Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
How to Use AI to Close the Manufacturing Skills Gap
From smart training platforms to real-time job support, AI offers manufacturers a way to upskill current employees, optimize hiring and build a workforce ready for the future of production.
How to Identify Which Tasks to Automate in Your Manufacturing Business Processes?
In this blog, we’ll walk you through a step-by-step process to pinpoint the best automation opportunities in your manufacturing business—based on ROI, effort, risk, and operational value.
Transforming High-Precision Manufacturing through Advanced Automation
Honeywell faced growing demands for their high-precision manufacturing processes, coupled with labor shortages and strict quality standards. Their manual processes were becoming the limiting factor—causing bottlenecks, inconsistent quality, and increased scrap.
Reducing Waste in Manufacturing for Safer, More Reliable Production
As the hardware of the future continues to evolve to become more complex and technologically advanced, so too are the ways in which we manufacture. Innovation requires adaptation, and new processes are needed for compliance, reliability and most of all — less waste.
Precision Engineer Manages Business on His Phone After Software Adoption
Precision engineering company Intake Engineering introduced control and tracking into the operation, making every piece of vital information easily accessible. “Everything is just a click away and I can access it anywhere,” says Lee Brien, Director. “It’s a godsend."
Computers for Edge AI, Machine Vision, and Industrial Automation Applications
The market demand for solutions that combine high performance, compact size, and high reliability is rapidly increasing, especially in harsh environments such as smart manufacturing.
What is the process approach?
The process approach is a way of thinking about work: modeling it, improving it, and correcting errors. The reason everyone uses it is that it works. Describing your work as a process makes you more effective in many contexts.
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Smart Manufacturing 4.0: AI-Driven Operations in Emerging Markets
By incorporating AI into the very essence of operations, new market manufacturers can bypass old constraints, create sustainable and agile businesses, and set the new world standard of excellence.
How Miniaturisation is Reshaping Product Development
Products are shrinking, yet their functionality and complexity are growing exponentially. This shift is rewriting the rules of design, engineering, and manufacturing.
Get Ready for Mandatory CMMC Compliance
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As leaders grapple with shifting trade policies, tariffs, and economic instability, cybersecurity risks are often overlooked. Contractors working with the DoD who delay preparation for the CMMC risk losing eligibility for future contracts.
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Why Businesses Need AI/ML Development Services for Competitive Advantage
Discover why businesses are turning to AI ML development services to gain a competitive edge. Learn how AI/ML development services, machine learning development services, and AI and ML services drive innovation, efficiency, and growth.
Dirac Announces $10.7M in Funding & Strategic Partnership with Siemens
With $10.7M in funding from Founders Fund and Coatue, early aerospace wins, and support from Siemens, Dirac has built the first automated work instruction platform to drive Context-Aware Production Planning and build the bridge from engineering to manufacturing execution.
Velo3D Participates in U.S. Army AvMC and M&S Program Funded Initiative to Advance High-Throughput Aluminum CP1 Additive Manufacturing for Defense Applications in Collaboration with RTX and Raytheon Technologies Research Center
Velo3D is collaborating with RTX and the Raytheon Technologies Research Center (RTRC) to develop an optimized laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process for Aluminum CP1 that supports the U.S. Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) modernization priorities.
Creality Launches K2 and K2 Pro to Extend Its Premium Flagship Lineup
Based on an ultra-sturdy metal build and an advanced step-servo system, the flagship K2 lineup introduces multicolour & multi-material printing, AI functions, and next-gen performance at two different build volumes, making the most powerful K series Creality has to offer.
Black Oxide Coating: Purpose, Process, and Industrial Benefits
In modern manufacturing, surface treatments play a critical role in enhancing the performance, durability, and appearance of metal components. Among various coating techniques, black oxide coating stands out as a reliable and cost-effective method for improving corrosion resistance and surface aesthetics, especially for steel and ferrous metals. This article provides a comprehensive guide to black oxide coating-explaining its formation process, key advantages, and practical applications across industries.
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NORD Delivers Powerful, Reliable Drive Solutions for Demanding Packaging Applications
When you need quality, flexibility and high efficiency, NORD has you covered with complete drive solutions for primary and secondary packaging, end-of-line packaging, and higher-level applications. NORD supports you through the entire life cycle of your drive systems with pre-sales engineering support, online tools, and a global service network. Drive systems for both vertically and horizontally networked technology with all the options for sensor incorporation and integration into the higher-level control system.
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ResinDek / Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products
At Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products®, we know and understand the importance of having the right flooring product for the right application. That's why we offer a variety of ResinDek panels in different thicknesses, densities, and with different surface finishes. Since 1994, ResinDek flooring panels have been installed in distribution centers, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and cold storage facilities for major corporations worldwide. The intent of Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products then and now is "We don't just make better mezzanine floors…We make mezzanine floors better". We strive to provide solutions that improve the ergonomics in work environments, reduce environmental impacts, and bring significant value to the professionals in many different industries.
