Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
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.
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.
How Machine Vision is Enhancing Automation Safety and Efficiency
Technologies to extract high-level meaning from images are increasingly common. Within the research community, such technologies are often considered different from machine vision. However, all are different ways of achieving machine vision and in many cases overlap.
10 Common Supply Chain Issues & How to Solve Them
Let's take a look at some of the major global supply chain issues of the past four years, then drill into the most common effects on businesses. You’ll be surprised at the number of strategies you can implement to mitigate the risks.
PILLARS OF TOMORROW - A hopeful vision of Government, Technology, and Human Dignity in harmony
For centuries, visions of the future have been dominated by dystopian warnings - cautionary tales of power gone wrong. Five Pillars of Tomorrow offers an alternative: a governance model where transparency, collective wisdom, and advanced AI safeguard human dignity.
Falling Behind Competition? Feel Like You Are Not Innovating Enough? Rethink Your CAD Platform.
Transitioning to cloud-native CAD mitigates legacy system burdens. Organizations can eliminate high upfront costs, reduce IT overhead, dismantle data silos, enable seamless collaboration, and access integrated data management.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
"Building for the Surge: How to Prepare Your Factory Storage for Times of Peak Demand"
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To truly manage seasonal peaks efficiently and safely, facilities need a storage infrastructure designed to flex with changes in demand, regardless of whether they’re seasonal, planned, or one-time occurrences.
Why Manufacturers Must Balance Proactive Cybersecurity with Verified Recovery
Under more pressure than ever to protect their systems, many organizations are still acting on the assumption that proactive prevention will keep their operations safe and running. In reality, hackers can break through first walls of defense and wreak operational havoc.
From Heat to Shock: A Materials Playbook for Gigacasting Automation
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Gigacasting automation is the most innovative pathway for creating inexpensive yet structurally sound technologies in some of the most intense industries on the planet.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Introduces Real-Time NC Access Tools for Enhanced Productivity and Minimal Downtime
The NC Software Solution offering is ideal for Industry 4.0 initiatives, enabling advanced read/write capabilities for Mitsubishi Electric NCs. It supports cloud-based remote monitoring, data visualization, and integration with leading monitoring/OEE software.
Introducing the New SH150 Sine-Cosine Hollow Shaft Encoder.
The new SH150 is Industrial Encoder Corporation's largest sine-cosine hollow shaft encoder, featuring a robust 150 mm housing and a 60-100 mm bore range, delivering precise, high-resolution feedback for heavy-duty motors and automation systems.
Datalogic, 30 years of excellence at the Teramo Plant: A center of innovation for logistics, airports, and safety solutions
On October 30th, Datalogic celebrated the 30th anniversary of its manufacturing plant in Castiglione Messer Raimondo, in the presence of local institutions, employees, and their families. Established in 1995, the site today stands as one of the Group's key technological hubs, dedicated to the design and production of vision systems and solutions for logistics and industrial automation.
ELEGOO to Showcase at Formnext 2025, Latest Achievements Forging Its Own 3D Printing Ecosystem
Alongside the hero products, ELEGOO will also present its remote control APP ELEGOO Matrix, a newly launched 3D model platform Nexprint and Fiber-Reinforced Filament Series.
POLL: Manufacturers' Deep Concerns About Growing Regulatory and Tax Burdens Put Drag on Long-Term Confidence
The 2025 State of Manufacturing® survey reveals that "paid leave" legislation weighs heavily on their planning.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
PI USA - Hexapods for 6-Axis Precision Automation
PI Hexapods simplify multi-axis alignment / positioning with a programmable pivot point, tool/work coordinate systems, virtual programming software.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
maxon group
maxon is a leading supplier of high-precision DC brush and brushless servo motors and drives. These motors range in size from 4 - 90 mm and are available up to 500 watts. We combine electric motors, gears and DC motor controls into high-precision, intelligent drive systems that can be custom-made to fit the specific needs of customer applications.
