As the world embraces sustainable practices and circular economies, industries across the globe are taking proactive steps to reduce their environmental footprint. The pulp and paper industry, crucial in manufacturing everyday essentials, is no different. One critical tool that has emerged to empower these efforts is Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). In this blog, we explore...
SMART Manufacturing: The Factory of The Future The manufacturing sector is experiencing significant advancements, with technology driving the transformation so don’t miss it. SMART Manufacturing is emerging as a game-changer as it integrates cutting-edge technologies, data analytics, and automation to optimize production processes, enhance efficiency, and enable intelligent data-driven decisions. SMART Manufacturing holds great potential...
Introduction: International Pulp Week is a highly anticipated event that brings together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders from the pulp and paper sector from around the globe. This annual conference serves as a forum for networking, knowledge sharing, and discussing the latest trends and advancements in the pulp industry. The event organized by the Pulp...
Robots are taking over the warehouse! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the business landscape and the area prime for AI transformation is warehouse operations. Over the years warehouses have relied on labor-intensive manual processes marked by repetitive tasks and operational inefficiencies. AI is revolutionizing the way warehouses operate by employing robotics and machine learning algorithms...
MAJIQ is proud to be a Platinum sponsor of International Pulp week June 4-6, 2023. With MAJIQ software managing the production and ensuring the quality of over 10 million metric tons each year, our company is committed to excellence in the pulp industry. MAJIQ representatives will be at the conference to learn more about the...
REDMOND, WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 – MAJIQ Inc. (“MAJIQ”) is pleased to announce the successful startup of the Elixir® Enterprise Sales Order Processing and Manufacturing Execution System at Nippon Dynawave Packaging, located in Longview, WA. The Majiq-Elixir system was selected to replace their prior order management and manufacturing systems which had reached their end of life....
The Risks and Rewards of Cloud-based Manufacturing The business world is being transformed by the increasing popularity of cloud-based technology. Its advantages include enhanced data storage and security, greater flexibility, improved organizational visibility, smoother processes, more data intelligence, and increased collaboration among employees, resulting in better decision-making and cost reduction. Nevertheless, there are risks and...
We heard from a number of Nonwovens manufacturers from around the globe about the common opportunities for roll and sheet production at INDA’s IDEA22 trade show. From our discussions, the top five Smart Manufacturing opportunities were: Limited Supply Chain Visibility Reporting & Validating Product Quality to Customers Product Labeling Complexities Locating Inventory & Preventing Late...
The Early days of MES The first Manufacturing Execution System (MES) hit the industrial scene in the 1970s. The scope was limited, as the early MES applications simply automated accounts. Over the past 45 years, MES functionality expanded from simple data collection applications into modern integrated systems that are foundational to today’s smart factories and...
Lumber Prices – What is going on? In November of 2020, lumber prices began to increase which rivaled the Yukon gold rush. A series of production issues coupled with the pandemic effect on both the supply and demand side, lumber inventories evaporated and lumber became a scarce commodity. Only recently has the unprecedented price increase become a rapid...
