Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
IMTS 2026 - Powering Manufacturing's Next Leap
With U.S. manufacturing orders, output, and productivity rising, IMTS 2026 gives manufacturers a firsthand look at the industrial AI, automation, additive, and digital technologies reshaping production. Check out our Special Coverage of this years event.
Adjusting Expectations around Timelines for AI & Industry 5.0 Transformation
The manufacturers that will define the future won’t be the ones with the most AI projects — they’ll be the ones that invest in their people and use AI to unlock human potential on the factory floor.
A Pragmatic Blueprint for Factory Floor Innovation
Successful technology and AI adoption rarely comes from sweeping, high-risk factory overhauls. Instead, the most effective path is a pragmatic "test-and-learn" process.
How Software Redefines Planar Motor Technology
In this interview, Hans-Peter Kraft explains why software plays a far greater role in defining how transport systems perform, evolve, and create value over time – and why the future of planar motor technology will be driven by software innovation.
Operations Management: Definition and Best Practices
In this article, we’ll explore what operations management is, what its best practices are, and how project portfolio management tools support operations management.
Onlogic at IMTS 2026
Make Booth 236609 in the North Hall a priority. This year, we are focusing on the physical compute foundation required to bring artificial intelligence, advanced control, and real-time data collection directly to the production line.
How Industry 5.0 is Changing what Manufacturers expect from IoT on the Factory Floor
Industry 5.0 is ultimately encouraging manufacturers to think beyond isolated automation projects and instead focus on building resilience across the full operating system — from suppliers and warehouses to logistics and production environments.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
How Much of Today's AI on the Plant Floor Is Just Yesterday's Software Wearing a New Label
The concern is that some industry conversations fail to distinguish between genuine innovation and long-established automation, leaving plant and operations executives to make investment decisions without enough clarity to evaluate what they're actually buying.
Breaking the Automation Ceiling: How Hyperautomation Solves Manufacturing's Biggest Bottlenecks
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Instead of automating isolated tasks, manufacturers can automate entire processes from start to finish, closing gaps that standard automation tools were never designed to reach.
How to Maximize ROI on Aging Electrification Systems
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The most successful manufacturing organizations don't maximize ROI by simply extending equipment life. They maximize ROI by understanding the right intervention at the right time, which could be maintenance, modernization, or replacement.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
NEW PRODUCT: Line Vac Air Operated Conveyors
The compact design features large throat diameters for maximum throughput capability. They are able to move large volumes of material over long distances. Conveying rates are easy to control by regulating compressed air supply.
A production line working like clockwork - even with many different variants
TEAM Automation Berlin has implemented a system for producing a wide variety of lubricant dispensers using joining technology by Kistler
Ailoys Presents Industrial AI That Listens to Machines and Makes Them More Productive
At Booth 237629, visitors can see the Ailoys Edge device and explore real-world applications and results in wire drawing, CNC machining and tube manufacturing.
IMTS 2026 Opens in Chicago as Manufacturing Takes Center Stage in Reindustrializing the United States
With total attendance on pace to exceed 90,000, the manufacturing community at IMTS 2026 represents all 50 states and 113 countries.
PMMI's 2026 State of the Industry Report Reveals a Packaging Machinery Market Driven by Flexibility, Automation, and New North American Opportunities
Amidst growth manufacturers navigate AI, labor challenges, SKU proliferation, sustainability pressures, and changing investment priorities.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
Fronius Welding - Consistency Starts at the Seam
The iSeamer brings together proven welding performance and flexible automation solutions. Its modular system supports a wide range of components while ensuring consistent weld quality across production.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
Collision Awareness Products
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