Smart Factory Technologies Step Up at IMTS

1. A phrase that says that automated equipment will have benefits is "the number of new systems and know-how showcased by factory automation and software developers attested to the manufacturing industry’s level of commitment to building the vital infrastructure for making digital manufacturing and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) happen."  This shows that the manufacturing industry really want so put out automated equipment which denotes that these systems are in high demand and therefore useful. Also the quote "To reach the full potential of the IIoT, manufacturers have to fully connect their machine tools to the Web and enterprise systems, collecting Big Data off the factory floor for crunching in analytics software systems." shows that there is a lot of potential as to what theses systems can do but they must fully connect the machines to the web.

2. The quote “It accesses the power of the cloud to collaborate worldwide. Talking to all of these machines, you will not get there quickly—it will take decades, but we have to take the first steps. You always get early adopters.” shows that the companies believe that the cloud is the future and although it will take a long time it's going to be worth it.

3. A quote that supports the conclusion that the company is leading in the cloud and with analytics is that "Forcam Americas (Cincinnati) demonstrated the company’s Smart Factory Starter Kit, which is aimed at starting shops on their smart factory journey at a cost-effective price." this shows the company is advancing in analytics by monitoring shoppers.

4. The benefits of linking analytics into automation is that way the machines can get feedback from people. A quote that supports this statement is "Automation suppliers increasingly are linking robotic workcells’ operational data via the cloud, as with FANUC’s Zero Downtime (ZDT) system that gives manufacturing managers key metrics from factory robots."

5. Based on the article the author feels that smart factories are good and should be used by shops this is shown by the quote " Smart Factory Starter Kit, which is aimed at starting shops on their smart factory journey at a cost-effective price."