Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Universal Orchestration: Managing the Agentic AI Era in Manufacturing
When enterprises lack the control layer to route, govern, or make AI-generated data useful at scale, interoperability and accuracy breaks down. “Confabulation” will compound without human interaction and applied supervision.
Let’s Talk Technical: Designing Systems That Hold Up Under Pressure
Cables and connectors play an essential role in safety and ensuring machines function properly. And to ensure proper, consistent functioning, they need to be tested in some of the most demanding conditions imaginable.
Automate 2026 Q&A with Datanomix
We'll have live software demos running so you can see what real floor data and insights actually look like. We can also run your numbers through our Automation Investment Calculator on the spot.
Quality Assurance Beyond Visual Inspection in Food & Beverage Manufacturing
In food and beverage manufacturing, quality failures are not just technical events. Filling Line and Seal Inspection using thermal imaging closes a critical gap. It verifies fill levels and seal integrity on every unit without adding manual workload or slowing production.
Automate 2026 Q&A with Onlogic
Attendees interested in bridging the gap between sophisticated software and rugged reliability should make Booth 867 in the South Hall a priority. We are focusing on the realities of Physical AI and full-facility hardware coverage through live, interactive use cases.
How L&S Machine Company Visualizes CNC Data in Real Time
L&S Machine Company needed a better way to monitor CNC machining capacity and efficiency in real time. Their previous visualization software, Factory Wiz, was expensive and required the vendor to build or update every dashboard.
4 Reasons Your Manufacturing Logistics Tech Project Is Over Budget and Under-Delivering
These four failure patterns share a common thread: they are all front-loaded problems that surface in the back half of the project. The structural decisions that caused them were made months earlier, during planning, during design, during the framing of the business case.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
The Real Reason Your Manufacturing AI Won't Scale
The real issue is that most manufacturers are trying to scale AI on top of fragmented data, disconnected systems and operational processes that were never designed to support it.
The Hidden Cost of Tail Spend in Manufacturing
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A lack of visibility and coordination across tail spend often masks pricing inconsistencies, supplier duplication, and missed opportunities, making it harder for manufacturers to control costs and reduce risk in an increasingly uncertain global environment.
How Agentic AI is Transforming Smart Manufacturing in 2026
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A new phase of industrial intelligence is emerging through Agentic AI, a technology designed to make decisions, adapt to changing conditions, and complete tasks with minimal human intervention.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Datalogic brings its full GS1-Ready Portfolio to Las Vegas
Reaffirming its commitment to GS1 standards and innovation across its full product portfolio
TRUMPF Highlights Laser Processing - 2D and 3D Laser Cutting, Laser Marking, Laser and Arc Welding - Capabilities at IMTS 2026
The company will demonstrate the TruLaser 1030 fiber, a laser cutting machine that is easy to use and automate, equipped with new fiber laser technology for more sustained power, longer life, and greater durability and reliability, and which is designed for manufacturers requiring high-speed, precision 2D cutting of sheet metal.
Largest EXPO PACK México in History Reinforces Event's Position as Latin America's Premier Packaging and Processing Show
Record exhibit space, international participation, and industry-wide engagement brought manufacturing leaders from across Latin America and beyond to Mexico City to explore innovations, build partnerships, and discover solutions shaping the future of packaging and processing.
Teledyne FLIR OEM Launches Boson SX8, the First NDAA-Compliant 8 µm SXGA LWIR Thermal Camera Module
The 1280 × 1024 Boson SX8 and Boson SX8-CZ 15-75 deliver optimized size, weight, and power with high-performance thermal imaging
FreightWeekSTL 2026 Opens with Forward-Looking Conversation on Innovative Supply Chain Companies Garnering Investment
St. Louis Venture Capitalist Spotlights Emerging Technologies and the Region's Competitive Advantage
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
Model TR1 Tru-Trac
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PNY
PNY Professional Solutions provides customers with powerful tools to manage heavy workloads. PNY offers NVIDIA Professional, Consumer GeForce RTX, and Data Center GPU Solutions, along with PNY Memory upgrades and Solid-State Drives. All PNY products are designed and built with system integrators in mind to provide advanced application performance, top productivity, and greater power efficiency.
