Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
9 Evidence-Backed Predictions for the Next Decade of Auto Part Manufacturing
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As the industry navigates the next decade, it will adapt to the digital transformation and the emergence of smart vehicles. Here are nine evidence-backed predictions for the next 10 years of auto part manufacturing.
Sustaining a Positive Manufacturing Workplace in an Evolving AI World
If businesses approach the transition to an AI-enhanced workplace strategically, it can lead to a workforce that is invested, outcome-oriented, and well-positioned for a successful future.
The Next Industrial Epoch is Here: Why Acting Now is a Strategic Imperative for Manufacturers
The convergence of technological maturity, proven financial returns, and a strategic need for resilient domestic production has created a generational opportunity, and the window to act is now.
Why Automation, Not Wafer Size, Determines Semiconductor Fab Cycle Time
New 200 mm capacity is often built from scratch or heavily refurbished, making it easier to apply the same automation patterns used in 300 mm fabs. The result is convergence; wafer diameter still affects output per lot, but it no longer indicates the level of automation.
AI in Manufacturing: Why Now Matters
In an environment driven by Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement, AI empowers shops to act faster and smarter, without adding more headcount.
Using AI to Solve the "Execution Gap" in Manufacturing
Max AI doesn't just bridge the execution gap - it sets a new standard for modern manufacturing. By acting in real time - watching, thinking, and doing - it removes the friction and firefighting that once consumed operators, supervisors, and planners.
The Library of Machine Malfunctions and Changing the Factory-Worker Relationship
The goal from day one was clear: build the definitive source of industrial reliability knowledge, and open it up to empower teams everywhere to shift from reactive troubleshooting to proactive control.
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How Real-Time Manufacturing Operations Drive Competitive Advantage in Volatile Markets
Manufacturing executives confronting today’s operational challenges recognize a fundamental truth: traditional execution systems designed for stable markets have become organizational liabilities.
How to Employ AI in Manufacturing Sales
AI agents can help ensure every interaction across every channel contributes to a single, intelligent sales motion, including always-on gathering insights like on which SKUs are trending to develop and implement real-time optimizations.
When Clean is the Key to Precision
Micro molded parts are often invisible to the naked eye, measured in millimeters or fractions of millimeters, with features that can be smaller than a human hair. In this context, a single dust particle can disrupt form, fit, or function.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Reducing Energy Loss and Improving Safety in Glass Production with Acoustic Imaging
Precision and efficiency define modern glass production, but undetected compressed air and gas leaks threaten both.
Wolong Electric America Highlights Advanced Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drives for Demanding Industrial Applications
Delivering Unmatched Reliability, Efficiency, and Performance
Aalberts IPS introduces "Apollo"® PowerPress® LD: expanding possibilities in large diameter piping systems in industrial applications
Product line extension offers greater flexibility and options for large scale projects
Allient Inc. to Showcase Advanced Industrial I/O and Power Solutions at Rockwell Automation Fair 2025
Visitors can explore Allient's technologies at Allient Bellevue (Spectrum Controls) - Booth #723 and Allient Milwaukee (TCI) - Booth #2113, or schedule a meeting in advance.
How SECS/GEM Simulators Revolutionize Semiconductor Manufacturing
SECS/GEM simulators reduce equipment integration time by 40-60% through virtual testing environments
Engineers can validate communication protocols without accessing expensive production hardware
Simulation tools catch 80% of interface errors before deployment, preventing costly production disruptions
Modern simulators support SEMI E5, E30, and E37 standards with realistic equipment behavior modeling
Cloud-based and desktop simulation platforms accelerate development cycles and reduce testing costs
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
Rapid Prototyping with the Modular Motor Series
Quick to configure. Quick to build. Quick to deliver. Parvalux understands the importance of getting product in the hands of customers quickly and efficiently. The Modular Range does just that allowing customers to configure their own solution, selecting motor and gearbox, adding encoders and brakes to create a solution perfectly suited for their specific applications such as conveyor belt systems, picking systems, parcel sorting equipment, pallet shuttles and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). Read our modular range guide for specifics.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
OnLogic
OnLogic is a global industrial computer manufacturer who designs highly-configurable, solution-focused computers engineered for reliability at the IoT edge. Their systems operate in the world's harshest environments, empowering customers to solve their most complex computing challenges, no matter their industry. OnLogic has helped more than 70,000 customers worldwide advance their ideas with computers that are designed to last, built to order and delivered in days.
