Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Sustaining a Positive Manufacturing Workplace in an Evolving AI World
If businesses approach the transition to an AI-enhanced workplace strategically, it can lead to a workforce that is invested, outcome-oriented, and well-positioned for a successful future.
The Next Industrial Epoch is Here: Why Acting Now is a Strategic Imperative for Manufacturers
The convergence of technological maturity, proven financial returns, and a strategic need for resilient domestic production has created a generational opportunity, and the window to act is now.
Why Automation, Not Wafer Size, Determines Semiconductor Fab Cycle Time
New 200 mm capacity is often built from scratch or heavily refurbished, making it easier to apply the same automation patterns used in 300 mm fabs. The result is convergence; wafer diameter still affects output per lot, but it no longer indicates the level of automation.
How Real-Time Manufacturing Operations Drive Competitive Advantage in Volatile Markets
Manufacturing executives confronting today’s operational challenges recognize a fundamental truth: traditional execution systems designed for stable markets have become organizational liabilities.
AI in Manufacturing: Why Now Matters
In an environment driven by Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement, AI empowers shops to act faster and smarter, without adding more headcount.
Using AI to Solve the "Execution Gap" in Manufacturing
Max AI doesn't just bridge the execution gap - it sets a new standard for modern manufacturing. By acting in real time - watching, thinking, and doing - it removes the friction and firefighting that once consumed operators, supervisors, and planners.
The Library of Machine Malfunctions and Changing the Factory-Worker Relationship
The goal from day one was clear: build the definitive source of industrial reliability knowledge, and open it up to empower teams everywhere to shift from reactive troubleshooting to proactive control.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
How to Employ AI in Manufacturing Sales
AI agents can help ensure every interaction across every channel contributes to a single, intelligent sales motion, including always-on gathering insights like on which SKUs are trending to develop and implement real-time optimizations.
When Clean is the Key to Precision
Micro molded parts are often invisible to the naked eye, measured in millimeters or fractions of millimeters, with features that can be smaller than a human hair. In this context, a single dust particle can disrupt form, fit, or function.
"Building for the Surge: How to Prepare Your Factory Storage for Times of Peak Demand"
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To truly manage seasonal peaks efficiently and safely, facilities need a storage infrastructure designed to flex with changes in demand, regardless of whether they’re seasonal, planned, or one-time occurrences.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Flir to Demonstrate the Future of Reliability and Asset Management at IMC 2025
Flir, a global leader in thermal and acoustic imaging and advanced test and measurement technologies, is set to showcase how it is redefining reliability and asset management at the International Maintenance Conference (IMC) 2025 at Marco Island, Florida.
Innodisk Group Unveils New Edge AI Strategy, as Global "Keystone" for Edge AI Transformation
Focusing on Industry AI and Enterprise AI, Innodisk strengthens partnerships with Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and Axelera AI to drive scalable, real-world AI deployments.
Emerson Relaunches ASCOâ„¢ Series 327C Solenoid Valve with Enhanced Features for Improved Operational Efficiency
The ASCO Series 327C offers a balanced poppet construction for high-flow efficiency and is capable of operation in harsh environments, with temperatures ranging from -60 to 90°C. The valve's unique two-layer dynamic seal technology reduces friction and ensures stiction resistance, providing reliable and consistent performance over its lifecycle.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TO ADVANCE INDUSTRIAL INTELLIGENCE THROUGH EDGE-BASED GENERATIVE AI WITH NVIDIA NEMOTRON
Purpose-built AI model delivers instant insights and control for industrial teams, on the edge, offline and everywhere work happens
PMMI Announces Two New Work Products from the OpX Leadership Network
The Operator Training Standardization and Data Management Standardization work products give insight into solutions for common challenges.
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Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
OnLogic
OnLogic is a global industrial computer manufacturer who designs highly-configurable, solution-focused computers engineered for reliability at the IoT edge. Their systems operate in the world's harshest environments, empowering customers to solve their most complex computing challenges, no matter their industry. OnLogic has helped more than 70,000 customers worldwide advance their ideas with computers that are designed to last, built to order and delivered in days.
