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OEMs Play Larger Role in Manufacturing Industry Cybersecurity
Since OEMs also serve manufacturing clients who are themselves vulnerable to cyberattack, there are a few extra considerations to be aware of with regard to cybersecurity.
May 18, 2021
OEMs should keep cybersecurity top of mind in their business, carefully monitor their own products in the market to ensure their ongoing security, and strictly regulate the devices they use for external work.
Automation
Predictive Maintenance and Cybersecurity
Experts urge OEMs to adopt predictive maintenance services or risk obsolescence. Watch this Take Five video to find out about two new resources available from PMMI and OMAC to help protect your plant against cyber criminals.
May 14, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Personnel Training: A Critical Third Step in Cybersecurity
The best cybersecurity plan is only as good as the individuals tasked with carrying it out.
May 11, 2021
To get better cybersecurity results, companies have started creating dedicated departments or teams within the IT department that are responsible for cybersecurity.
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Network Management: The Second Step to Increasing Cybersecurity
After a thorough operations analysis, securing networks is the next step to addressing security gaps and lapses.
May 5, 2021
Network Management: The Second Step to Increasing Cybersecurity
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The First Step to Increasing Cybersecurity
There are a number of straightforward and understandable steps companies can take to protect their operations from cyberattacks. The first is to analyze operational vulnerabilities.
April 27, 2021
The First Step to Increasing Cybersecurity is to Analyze Operational Vulnerabilities.
Management
Reshoring and Remote Management
Supply chain disruptions prompt reshoring effort and adoption of disruptive technology, including AI, 3D-printing, and multi-streaming video for remote access. Watch this Take Five with OEM video to discover more.
April 22, 2021
Reshoring
Business Intelligence
Preventing Internal Cyberattacks Could Save Companies Millions
Cyberattacks in the U.S. have the highest cost of any global nation, with an average cost of $8.64 million per occurrence for companies suffering an attack.
April 20, 2021
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Management
Live at the ELC: OEMs Can Monetize Predictive Maintenance
Predictive maintenance is an emerging technology for packaging and processing equipment that has the potential to disrupt the OEM business model.
April 19, 2021
Blake Griffin, senior analyst, Interact Analysis presenting on predictive maintenance strategies at PMMI's Executive Leadership Conference.
Automation
Two Key Areas of Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Manufacturing
By better understanding operational weaknesses, manufacturers can guard against future threats. Read about two key areas that require assessment.
April 13, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Cybersecurity Risk 101: The Difference Between IT and OT Attacks
There are two categories of cyberattacks that increase cybersecurity risk and create a potential avenue for cybercriminals to access the organization.
April 6, 2021
The difference between IT and OT cybersecurity attacks.
Business Intelligence
Manufacturing Cybersecurity: Critical Components for Risk Assessment
By the second quarter of 2020, cyberattacks targeting manufacturers accounted for 33% of all incidents across all industries with losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Small businesses are also at risk.
March 28, 2021
Critical components need to be assessed to achieve a robust cybersecurity system.
Business Intelligence
OMAC Helps Manufacturers Share Best Practices
OMAC
“When manufacturers come together and share best practices, the whole industry benefits,” says Bryan Griffen of PMMI. New OMAC website encourages and promotes your involvement.
March 25, 2021
OMAC's new website helps manufacturers share best practices for implementing innovation and automation in manufacturing.
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PMMI Launches PACK GIVES BACK Foundation to Support the Causes That Matter to Its Members
PMMI announces $25,000 donation to help build the new Northern Virginia Science Center in nearby Loudoun County.
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System Integrators Set to Overtake Machine OEMs for Robotics Integration Work
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bXperts to Introduce bXpro, Its New Field Reporting App, at PACK EXPO International 2026
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