CESMII Blog – Interesting Articles on All Things Smart Manufacturing
The CESMII Blog is a collection of valuable content that will be of interest to our members and the Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 / Industrie 4.0 community. We develop some of this content and we curate some of this content. Curated content is available from CESMII Members, and our staff of industry experts. All content is provided for the benefit of our community and third party content will be appropriately attributed. If you have something of interest, please submit your material to CESMII’s Marketing Director – Roy Kok (Roy.Kok at CESMII.org)
Request for Proposals RFP3
This RFP allocates up to $4.8M for Workforce Development, Enabling Technology R&D, Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform (SMIP) capability development and Smart Manufacturing Innovation Projects.
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AI in Manufacturing
Join CESMII for a thought provoking discussion about the role of Artificial Intelligence and advanced analytics in Manufacturing. This one hour Webinar will have domain experts from leading companies in industry, as well as experts from both UCLA and CESMII.
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OPC Foundation Cloud Library Initiative
The OPC Foundation Joint Working Group on the Cloud Library is developing the Companion Specifications for how to share Information Models.
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The Evolution of Smart Manufacturing
Dr. Jim Davis, Vice Provost of IT at the Office of Advanced Research Computing at UCLA defines smart manufacturing, and explains how it’s evolved over the past two decades, and provides some unique examples of how smart manufacturing is being used today.
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Manufacturing USA Data Sheet 2021
Manufacturing USA was created in 2014 to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas, and technology. Manufacturing USA institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology, create new products, reduce cost and risk, and enable the manufacturing workforce with the skills of the future.
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ARC Advisory Group Interviews CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute
Craig Resnick of ARC Advisory Group interviews CESMII's John Dyck, about the mission of CESMII, The Smart Manufacturing Institute. This is a great short (30 Minute) overview of CESMII.
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Sustainable Manufacturing Survey 2021
Manufacturing Sustainably should be the goal of every business. Is it? How important really? What techniques are being employed? This Survey is intending to find out, and if you give us your input, we will share the results with you.
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Webinar – A National Initiative to Build an Agile and Resilient Supply Chain Data Exchange
Join us for an online panel discussion, exploring an initiative to create a National Supply Chain Data Exchange infrastructure enabling a secure, end-to-end backbone for real-time visibility of your suppliers’ operations. Featuring a digital backbone, resiliency toolkits and an operational playbook, the data exchange would allow manufacturers and their suppliers to connect digitally in real time — fostering supply chain...
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Industrial Innovation Meetup
We’ll be hosting Jonathan Wise, VP of Technology and Chief Architect at CESMII (Clean Energy, Smart Manufacturing, Innovation Institute), a Manufacturing USA institute focused on smart manufacturing. He will be sharing more about CESMII and how it can help the smart manufacturing ecosystem, from manufacturers and technology companies to startups and enterprises.
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CESMII-Roadmap
CESMII has audacious goals – reduce energy use by 15% in 5 years, reduce the cost of implementing Smart Manufacturing solutions by 50% in 5 years, among others. At our inception, we assembled over 100 of the best and brightest in our industry, to come up with the solutions to these and other challenges. The result was our first Institute...
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Gutenberg and CESMII – SME Article
For too long, manufacturers have been hampered by vendor lock-in, quirky in-house design conventions and the manual effort necessary to implement and re-implement information systems. The years of innovation by the OPC Foundation and the vision of CESMII, along with members of both organizations, are leading the way into a better future for manufacturing.
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World Manufacturing Forum and CESMII
In 2018, the World Manufacturing Foundation was formally established to undertake activities that promote industrial culture worldwide, enhancing manufacturing’s role as a positive driver for sustainability and societal growth. Expanding knowledge, promoting innovation and fostering cooperation in the manufacturing sector have been our key strategic levers to advance our mission. CESMII is in support of that mission.
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Keith Larson of Putman interview of John Dyck – 2021
Manufacturers both small and large have faced several bumps along the road to the fourth Industrial Revolution. While we talk about Industry 4.0 and its benefits, many have found that they're stuck in pilot purgatory, unable to scale the innovations they've tested. In this episode, Control magazine editor in chief Keith Larson speaks with John Dyck, CEO of CESMII, the...
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Concurrency Interview of CESMII
John Dyck presents to Concurrency on the mission of CESMII in the democratization of Smart Manufacturing.
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Trond Undheim Interview with John Dyck 2021
Futurist Trond Undheim interviews CESMII CEO John Dyck about Smart Manufacturing and the keys to success in a Digital Transformation.
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CESMII Article in Control Design
CESMII has the mission of democratizing Smart Manufacturing, making it available to all companies, Small, Medium and Large. This interview in Control Design goes into details.
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April 2021 Newsletter Announcement
The CESMII April 2021 Newsletter is chock full of Smart Manufacturing News and Insights. Don't miss it.
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Free Research Report – Autonomous Operations Webinar
Webinar - May 20, 2021 at 11:00 am EST and also a Link to Download a FREE Research Report on Autonomous and Report Plant Operations and attend a Webinar with Emerson.
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Sustainable Manufacturing – CESMII and Plattform Industrie 4.0
Digital Transformation in manufacturing has great potential to reduce carbon footprints of manufacturers, establish sustainable manufacturing processes and provide visibility to the environmental impact of industrial supply chains. Sustainable Manufacturing is a strategic priority of both CESMII and the Plattform Industrie 4.0. Sustainability plays a crucial role in staying competitive in a global economy, both to ensure efficient use of...
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