Engineering - Articles, Stories & Interviews
How Manufacturers Are Using Managed Transportation to Adapt to Nearshoring Shifts
Nearshoring creates real advantages, but capturing them requires logistics infrastructure that matches the new network's demands. For most manufacturers, building that infrastructure internally while managing a supply chain transition is simply too much to take on.
Integrating Tilt Sensors into PLC Controlled Machinery: A Practical Engineering Guide
This guide focuses on how tilt sensors are actually integrated into PLC controlled machinery in real industrial environments. Not the theory, but the decisions that matter on the plant floor.
Unlocking the Future of Engineering through Rapid Prototyping, Fueled by AI
The fusing of rapid prototyping practices with AI-assisted workflows that shorten the distance between idea and implementation, along with more cost-effective ways to work have accelerated development. The result is a new operating model for innovation.
Primal Pet Group: Improving Batch Management and Warehouse Traceability with Business Central and Insight Works Apps
In early 2025, Primal Pet Group introduced e-commerce fulfillment. The warehouse needed a process that minimized manual steps, provided clear visibility into inventory availability, and integrated directly with freight providers.
Driving Smart Manufacturing From Chip to System
Explore how simulation and semiconductors advance manufacturing from behind the scenes to the factory floor, transforming industries with intelligent workflows, equipment, and products.
Physics-based GenAI for Robot Programming
Physics-based AI reasons about how matter behaves. It understands force, motion, constraints, process parameters, and tolerances. Instead of replaying a scripted motion or predicting an outcome statistically, it generates actions based on physical laws.
A Practical Guide to Inventory Tracking for Small Manufacturers
Tracking inventory effectively requires more than writing numbers into a spreadsheet. It depends on clear rules, disciplined processes, and consistent execution.
Engineering - Featured Stories
The Overlooked Leadership Pipeline Sitting on the Factory Floor
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Frontline workers need problem-solving, adaptability, communication, and decision-making skills that keep operations running every day. With the right development pathways, today's operators can become tomorrow's manufacturing leaders.
5 Considerations When Securing Legacy Systems in Manufacturing
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Many manufacturers retain legacy systems that pose additional challenges for IT teams trying to prevent cyberattacks. What should these professionals consider for the best results when creating strong and comprehensive strategies?
The Future of Complex Manufacturing Sales Is Closer to the Factory Than You Think
Buyers want speed, transparency, and control during evaluation, but once they place an order, expectations flip to precision, reliability, and predictable delivery. For manufacturers, this creates tension.
Engineering - News Headlines
New Cadillac Formula 1® Team Deploys 3D Systems' SLA Technology To Achieve 2026 Debut
-New American Formula 1™ team selected seven 3D Systems SLA systems to accelerate critical wind tunnel testing and parts production prior to its 2026 Formula 1™ race debut
-Industry-leading SLA materials portfolio is enabling accurate and rapid production of test parts
-3D Systems' tightly integrated software, materials and machines, plus expert assistance by 3D Systems, allowed Team to "Race to the Race"
PMMI and FPSA Release Inaugural 2026 Processing State of the Industry Report and Infographic
New insights highlight market size, growth forecasts, and key trends shaping the U.S. food and beverage processing industry.
Renesas Completes Acquisition of Irida Labs to Expand Vision AI Software Capabilities and Accelerates System-Level Vision Solutions
As part of Renesas' Digitalization strategy, Irida Labs' software and tools will be integrated into Renesas 365, a newly released platform that unifies electronics system development from discovery to development and lifecycle management.
Engineering - Featured Product
Datanomix Production Monitoring
Datanomix Production Monitoring
Datanomix Production Monitoring delivers instant visibility into your shop floor performance. Through real-time alerts, simple machine connectivity, and our kick-ass coaching, you'll catch inefficiencies early, align your team with meaningful metrics, and respond faster to issues before they escalate. The software adapts without operator input and works out of the box with purpose-built Tracks (Efficiency, Delivery, Tooling, and more). Production Monitoring arms you with the data to make more, waste less, and lead with confidence. And while real-time visibility keeps you sharp in the moment, historical insights ensure you're learning from the past to drive ongoing continuous improvement.
Engineering - Featured Company
PI USA (Physik Instrumente)
PI is a privately held company that designs and manufactures world-class precision motion and automation systems including air bearings, hexapods and piezo drives at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded 5 decades ago and today employs more than 1700 people worldwide. PI's customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors and aerospace.
