The Rise of the Invisible Workforce: The Most Important AI Breakthroughs of 2025 for Packaging Manufacturers

12/16/25, 05:38 AM | Automation & IIoT, | Supply Chain | ai, | packaging

For the packaging industry specifically — with its heavy reliance on document processing, planning logic, and throughput efficiency — the year proved one thing: AI is no longer a future advantage. It's a current competitive requirement.

How Aerospace Precision Can Modernize American Manufacturing

12/15/25, 05:44 AM | Automation & IIoT, | Engineering | Aerospace, | ai

One of the biggest obstacles to modernization, he notes, is cultural rather than technical. The main barriers are organizational silos, he says. Design, production, and IT often operate separately, and without shared data, digital transformation stalls.

Case Study from NORD - Perfectly MESHed

12/09/25, 05:58 AM | Automation & IIoT, | Engineering

High-quality gear motors from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS are a crucial piece of the manufacturing puzzle for this Georgia-based automation provider.

Why Compliance Documentation Matters in Electronic Recycling

12/04/25, 05:41 AM | Automation & IIoT, | Engineering | recycling, | Sustainability

Partner with the wrong ITAD and e-waste provider, and your business faces lawsuits and damage to your reputation. It's beneficial to be very selective about who handles your e-waste.

Two Industry Leaders - One Goal: Maximum Process Reliability

12/03/25, 05:42 AM | Automation & IIoT, | Engineering | Quality Management

With software solutions from CSP, companies from a wide range of industries are taking their production processes to a whole new level. The result: greater efficiency, transparent quality assurance, and a decisive advantage on the path to the smart factory.

Hatz Engines - Case Study from CSP US Inc.

11/25/25, 09:58 PM | Automation & IIoT, | Engineering | Quality Management

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

11/24/25, 08:29 PM | Automation & IIoT, | Engineering

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.

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BTM INDUSTRIAL IS HOSTING AN ONLINE SALE OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS ON DECEMBER 17-18, 2025

12/11/25, 12:03 PM | Automation & IIoT, | Supply Chain | BTM Industrial | The Parts Department, | The Sales Department

Includes more than 200 robots designed to automate tasks, such as welding, manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and food processing. This court-authorized sale requires the liquidation of all assets, regardless of price.

Manufacturing Asset Monetization: What It Is and How It's Done

12/08/25, 05:25 AM | Automation & IIoT, | Supply Chain | asset management, | Business Development

This article will explain what manufacturing asset monetization is, outline the main methods companies use, and walk through the process step by step.

How Freight Visibility Is Redefining U.S. Manufacturing Supply Chains

12/05/25, 05:24 AM | Automation & IIoT, | Supply Chain | logistics

With freight visibility, you can search for alternative sources and routes when shipments hit a snag. You can find the best ways to increase your resources for demand spikes, and you can search for the most cost-effective solutions during demand droughts.

Mouser Electronics Shares Insights on Industrial Automation in New eBook from STMicroelectronics

12/16/25, 01:17 PM | Automation & IIoT | Engineering | Mouser Electronics

Through AI and ML, robots can now perceive their environment, recognize patterns, and make decisions based on real-time data. The eBook also highlights many of the products that STMicroelectronics offers that support the integration of AI and ML into industrial automation.

NORD Scales Up Production to Meet Growing Demand for Electronic Control Products

12/16/25, 01:13 PM | Automation & IIoT | Supply Chain | NORD DRIVESYSTEMS

New building under construction at Aurich campus to increase NORD's electronic controls manufacturing capacity.

Cimcorp Releases 50th Anniversary Documentary, "The Future of Automation"

12/16/25, 01:12 PM | Automation & IIoT | Engineering

New film captures the stories, breakthroughs, and spirit behind five decades of automation excellence

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NVIDIA RTX PRO™ - Built for Professionals - NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell Desktop GPUs feature the latest breakthroughs in AI, ray tracing, and neural rendering technology to power the most innovative workflows in design, engineering, and beyond.

The Wire Association International, Inc. (WAI)

(Madison, CT, United States of America)

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.