Advanced Manufacturing and Factory Automation General Newsletter - Feb 2026

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Automation Computers: The Engine of Efficiency Businesses are constantly seeking ways to streamline operations, reduce costs, and boost productivity. Automation has emerged as a key driver of these improvements, offering a powerful means to optimize workflows, minimize errors, and free up human workers.

The Hidden Costs of Forklift Impacts and How to Prevent Them Forklift impacts are among the most common safety risks in material handling environments. Forklift impact prevention is more than just a safety measure. It’s a cost-saving strategy that protects your people, infrastructure, and bottom line.

Let’s Talk Technical with Qorvo: Advancing RF Circuit Simulation Shawn Luke recently had a “Let’s Talk Technical” conversation about simulation for RF design with Mike Engelhardt, renowned physicist and analog engineer for Qorvo. Mike is well known for his contributions to circuit simulation software, including LTspice and QSPICE.

Why Industrial Giants Are Racing Against Time to Replace Their Leaders The leadership vacuum is compounded by another problem: Talent pipelines are shrinking just as companies are consolidating. Manufacturing alone experienced 415,000 job vacancies in June 2025, according to The National Association of Manufacturers.

When Seconds Matter: How American Turned Products Found Hidden Capacity on the Shop Floor ATP has been in operation for more than four decades, has over 100 employees, and has 30-plus machines across two facilities. The company has built a reputation for producing tight-tolerance components at scale.

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Press Releases

• WAI shares its Wire Expo 2026 schedule, introduces new logistics and event theme: "Accelerating Progress Together"

• Comau Expands Wearable Robotics With the New Mate-XT Go Exoskeleton, Enabling Advanced Ergonomics to Support Workers Across Demanding Environments
• Quiet Operation: With 22GPT LN and 32GPT LN - New Low-Noise Gearhead Models for the GPT Family.
• Flexxbotics Extends SAP to Enable Autonomous Process Control for Scalable Manufacturing Autonomy
• Trener Robotics raises $32M Series A to bring Physical Intelligence to Industrial Automation, Providing a Foundational Intelligence Layer that Enables Software-Defined Control of Robots
• Mouser Brings Intelligence from the Cloud with Edge Computing Online Resource Hub for Engineers

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Featured Company

"Save"ty Yellow Products

Since 2003, “Save”ty Yellow Products has been a leading producer of facility asset protection and safety products used in manufacturing, distribution centers and warehousing facilities. We design products to reduce the overall cost including installation. Our St. Charles sales and distribution center is strategically located to reduce shipping costs, 40 minutes west of Chicago, placing us in the heart of logistic channels to support North America. We have 43,000 sq. ft. of quick ship items. The 165,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility is located in Rockford, Illinois and is ISO-9000 certified. Our entire product line is powder coated for long lasting durability. We take the approach to be a solution provider, so we offer several models for each product line giving you a choice when designing your facility, including custom applications. Our product line includes industrial guard rails, collision awareness forklift warning systems, column / rack post protectors, building column protectors, industrial handrails, industrial dock and driveway gates, mezzanine and handrail gates as well as steel bollards and machine guards.