Engineering - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Embodied AI: Industrial Manufacturing's Answer to the Great Margin Squeeze
Embodied AI-enabled robotics helps companies address the "great margin squeeze" head-on and shift to a high-mix manufacturing approach with faster changeovers and fewer exceptions that stop the line — without adding engineering bandwidth.
More sustainable injection moulding
Dervish Ibrahim, international sales manager at TM Robotics, explains why all-electric injection moulding machines are the way forward for reducing the process's environmental impact — while also helping manufacturers achieve a lower cost-per-part.
Universal Orchestration: Managing the Agentic AI Era in Manufacturing
When enterprises lack the control layer to route, govern, or make AI-generated data useful at scale, interoperability and accuracy breaks down. "Confabulation" will compound without human interaction and applied supervision.
Let's Talk Technical: Designing Systems That Hold Up Under Pressure
Cables and connectors play an essential role in safety and ensuring machines function properly. And to ensure proper, consistent functioning, they need to be tested in some of the most demanding conditions imaginable.
Automate 2026 Q&A with Datanomix
We'll have live software demos running so you can see what real floor data and insights actually look like. We can also run your numbers through our Automation Investment Calculator on the spot.
Quality Assurance Beyond Visual Inspection in Food & Beverage Manufacturing
In food and beverage manufacturing, quality failures are not just technical events. Filling Line and Seal Inspection using thermal imaging closes a critical gap. It verifies fill levels and seal integrity on every unit without adding manual workload or slowing production.
Automate 2026 Q&A with Onlogic
Attendees interested in bridging the gap between sophisticated software and rugged reliability should make Booth 867 in the South Hall a priority. We are focusing on the realities of Physical AI and full-facility hardware coverage through live, interactive use cases.
Engineering - Featured Stories
How Agentic AI is Transforming Smart Manufacturing in 2026
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A new phase of industrial intelligence is emerging through Agentic AI, a technology designed to make decisions, adapt to changing conditions, and complete tasks with minimal human intervention.
Why The Real Bottleneck in Physical AI Isn't the Model—It's Manufacturing
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One of the biggest challenges in scaling physical AI systems is the sheer fragmentation of the manufacturing ecosystem. A single robotic platform might draw on dozens of suppliers each with its own lead times, risk variables, and geographic constraints.
How Automation is Defining the Next Era of Manufacturing
Volatile supply chains, evolving customer expectations, and ongoing labor constraints are pushing manufacturers to rethink how production systems are designed and scaled.
Engineering - News Headlines
Pleora Introduces iPORT™ GEV-TB External Frame Grabber to Bring High-Bandwidth GigE Vision Connectivity to Lower-Cost Computing Platforms
The external frame grabber converts GigE Vision 2.x camera output into a PCIe stream, transmitting video at up to 22.5 Gbps with low, predictable latency over a standard Ethernet cable directly to a Thunderbolt™ 3/4 or USB4 (USB-C) port. By eliminating the need for a host PCIe slot or internal frame grabber, the solution enables direct connection of high-performance GigE Vision cameras to laptops, embedded PCs, industrial systems, and single-board computers to reduce system size, cost, power consumption, and integration complexity.
Hargassner and Fronius in partnership - Technology for the energy transition
When two companies share not only products but also values and a common vision, the result is more than just a business relationship: it is a partnership that actively shapes the future. Hargassner and Fronius are two such companies.
High-tech in the palm of your hand: manual MIG/MAG welding with Fortis and TPS/i from Fronius
When the highest standards of quality, welding power, and flexibility are required across a variety of applications and component geometries, Fronius high-end welding systems and skilled craftsmanship deliver consistently precise results.
Engineering - Featured Product
PickerPal Products provides full case pick module protection to protect employees from falls.
PickerPal Products provides full case pick module protection to protect employees from falls.
PickerPal has two independent, spring-loaded arms that are self closing, which is preferred by OSHA. 3 arms are used when a kick plate is required. OSHA states that when an employee is within 4' of the edge, the area changes from a pallet position to a, "walking/working surface," which requires a kick plate or a third arm. The spring-loaded arms open on contact with the loaded skid and close on their own as products are off-loaded. This design provides multiple benefits: • Top arms close as product is removed, creating a safety gate, and the third arm closes when the empty pallet is removed. • Empty pallet positions are no longer a safety hazard. • Each are is easily replaced without removing the entire assembly.
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.
