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Progressive Manufacturing (PM) Podcasts
Secrets of Global Manufacturing
Cosmetics standout L'Oreal set itself the goal of achieving global manufacturing excellence by integrating and standardizing practices across its many operations. Listen in as the company's CIO of operations, Jacques Playe, divulges some lessons learned.
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Knowledge Center Technology Update -- Progressive Manufacturing
Join Managing Automation's Chris Chiappinelli as he talks to Jane Vaughn, senior vice president of global operations at SAP, about the role of operational excellence in progressive manufacturing.
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In this podcast, meet Progressive Manufacturing winners from Bosch Rexroth Canada, Stahlin, and Fabcon, and learn about their pursuit of innovation in products and processes.
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As Dow Chemical evolves into a more market-facing business, different types of supply chains will be needed to support a changing mix of business. MA Editor in Chief David Brousell recently caught up with Donald J. Weintritt, Jr., global supply chain director of Dow's Supply Chain Technology and Expertise Center, to discuss the company's changing strategy.
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I want to simulate a process related to oil exploration and then prototyping it physically. I have got the drawings of the components involving in the process in AutoCAD. First I want to develop a computer model to simulate the suggested oil exploration method. It involves giving commands and moving and rotating components according to the requirements through the user interface. Once the simulation in the computer is done the next step would be building a small physical prototype and simulating the process using a small prototype. Can I use a SCADA software to handle the overall design and testing of the process? Kind regards

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