A Guide to Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) in Manufacturing
A key part of the Industry 4.0 movement, RTLS offers manufacturers a chance to pursue optimum efficiency across their industrial sites and yards. But how does it work? And is it extremely complicated to set up and run?
Technologies That Are Streamlining Manufacturing Plant Relocation
There's a lot to think about when a company chooses to relocate its manufacturing plant. Many may wish they could pick up their current facility and bring it to their new location, but that hypothetical isn't currently possible.
Case Study from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS - A Better Conveyor
OCC Systems is making automotive assembly lines safer, more energy-efficient, easier to maintain, and less expensive to operate
RealWear Launches World's First Hands-Free, Voice-Controlled Thermal Camera
Is the only device that supports MSX® technology to enable frontline industrial professionals to conduct inspections, enhance remote support sessions and avoid equipment downtime using simple voice commands
Digi-Key Launches Factory Tomorrow Season 2 Video Series
The three-episode series will take a closer look at the driving forces behind Industry 4.0, interviewing experts in the field about how artificial intelligence (AI), connectivity and edge computing technologies are shaping the next major leap forward for manufacturing.
How to Upskill Frontline Employees as Industry 4.0 Gains Traction
Digitization, automation, and artificial intelligence in manufacturing have paved the way for new production methods. If employees are going to take on new responsibilities and operate connected devices, they need to be upskilled and trained accordingly.
Synthetic learning - How synthetic data can help manufacturers train AI
With synthetic data providing such a useful alternative to generating real-world data, it might not seem surprising that a study by Gartner estimates that by 2024, 60 per cent of all data used in AI developments will be synthetic.
Machine Health Is the Key to Fully Realizing Industry 4.0 - and Moving Beyond
Like any new technology, AI solutions face adoption and cultural challenges. Even with Industry 4.0 technology, manufacturers sometimes fail to adapt to the solutions available to them.
ASE Unveils Plans for the World's First 5G mmWave NR-DC SA Smart Factory
The collaboration will focus on enabling the digital transformation of factory processes that are highly secured and highly reliable through facilitating 5G wireless infrastructure integration, smart heterogeneous equipment integration and OT security system integration.
How CIO's Can Make Their Organizations More Agile Using Digital Transformation and Roadmaps
As the market becomes more technologically advanced, CIO's need to keep up to date on digital transformation efforts to facilitate a more efficient organization and ensure their wider business goals are achieved.
Automating Risk Management to Improve Employee Safety in Warehouses
In Guidance Automation's 2022 research, 64% of respondents said that safety concerns around physical accidents caused by automated systems were preventing them from implementing warehouse or manufacturing plant automation.
Could automation be the answer to the Great Resignation?
Wage stagnation in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, job dissatisfaction and safety concerns due to COVID-19 are all contributing factors as to why staff resignation levels are persistently on the rise across the globe.
IMTS 2022 Opens Sept. 12, Showcases Digital Tech That Address Manufacturing's Biggest Challenges
Nine technology pavilions feature solutions such as multi-tasking machining centers, robots/cobots, digital twin, manufacturing software, controls, additive manufacturing, and quality control/inspection.
How LiDAR Is Paving the Way for Industry 4.0
LiDAR doesn't typically appear on disruptive Industry 4.0 technologies lists, but it may serve a foundational role in preparing facilities for this transition. Here's a closer look.
What are the Best Parts of a Manufacturing Plant to Automate?
Identifying manufacturing processes that need automation in any plant is all about matching challenges and solutions.
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