Engineering - Articles, Stories & Interviews
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.
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.
Maximizing OEE with Smart Selection of Electric Linear Actuators
How a careful actuator selection and modern motion system design can unlock higher availability, performance, and product quality in automated manufacturing.
Building a Culture of Team Performance at Paramount Machine with Production Monitoring
When manufacturing software is implemented as a tool for accountability alone, it risks alienating operators. But when it’s positioned as a tool for empowerment, it can transform team culture and unlock significant performance gains.
How Automation is Revolutionizing Pipe Fabrication Amid Labor Shortages and Rising Competition
The world of pipe fabrication is changing fast. With ongoing labor shortages and growing pressure from global competitors, many fabricators are asking the same question: How can we keep up while maintaining quality and staying profitable?
The Promise & Risks of Physical AI's Self-Optimizing Factories & Human-AI Teaming
Physical AI is the difference between an algorithm that predicts a machine failure and an intelligent robot that can physically inspect the machine, identify the fault, and adapt its operation to prevent a shutdown.
IDS: See. Align. Place.
For both machines, the manufacturer relies on industrial cameras from the USB 3 uEye CP series from IDS Imaging Development Systems to ensure maximum accuracy, speed and process control. These systems are already in high-volume use across the Asian electronics market.
Engineering - Featured Stories
Unlocking the Benefits of a Data-Driven Manufacturing Supply Chain
.jpg)
A data-driven supply chain isn’t just about tracking shipments. It’s about turning a mountain of raw data: sales figures, inventory levels, supplier performance, even weather patterns, into actionable insights. It allows supply chains to anticipate problems before they o
Beyond Automation: How Software is Redefining Industrial Machinery
.jpg)
Software-Defined Machinery (SDM) leads the transformation where the capabilities and performance of industrial assets are determined by sophisticated software. When paired with AI, this software unlocks a new realm of capability, efficiency, and innovation.
4 Robotic Finishing Techniques for High-Precision Manufacturing Applications
Manufacturing leaders interested in implementing robotic finishing techniques should carefully plan and focus on seamless integration. They should consider how these advanced technologies fit into their existing facilities and prioritize employee training.
Engineering - News Headlines
MD&M Midwest: Kistler demonstrates solutions to tackle MedTech's manufacturing challenges
The benefits of advanced measurement technology for efficiency, data integrity, process validation, and zero-defect production in medical device manufacturing
maxon to Debut at The Assembly Show, Showcasing Precision Drive Systems and Parvalux Motor Solutions for Industrial Automation and Material Handling
By combining brushed and brushless DC motors, gearheads, sensors, and controllers into complete mechatronic drive systems they meet the evolving needs of industrial automation and assembly applications.
HiveMQ Announces Strategic Shift to Become Leading Industrial AI Platform
Company appoints Barry Libert as Chairman and CEO to lead next phase of growth
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
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS
With four production facilities in the Midwest, on both coasts, and in the South, NORD is prepared to serve you with some of the shortest lead times in the industry. We house extensive component inventory, allowing us to assemble and ship 25% of all standard product orders same or next day!
