Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Technology With Purpose: Turning manufacturing investments into impact
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It’s clear that adopting advanced technology is now a must for manufacturers. But here’s the tricky thing: you still need to have a good reason to do it. If you invest in advanced tech only because you’re “supposed to,” your results will be extremely limited.
Drive Solutions for the Automation of Storage Processes
Baumalog Sp. o.o. significantly facilitated the storage and transport processes for metal profiles at Retech Sp. z o.o. Therefore, the company relies on solutions from NORD.
Scaling Battery Disassembly: Why the Real Challenge Is Not Automation
The emerging circular economy introduces new challenges and new application areas for automation. One of them is EV battery disassembly. Unlike traditional industrial environments, battery disassembly operates without stable geometries, consistent designs, or reliable data.
From Spreadsheet Survival to Digital Quality Backbone in Metal AM
The best engineers I meet are not short on knowledge. They’re short on time. They’re trapped in a loop of manual documentation, spreadsheet archaeology, and post-mortem investigations.
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.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
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.
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.
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Industry Leaders to join Logistics Reply at WERC 2026 for Panel on the Future of the Warehouse Tech Stack
As warehousing and distribution operations face growing pressure to modernize, the session will explore which technologies are creating measurable operational value and which trends may be falling short of expectations.
Teledyne Introduces Kaleido SWIR Hyperspectral Camera for High-Speed Industrial Inspection
Fully designed and vertically manufactured by Teledyne and encompassing the sensor, spectrograph, and interface, Kaleido delivers up to 1,280 pixel spatial resolution with line rates exceeding 2.3 kHz. This high-speed capability allows for the inspection of higher volumes in less time without sacrificing spectral precision.
Industrial Robotics Market Report: Why Intelligent Automation Is Redefining Global Manufacturing
This growth reflects a deeper structural transformation unfolding across global
manufacturing ecosystems. Rising labor shortages, supply chain volatility, increasing wage pressures, stricter quality requirements, and growing demand for faster production cycles are forcing manufacturers to rethink how factories operate.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Brings CNC and Robotics Expertise to Machine Tending
As manufacturers face skilled labor shortages, rising costs, and pressure to maximize machine utilization, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. (Mitsubishi Electric Automation) will showcase how robotic machine tending can deliver measurable productivity gains and fast returns on investment at IMTS 2026.
Relevant Solutions Announces Acquisition of Automation Werx, LLC
Acquisition represents Relevant Solutions' first add-on since partnering with Fusion Capital Partners.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
Collision Awareness Products - The Leader in Intersection Protection
The Look Out 4 is a motion-activated forklift intersection warning system designed to alert warehouse personnel of cross-traffic at 4-way intersections, using sensors and high-visibility LED lighting to reduce the risk of forklift-pedestrian collisions. With full 360° coverage and easy installation, it's ideal for high-traffic, blind-spot intersections where visibility is limited and quick reaction time is critical.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
PI USA (Physik Instrumente)
PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures world-class precision motion and automation systems including air bearings, hexapods and piezo drives at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded 5 decades ago and today employs more than 1700 people worldwide. PI's customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors and aerospace.
