Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews

How Freight Visibility Is Redefining U.S. Manufacturing Supply Chains

With freight visibility, you can search for alternative sources and routes when shipments hit a snag. You can find the best ways to increase your resources for demand spikes, and you can search for the most cost-effective solutions during demand droughts.

Why Compliance Documentation Matters in Electronic Recycling

Partner with the wrong ITAD and e-waste provider, and your business faces lawsuits and damage to your reputation. It's beneficial to be very selective about who handles your e-waste.

Two Industry Leaders - One Goal: Maximum Process Reliability

With software solutions from CSP, companies from a wide range of industries are taking their production processes to a whole new level. The result: greater efficiency, transparent quality assurance, and a decisive advantage on the path to the smart factory.

NewsFender's 3D Printed Ballistic Fender Charts a New Course in Maritime Defense

Discover how NewsFender's 3D printed customizable, eco-friendly fenders and boat parts are making waves in the maritime defense industry.

Hatz Engines - Case Study from CSP US Inc.

Before the introduction of CSP software, there was no integrated control of workflows, and the potential for process optimization remained untapped. Production relied on manual coordination, which led to efficiency losses and unnecessary error rates.

How Flying S is Turning Data into a Competitive Advantage

As automation, multi-axis machining, and lights-out operations become the norm, shops are realizing that the real advantage doesn't come from just running more machines; it comes from understanding how they're running.

Must-Have AI Features in your next ERP: Why AI-Enabled ERP Is a CEO's Best Investment

The next wave of competitive differentiation lies in embedding artificial intelligence (AI) directly within ERP/MIS systems - not as an add-on, but as a native capability driving data, decision-making, and automation across operations.

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The 'Halo Effect' of Manufacturing Facility Location: Why Smart Manufacturers Are Choosing Locations Near Complementary Businesses

This strategy is not about simple convenience; it's about creating a powerful, mutually reinforcing "halo effect" of shared success, instant market credibility, and profound operational synergy across engineering, tooling, fabrication, and logistics networks.

Why Manufacturers Must Rebuild Their Factories Around the Buyer

Today's generation of buyers expects products built to fit their needs, transparent pricing, reliable delivery, and ongoing support that extends beyond the initial sale.

Manufacturing's AI Reality Check: Why Governance Is the Missing Link

Governance is the architecture that transforms AI experiments into enterprise assets. Without it, even successful models become liabilities.

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Quicktron Robotics launches the QuickMix suite of integrated goods-handling technologies for the USA

The QuickMix suite, which combines tote-to-person, shelf-to-person, pallet-to-person, high density storage, and flexible transport into a single robot control system platform, launches in the US today.

Zoomlion Recognized as Top-Tier Smart Factory at 2025 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference

The Company's breakthrough in shared mixed-flow production for multiple types of heavy equipment has enabled a collaborative smart factory cluster for construction machinery. By combining flexibility, scale, and automation, the model is shaping a new standard for the industry's digital and intelligent transformation.

Kardex reaches milestone of 100 AutoStore sites in less than five years

Milestone highlights Kardex's rapid growth since 2021 and its role as a trusted AutoStore integration partner across industries worldwide.

Aetina Launches Industrial MXM Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell Platform, Empowering AMR, Manufacturing and Medical AI

Designed for autonomous robotics, manufacturing equipment, and medical devices, the new modules provide industrial-grade reliability and next-generation AI computing efficiency at the edge.

Students and Educators Set To Explore the Power of Technology and Innovation at IMTS 2026

Hands-On Experiences and Career Pathways Return To Inspire the Next Generation

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MRPeasy - ERP for Small Manufacturers That Delivers Results

MRPeasy - ERP for Small Manufacturers That Delivers Results

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Encoder Products Company

Encoder Products Company

At Encoder Products Company, we specialize in the encoders that provide you with motion feedback. EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion sensing devices for more than 50 years, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. Our encoders are highly configurable, offer an array of shaft or bore sizes, output types, connector types, mounting options, and resolutions as high as 65,536 CPR.