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Automate 2024 Product Preview

Automate 2024 takes place May 6th - 9th in Chicago, Illinois. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.

Minimizing Unplanned Downtime: Strategies for Maximizing Productivity in Your Plant

By leveraging robust downtime tracking and analysis strategies, you can pave the way for preventative measures that detect and address potential defects in equipment promptly to protect production efficiency and safety.

Edge Computing and AI in Manufacturing

With Tacton we wanted to give users the flexibility and configuration options they need to outfit their facility, while ensuring the system was reliable, secure, and easy to install.

The Evolution of MQTT: Empowering Industrial Automation for 25 Years and Beyond

In manufacturing and industrial automation, the evolution of communication protocols has been pivotal in shaping operational efficiency, predictive maintenance, and overall innovation. Among these, MQTT stands as a beacon of connectivity

Liquid-cooling VFD Increases Efficiency and Savings in Plastics Machinery

With operations running 24/7, 365 days a year, the company sought to upgrade its variable frequency drives (VFDs) to increase motor efficiency, thus reducing operational costs and enhancing energy efficiency throughout its extrusion processes.

Considerations for Choosing the Right Encoder for Your Application

Depending on the encoder, resolution is one of the most important calculations to understand. Accurate print landing, accurate conveyor speed, accurate satellite positioning, accurate elevator control all hinge on the resolution and type of encoder.

Additive Manufacture: In-house 3D Printing versus Outsourced 3D Printing Service

In this 3-part series of articles, we will embark on a comprehensive exploration of 3D printing / additive manufacturing (AM), where our main focus is empowering you to make informed decisions about how to engage with the technology across an ever-evolving landscape.

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Security Challenges For Smart Factories - How Does SASE Help?

This rising tide of digitization and automation is leading to major concerns around cybersecurity. Smart factories are significantly more productive and competitive, yet a lot less secure.

Do You Know the Role of Tracking in Augmented Reality?

Tracking is used in the DELMIA Augmented Experience solution to identify the equipment to be assembled or inspected. Thanks to its 3D model, it simultaneously locates several elements at once, and displays the digital information required for the industrial process.

The most compact Motion Control System on the market

FAULHABER is introducing a new Motion Control System. More precisely: The world's smallest Integrated Motion Controller.

Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines

dataFEED OPC Suite from Softing Industrial provides access to SINUMERIC 840D CNC machines

Softing Industrial Automation announces the release of the latest version V5.35 of dataFEED OPC Suite which offers comprehensive support for SINUMERIK 840D CNC machines as well as the integration of web services.

Agility Robotics and Zion Solutions Group Shape the Future of Supply Chain with Industry-First Partnership

Agility Robotics, creator of the market-leading bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, today announced a partnership with Zion Solutions Group, a premier provider of full-service system integrations. Through this groundbreaking partnership, Zion is the first systems integrator to offer a humanoid robotics solution to the supply chain industry.

AutoScheduler Introduces Centralized Warehouse Orchestration

AutoPilot Central Provides Aggregated, Bird's Eye View Across Multiple Sites

FLIR Unveils A6301 Cooled Automation Camera for Process Control, Monitoring, and Quality Assurance

Industry-Leading Linear Cooler Technology Extends Detector Life for 24/7 Automation Beyond Three Years

Zebra Technologies Unveils New Solutions at Automate 2024, Advancing the Connected Factory

Company expands industrial automation portfolio to optimize efficiency of front-line workflows

Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product

OnLogic Tacton TC401 Rugged Panel PC

OnLogic Tacton TC401 Rugged Panel PC

The Tacton TC401 panel PC is an easy to install touchscreen computer purpose-built for reliability in tough environments. Choose the display size, type, and brightness, and match it with the compute, I/O, and functionality your unique project requires.

Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company

BigRep

BigRep

Founded in 2014, BigRep set sail to transform the 3D printing and manufacturing business. With its 1m3 volume, the BigRep ONE opens the gateway to a new dimension of 3D printing and 3D manufacturing, while the BigRep STUDIO allows fast and precise large-scale 3D printing. From furniture to vehicles to robotics, we think everything is possible. We want you to envision everything from human scale robot parts, sculptural artworks in all their full-dimensional glory, and dream the impossible world-changing designs of tomorrow while enabling you to print them today using one of our 3D printers.