Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Scaling Industrial Label Production for Runs Exceeding 10,000 Units
The most cost-effective approach integrates the right printing technology with expert manufacturing partnerships. Optimizing every element of the production workflow unlocks significant cost reductions while preserving quality and compliance for a competitive advantage.
Integrating Tilt Sensors into PLC Controlled Machinery: A Practical Engineering Guide
This guide focuses on how tilt sensors are actually integrated into PLC controlled machinery in real industrial environments. Not the theory, but the decisions that matter on the plant floor.
Unlocking the Future of Engineering through Rapid Prototyping, Fueled by AI
The fusing of rapid prototyping practices with AI-assisted workflows that shorten the distance between idea and implementation, along with more cost-effective ways to work have accelerated development. The result is a new operating model for innovation.
Primal Pet Group: Improving Batch Management and Warehouse Traceability with Business Central and Insight Works Apps
In early 2025, Primal Pet Group introduced e-commerce fulfillment. The warehouse needed a process that minimized manual steps, provided clear visibility into inventory availability, and integrated directly with freight providers.
Driving Smart Manufacturing From Chip to System
Explore how simulation and semiconductors advance manufacturing from behind the scenes to the factory floor, transforming industries with intelligent workflows, equipment, and products.
Physics-based GenAI for Robot Programming
Physics-based AI reasons about how matter behaves. It understands force, motion, constraints, process parameters, and tolerances. Instead of replaying a scripted motion or predicting an outcome statistically, it generates actions based on physical laws.
A Practical Guide to Inventory Tracking for Small Manufacturers
Tracking inventory effectively requires more than writing numbers into a spreadsheet. It depends on clear rules, disciplined processes, and consistent execution.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
How Manufacturers Are Using Managed Transportation to Adapt to Nearshoring Shifts
Nearshoring creates real advantages, but capturing them requires logistics infrastructure that matches the new network's demands. For most manufacturers, building that infrastructure internally while managing a supply chain transition is simply too much to take on.
The Overlooked Leadership Pipeline Sitting on the Factory Floor
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Frontline workers need problem-solving, adaptability, communication, and decision-making skills that keep operations running every day. With the right development pathways, today’s operators can become tomorrow’s manufacturing leaders.
5 Considerations When Securing Legacy Systems in Manufacturing
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Many manufacturers retain legacy systems that pose additional challenges for IT teams trying to prevent cyberattacks. What should these professionals consider for the best results when creating strong and comprehensive strategies?
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Kinetyc Introduces FLEXembly™ — A Scalable, Compliance-Ready Manufacturing Platform Purpose-Built for the Unmanned Systems Industry
U.S. based contract manufacturer launches modular assembly and test capability to help drone companies scale production without building their own factories.
COMAU and OMRON Robotics to collaborate on expanding advanced industrial automation solutions across light industry, electronics, and medical manufacturing
Partnership combines complementary robotics, control, and software capabilities to deliver flexible, scalable automation solutions for global customers
IKO to Showcase Crossed Roller Bearings, Mechatronics and More at Automate 2026
IKO International is pleased to announce it will be an exhibitor at Automate 2026, June 22-25, Booth 145 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
Tormach Launches Automatic Collet Closer for 8L Lathe, Boosting Speed, Precision for Small-Part Production
Designed exclusively for the 8L Lathe, the Automatic Collet Closer provides air-actuated clamping for standard 5C collets and integrates with Tormach's PathPilot® control system.
New Emerson Industrial AI Platform Delivers Enterprise-Scale AI
AspenTech AVA enables customers to act faster, develop more informed strategies, improve operational reliability
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PNY
PNY Professional Solutions provides customers with powerful tools to manage heavy workloads. PNY offers NVIDIA Professional, Consumer GeForce RTX, and Data Center GPU Solutions, along with PNY Memory upgrades and Solid-State Drives. All PNY products are designed and built with system integrators in mind to provide advanced application performance, top productivity, and greater power efficiency.
