Lost in Translation? Lean for High-Speed Manufacturing Part 1
By: Scott Watson
May 16, 2012 | 12:16 pm
Welcome to Part 1 of E2M‘s 8 Part series on Lean for High-Speed Manufacturing! Is LEAN another quality management fad whose time has come and gone? We don’t think so. But in a high-speed manufacturing environment, a parochial application of LEAN principles can lead to disastrous results. In order to apply LEAN principles to high-speed [...]
Jumping into Warehouse Analysis
By: Christy Starner
May 09, 2012 | 6:09 pm
The System Analytics group was originally founded by a young engineer who was tired of spending fruitless weeks in the field. He realized there had to be a better way, and after some initial struggles, emulation modeling has become a staple of any project we do here at E2M/Haskell. After experiencing success with emulation, expansion [...]
Physics Enabled: The Added Benefit of Utilizing a Powerful Physics Engine in Simulation
By: Richard Schrade
May 02, 2012 | 5:32 pm
One of the great benefits of E2M‘s systems analytics is the ability to see the future. Instead of gazing into a crystal ball, we use powerful simulation software with state-of-the-art processors. Well, that software just got better by incorporating a physics engine into the already robust simulation software world, yielding a more accurate and responsive [...]
New Challenges in Complex Large Scale Emulation Models
By: Kunal Patel
Apr 25, 2012 | 12:19 pm
An emulation is a simulation model which is hooked up to a PLC controller that controls the equipment and devices in the model. The model acts like a line or a system on a manufacturing floor and communicates accordingly with the PLC controllers. The main goal of an emulation model is to debug the PLC [...]
What’s with all the Bottling Lines? Part 2
By: Mati Chessin
Apr 18, 2012 | 12:16 pm
Welcome to the second installment of E2M‘s Bottling Lines. In part 1 we briefly went over the first constraint used in bottling lines. Today we will be going into depth about the second constraint. Enjoy! That second constraint I mentioned involves force. How many plastic bottles can you accumulate before they’re crushed? How fast can [...]
What’s with all the Bottling Lines? Part 1
By: Mati Chessin
Apr 11, 2012 | 4:08 pm
Welcome to Part 1 of E2M‘s Bottling Lines Miniseries. Today we will be discussing the constraints involved with bottling lines. Man, what’s with all the bottling lines? It seems like that’s all anybody wants these days. I’ve been almost exclusively working on or assisting others with bottling line projects nonstop for the last four months. [...]
The Importance of Using Physics-Based System Analytics Tools
By: Sheldon Smith
Apr 04, 2012 | 12:27 pm
As an emulation engineer, my goal is to create a virtual model of a system with behavior as similar to the real world as possible. Emulate3D’s controls testing software package, Demo3D, allows us to create this model in a physics-based emulation environment allowing us to test and debug the PLC programs before installation on-site is [...]
Go (Recon)Figure with E2M: Part 3
By: Christy Starner
Mar 28, 2012 | 12:15 pm
Welcome to the third and final part of the (Recon)figure series! It’s time to wrap things up! Conclusion The application of the simulation and systems analytics tools allowed E2M to have the line up and running by the deadline. In addition, the client outran their startup curve. This was made possible only because the team [...]
Go (Recon)Figure with E2M: Part 2
By: Christy Starner
Mar 21, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Welcome to the second part of E2M’s (Recon)figure series! Today we’ll be talking about virtual operations and virtual verification and how it can help your company meet its manufacturing objectives. VIRTUAL OPERATIONS The team quickly eliminated the options to build the line off site which would require disassembling it and reinstalling it. The time, complexity [...]
Go (Recon)Figure with E2M: Part 1
By: Christy Starner
Mar 14, 2012 | 12:55 pm
Welcome to part 1 of the E2M (Recon)figure series! Today we’ll be setting up the case study. Let’s get started! Here’s the Setup: Four banks of baggers share a common trunk line for some of the best known consumer foods in the world Any bagger needs to be able to go to any packer (that’s [...]
