for someone to answer the calls, fill the orders and help people with servicing their licenses. At that point we had worked with several machine shops in the IT capacity for many years. Then … [Read more...]
Vulnerability in SIEMENS Simatic S7-1200
It is certainly not typical for CNC Controls or Industrial Automation Systems to be accessible to exploit without a network first being compromised, but the ramifications can be very significant. For that reason we keep an eye on the security updates related to Industrial Automation Systems. If you do not have any of these systems in your facility this can still serve as a … [Read more...]