Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
NewsFender's 3D Printed Ballistic Fender Charts a New Course in Maritime Defense
Discover how NewsFender's 3D printed customizable, eco-friendly fenders and boat parts are making waves in the maritime defense industry.
The 'Halo Effect' of Manufacturing Facility Location: Why Smart Manufacturers Are Choosing Locations Near Complementary Businesses
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This strategy is not about simple convenience; it's about creating a powerful, mutually reinforcing "halo effect" of shared success, instant market credibility, and profound operational synergy across engineering, tooling, fabrication, and logistics networks.
Hatz Engines - Case Study from CSP US Inc.
Before the introduction of CSP software, there was no integrated control of workflows, and the potential for process optimization remained untapped. Production relied on manual coordination, which led to efficiency losses and unnecessary error rates.
How Flying S is Turning Data into a Competitive Advantage
As automation, multi-axis machining, and lights-out operations become the norm, shops are realizing that the real advantage doesn't come from just running more machines; it comes from understanding how they're running.
Must-Have AI Features in your next ERP: Why AI-Enabled ERP Is a CEO's Best Investment
The next wave of competitive differentiation lies in embedding artificial intelligence (AI) directly within ERP/MIS systems - not as an add-on, but as a native capability driving data, decision-making, and automation across operations.
Organic Soda Producer Implements Traceability System in Just a Few Weeks
Fresh Fizz Sodas from Long Island needed a system that would help them comply with traceability regulations, and found the perfect solution in MRPeasy.
What's Your Factory's Lean Maturity Score?
Many factories run 5S events, collect defect data, or deploy quality management systems - yet still face recurring bottlenecks, waste, and variation. Why? Because tools alone don't make a Lean enterprise - culture does.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
Why Manufacturers Must Rebuild Their Factories Around the Buyer
Today's generation of buyers expects products built to fit their needs, transparent pricing, reliable delivery, and ongoing support that extends beyond the initial sale.
Manufacturing's AI Reality Check: Why Governance Is the Missing Link
Governance is the architecture that transforms AI experiments into enterprise assets. Without it, even successful models become liabilities.
Why Economic Uncertainty Demands a Real-Time Manufacturing Strategy
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Proactive manufacturers now treat economic uncertainty not as isolated incidents, but as ongoing tests of their operational readiness and digital maturity.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
igus® Develops One-Piece, Space-Saving Energy Chain for Compact Applications
Designers often skip cable guides in small installations — such as in food vending machines, laboratory equipment or electric doors — risking cable damage and increasing maintenance costs. This new, compact energy chain is engineered to close that gap.
DigiKey Launches 2025 DigiWish Holiday Giveaway for Global Engineering Community
The annual DigiWish contest returns Dec. 1-24, giving engineers, makers and tech enthusiasts a chance to win daily prizes and a $500 DigiKey shopping spree
MVTec Innovation Day 2026: Network with machine vision experts and gain first-hand industry insights
• MVTec invites attendees to the popular industry gathering on February 25, 2026, in Fürstenfeldbruck near Munich
• Innovation Day offers a forum for networking and professional exchange within the machine-vision community
• Expert presentations shed light on current machine-vision trends, technologies, and innovations
A Manufacturer's Guide to Leveraging Plan México
Plan México pledges tens of billions of pesos in infrastructural and educational investments alongside massive tax incentives meant to invite and foster new industry throughout the country. Many of these benefits apply nationwide, while others are tied to particular regions of opportunity; all, however, are worth the attention of manufacturers weighing a new investment in Mexico.
Global Cost Pressure Forces Manufacturers to See True Labor and Production Costs in Business Central
As manufacturers worldwide compete on razor-thin margins, Insight Works' Shop Floor Insight brings complete visibility into labor, output, and cost in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, enabling informed pricing and profitable operations.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
PI USA - High-Speed Hexapod for Nanopositioning
To meet industrial demands for higher dynamics, reliability and precision in 6DoF positioning systems, PI engineers came up with a new hexapod concept, based on direct-drive lever actuators. This new concept reduces complexity, improves performance, and minimizes wear.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
Encoder Products Company
At Encoder Products Company, we specialize in the encoders that provide you with motion feedback. EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion sensing devices for more than 50 years, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. Our encoders are highly configurable, offer an array of shaft or bore sizes, output types, connector types, mounting options, and resolutions as high as 65,536 CPR.
