This presentation will focus on the Mazak manufacturing plant in Florence, Kentucky, built in 1974 and expanded numerous times since then. The plant utilizes the highly advanced Mazak iSMART Factory concept, which encompasses the complete digital integration of the factory with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, automation and advanced manufacturing practices. It hinges on the free flow and sharing of data in terms of process control and operation monitoring. In the factory, the MTConnect® open communications protocol works with process support software and provides connectivity and the capability to monitor, then harvest, data from all the different production floor machines, cells, devices and processes. Gain ideas that could benefit your facility.