Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Beyond the Device: The Real Drivers of Industrial Mobility
Accessories don’t just complement rugged devices, they complete them. They turn durability into productivity, resilience into results, and hardware into workflow platforms.
Energy-Efficient Manufacturing 4.0: Integrating Smart Drives, LED Displays, and IoT for Sustainable Factories
Energy efficiency in manufacturing means producing the same or higher output while consuming less energy. It is measured by key metrics such as energy intensity (kWh per unit produced) and power utilization rate.
How AI, Robotics, and Digital Twins are Transforming Modern Production Environments
I'm most excited about Cognitive AI becoming the factory's operating system, and cobots will effectively program themselves through natural language, teach-by-demonstration, and auto-generated PLC/robot code.
The Rise of the Invisible Workforce: The Most Important AI Breakthroughs of 2025 for Packaging Manufacturers
For the packaging industry specifically — with its heavy reliance on document processing, planning logic, and throughput efficiency — the year proved one thing: AI is no longer a future advantage. It’s a current competitive requirement.
Closing Europe's aerospace production gap - EDM automation as part of the answer
EDM removes material using controlled electrical sparks between an electrode and the workpiece submerged in dielectric fluid. This makes it possible to cut extremely hard metals into complex shapes with micrometre accuracy.
Designing for Deviation in Additive Manufacturing
To truly realise the potential of AM, we need to embrace a new design philosophy, one that doesn't just work around variation, but works with it. At Metamorphic, we call this approach Designing for Deviation.
Case Study from NORD - Perfectly MESHed
High-quality gear motors from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS are a crucial piece of the manufacturing puzzle for this Georgia-based automation provider.
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Why B2B IAM Is Essential for Modern Manufacturing
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How Aerospace Precision Can Modernize American Manufacturing
One of the biggest obstacles to modernization, he notes, is cultural rather than technical. The main barriers are organizational silos, he says. Design, production, and IT often operate separately, and without shared data, digital transformation stalls.
BTM INDUSTRIAL IS HOSTING AN ONLINE SALE OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS ON DECEMBER 17-18, 2025
Includes more than 200 robots designed to automate tasks, such as welding, manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and food processing. This court-authorized sale requires the liquidation of all assets, regardless of price.
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NORD Gives Back: Empowering Success Through Long-Standing Community and Company Initiatives
NORD places strong emphasis on giving back to their communities with year-round efforts benefiting local charities and support organizations.
3M to showcase industry-advancing solutions, new AI-powered innovation tool at CES 2026
The company's booth will highlight tools and technologies that power sharper displays, lighter cars, and more reliable data centers
DigiKey Ranked #171 on the Forbes 2025 List of America's Top Private Companies
The global electronics distributor has been included on the list for four consecutive years
The Driving Force Behind Semiconductor Manufacturing Innovation: DAINCUBE Forges the Future of the Smart Factory
DAINCUBE accelerates semiconductor manufacturing innovation with its integrated robot control solutions, achieving a 90% reduction in teaching time and significant yield improvements. As Korea's only provider of proprietary teach pendants, motion, and safety controllers, DAINCUBE empowers global top-tier fabs with real-time data visibility and seamless EtherCAT-based integration.
Smooth Motor Launches High-Precision Stepper Motor Solutions, Empowering Major Telescope Projects and OEM Automation
Smooth Motor is providing high-precision stepper motors solutions for the telescope's massive optical array. The motors operate the mirror adjustment systems, executing the tiny but crucial directional movements required for perfect alignment.
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Encoder Products Company
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