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IPC-2581 Consortium
IPC-2581 Questions Answered by Consortium Members

In an interview by Sierra Circuits Michael Ford, Aegis Software Corporation and Hemant Shah, Cadence Design Systems discuss advantages & benefits of IPC-2581 standard.

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Counterfeit Materials: The Good Guys vs The Bad Guys

In this EMSNOW article, Aegis Software's Michael Ford, discusses why each “touch-point” throughout the whole supply chain needs to be tracked.

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Industrial IoT – The Journey from Talk to Success

The Journey from Talk to Success: Is a lack of “sticky” communication standards impeding Industrial IoT adoption? Read Michael Ford's (Aegis Software Corporation) Guest Post on the ARC Advisory Group blog to learn more about the IPC (IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries) CFX (Connected Factory Exchange) standard.

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Resolving the Productivity Paradox

In this I-Connect007 article, Aegis Software's Michael Ford, provides valuable insights into why overall factory productivity has continued to decline in many companies, even though investments have been made in new automation technology.

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IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Offers a Full Operating CFX Demo Line

At the IPC APEX EXPO 2019, there will be two live production lines demonstrating the power of the IPC CFX standard. Read this I-Connect007 article in which Dave Bergman, IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries, and Michael Ford, Aegis Software, discuss the IPC CFX standard and this exciting show demonstration.

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WNIETV Roundtable: What’s New In Electronics with Koh Young and Aegis Software

A key trend from Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) International this year? Maintaining data security in a day-to-day business environment. Aegis’ Michael Ford and Koh Young Technology, Inc.'s Juan Arango sit down with WNIE (What's New in Electronics) to discuss a hybrid cloud model that ensures maximum security with added AI benefits.

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Michael Ford from Aegis Software in conversation with WNIETV

Michael Ford, Aegis Software Corporation, sits down with Kim Sauer, WNIE (What's New in Electronics) to discuss why blockchain is a viable solution to today’s counterfeiting challenges.

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The Truth About CFX: Accelerating Tech-Insights from the Smarter Factory

The truth about the Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) data standard? “Investment in further automation including the enhanced role of human operators, driven by Augmented Reality technology, becomes cost-effective and immediately contributory to the business model,” says Aegis' Michael Ford in this October issue of I-Connect007.

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Industry 4.0: Build vs Buy?

"As factories now face a step-change challenge to move forward with smart digital manufacturing that Industry 4.0 represents, can existing in-house solutions be adapted or are digital factory best practices achieved with the introduction of a new, commercially-developed digital MES solution?" Find out what else Aegis Software Corporation's Michael Ford has to say on "Build vs. Buy" in this issue of i4.0 Today.

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