Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
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.
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.
Maximizing ROI with Mobile Automation: What the Data Shows
Technologies like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are helping companies bring autonomy to material movement more efficiently, safely, and cost-effectively than ever before.
How Collision Awareness Systems Help Meet OSHA Forklift & Pedestrian Safety Guidelines
According to OSHA, approximately 35,000 serious injuries and 62,000 non-serious injuries involving forklifts occur each year in the U.S., many of which are due to poor visibility, blind spots, and uncontrolled intersections in warehouses.
AI + Lean: How U.S. Manufacturers Can Blend Tradition with Technology
Lean manufacturing remains the timeless backbone of operational excellence. It provides the structure, culture, and discipline that no technology can replace. But in an era of vast data and real-time demands, AI acts as a powerful multiplier.
Comprehensive Guide to Composite Materials and Simulation
Composite simulation is crucial because it lets engineers explore designs, optimize performance, and spot failures digitally, saving tons of time and money compared to physical testing. It's challenging due to anisotropy, modeling delamination, and high computational cost.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
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.
The Data Imperative for Smart Microfactories: Enabling Real-Time Agility and Resilience
Microfactories, digital twins, and AI-first manufacturing strategies are not science fiction, they are here. But their success depends not just on sensors and robotics, but on how well data is connected, contextualized, and consumed.
Understanding End-to-End Configuration: A Primer
End-to-end configuration offers a strategic solution for unifying data, improving collaboration across departments, and enabling scalable, service-ready product operations.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Arnold Magnetic Technologies Leads Industry with Strategic Investments and Agreements to Ensure Continuity of Critical Rare Earth Materials Supply
Supply chain investments, expanded samarium cobalt capacity, and sustainability support growth and reshoring initiatives in the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific Regions
NVIDIA and Partners Build America's AI Infrastructure and Create Blueprint to Power the Next Industrial Revolution
US Government Labs and Nation's Leading Companies Investing in Advanced AI Infrastructure to Power AI Factories and Accelerate US AI Development
Kaman Measuring Highlights KD-2306 Non-Contact Displacement Sensing System
Advanced non-contact displacement sensing for reliable performance across demanding industrial environments
LeanDNA Launches APEX: The Next Generation AI Platform Revolutionizing Supply Planning for Discrete Manufacturers
APEX unites LeanDNA's proven supply planning capabilities with three breakthrough innovations-Inventory Optimization, Kei AI Assistant, and Workbench-to turn supply chain complexity into a competitive advantage.
DigiKey Grows Inventory with Over 31,000 New Stocking Parts in Q3 2025
Total portfolio expands by more than 585,000 new products and nearly 100 new suppliers in third quarter
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc.
The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc., founded in 1930, is a worldwide technical society for wire and cable industry professionals. Based in Madison, Connecticut, USA, WAI collects and shares technical, manufacturing, and general business information to the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, and fastener segments of the wire and cable industry. WAI hosts trade expositions, technical conferences, and educational programs.
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.
