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![[Smart Metals Podcast #14] Ensuring Data Quality in Metals Manufacturing: Techniques and Challenges](/content/images/size/w800/2025/05/Luke-van-Enkuizen--Sheet-Metal-Connect-Digitalisation-Sheet-Metalworking.webp)
In this episode, Denis and I dive into something that’s not always in daily awareness, but it’s there—and it’s costing people time and trust: data quality. You're not alone if this sounds familiar. Machines
This title might seem contradictory, but it perfectly captures a crucial shift happening in the manufacturing industry. The era when Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) reigned as the undisputed, central brain of the factory – that era is ending. The heyday of
![[Smart Metals Podcast #13] Unified Namespace Deployment in Metal Fabrication: A Real-World Case Study](/content/images/size/w800/2024/11/Luke-van-Enkuizen--Sheet-Metal-Connect-Digitalisation-Sheet-Metalworking.png)
In this episode of the Smart Metals Podcast, Luke van Enkhuizen and Denis Goncharov share a real-world case study of deploying a Unified Namespace (UNS) in a welding shop in the Netherlands using the United Manufacturing Hub (UMH). They discuss
Have you ever tried to quickly open and inspect a CAD file, only to find yourself stuck installing bloated, expensive software? If so, you know it's difficult because many CAD programs require large installations, costly subscriptions, or unnecessary
In this episode of the Smart Metals Podcast Denis and I, dive into the topic of transferring shop floor data to the cloud and leveraging AI for predictive maintenance and other use-cases in the metals industry. We discuss essential components
This week at Smart Metals Podcast, we, the hosts Denis Gontcharov and Luke van Enkhuizen, had a fascinating conversation about the future of factory connectivity with Russ Waddell, an expert in industrial connectivity. We explored the challenges of integrating manufacturing
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