Like many industries, semiconductor manufacturing requires an unwavering commitment to process reliability and yield. This session will explore how Intel uses digital twins to model scheduling, visualize factory layout and flow, simulate manufacturing operations and tailor complex processes that meet both critical production requirements and customer expectations. MES, SPC and even sensor data are used in simulations and fed back into real-time systems to optimize the manufacturing process. With Intel building a new fab plant near Columbus, the session will give conference attendees a chance to hear about how one of Ohio’s future manufacturers makes its core products—and learn from its experiences.

The lessons of the past few years have proven to manufacturers that the more agile their operations are, the better their company does.  Innovative manufacturers are driving faster action across factory operations by digitizing workflows. Digitally connecting the factory floor lowers costs, improves productivity, and delivers continuous improvement.  Extending digital transformation beyond the factory floor strengthens collaboration with suppliers to rapidly respond to business changes. This session will share (real-world) practical advice and lessons learned in digitalizing the entire enterprise.  

•    Understand how your peers resolving some of the dauting supply chain and manufacturing shop floor challenges
•    Learn some of the best leading practices in the industry to improve employee and supplier experiences while optimizing your manufacturing overall costs and margins
•    Take away some actionable tips and insights to get started with your journey and the value that can be realized

One-third of manufacturing capacity is lost each year to solvable inefficiencies, costing the industry $650 billion annually. While manufacturers strive to improve their overall equipment effectiveness, many don’t trust their plant data—with key data points being lost in spreadsheets and whiteboards. Manufacturers can continuously improve their processes and make their front line’s day-to-day job easier by using a combination of lean techniques and digital technologies. Automation and digital reporting let manufacturers track how people and machines spend their time—providing one source of truth for data and real-time visibility to the shop floor from anywhere. But data in a vacuum doesn’t solve anything. Manufacturer Lester Buildings is accelerating continuous improvement efforts to improve performance and stay competitive by adding meaning to data, to pinpoint the exact cause of production inefficiencies. Raven and Lester Buildings will walk through how plants can leverage technology to boost continuous improvement; the importance of an empowered front line; lean practices for increasing efficiency and improving operations across teams. They will also share a real-life success story on embracing OEE technology to account for 100% of production time and losses.