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Web-enabled Infotronics Technologies for E-Maintenance,
E-Manufacturing,
and Business Innovation
Jay Lee
Wisconsin Distinguished and Rockwell Automation Professor
and
Director of NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for
Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS)
Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee/ Univ. of Michigan-Ann Arbor
ABSTRACT
Web-based intelligence is key to achieving global leadership in six-sigma enterprise productivity for the 21st century. For the past decade, the impact of web-based technologies has added “velocity’ to the design, manufacturing, and aftermarket service of the manufacturing industry. Today’s competition depends not just on lean manufacturing, but also on the ability to integrate manufacturing and supplier systems with agility and velocity. With emerging use and applications of internet and wireless communication technologies, the impact of e-intelligence is forcing companies to shift their operations from the traditional factory integration philosophy to an integrated supply chain and outsourcing philosophy. It transforms companies from a local factory automation to a global enterprise and business automation. This transition is dependent upon the advancement of web-enabled infotronics and product embedded predictive intelligence to achieve guaranteed availability (near-zero-downtime performance) and sustainable quality on a global basis.
This presentation discusses how to develop and deploy e-maintenance and e-service systems using web-based intelligence technologies. First, a brief introduction about the trends of product and service innovation in industry and perspectives are given. Second, core competencies and focuses of the Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) Center will be introduced. Third, the undergoing e-manufacturing/e-maintenance testbed in partnership with the industry and its supplier will be examined. Finally, case examples of using e-intelligence systems for e-maintenance and its future impacts to business automation are discussed.
The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor have jointly established a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS). Currently, the Center is supported by around 40 company members and government. For more information please visit the IMS web site at www.imscenter.net .