How Software Upgrades Are Reshaping Configurable Products

A practical goal is to ensure the organization can answer, quickly and consistently, "What do we have in the field, and what can we safely change?" Manufacturers that win won't just ship configurable products; they'll ship maintainable, upgradeable configurations at scale.

How Thoughtful UX Accelerates Decision Making in Industrial Systems

Mission-critical environments demand interfaces that perform under stress. In utilities, energy, and manufacturing, seconds matter when incidents occur. Software must support rapid recognition and response, not prolonged analysis.

A Practical Guide to Using AI for Demand Sensing

By moving from backward-looking statistics to forward-looking AI, small changes throughout the supply chain (and the signals they send) can be detected, analyzed, and neutralized before they create widespread disruption.

Planning a Facility Expansion? Here's How to Improve Reliability and Uptime at the Same Time

For modern manufacturers, success entails embedding reliability into the literal foundation of the building. Therefore, expanding operations requires adopting a smart manufacturing strategy from day one.

Material Handling in Manufacturing Is Predicted to Change in These 5 Ways in 2026

2026 is the year manufacturer-owned and -operated warehouses become more autonomous, modular and sustainable. These trends should accelerate upskilling and reskilling, ensuring that well-trained workers remain gainfully employed amid ongoing innovation.

The Power of Vendor Consolidation: A Strategic Imperative for 2026

As we navigate a year marked by geopolitical shifts and inflationary pressures, the design of a supplier network has become a core competitive differentiator.

Zero Trust ERP Security for Smart Manufacturing Ecosystems

Modern manufacturing ERP platforms now sit at the centre of highly connected ecosystems that include suppliers, logistics partners, cloud services, industrial IoT devices, remote workers, and third party analytics tools. This expansion has changed the security problem.

The Margin Blind Spot Facing Advanced Manufacturers

While AI can help interpret constantly changing laws and fees across supply chains, most manufacturers are focusing on integrating AI where they can actually control it: their data and operations.

The No Collar Workforce: How Agents Bridge Execution and Strategy in Industrial Operations

Industrial operations have traditionally been divided into blue collar and white collar work - operational execution versus operational planning and decision-making. But this traditional division of labor is quickly falling apart in modern manufacturing.

The Multi-Million Dollar Mistake: Why the Technology Business Case Is Not a Strategy

In many cases, the cost of that mistake can quietly creep past eight figures. The problem isn't that companies are investing in technology. It's that they are confusing a technology business case with a manufacturing technology strategy. And the two are not the same.

2026 CNC Machining Trends to Pay Attention To

In this article we discuss the five major trends expected to shape CNC machining in the coming year — and how forward-looking manufacturers are already preparing for them.

How Equipment Downtime Management Protects Your Entire Manufacturing Network

When production halts, companies hemorrhage money. It is essential to identify and address problems to mitigate interruptions effectively.

Retain Your Best Workers: Reduce Fatigue With Automated Welding

By capitalizing on the benefits of welding automation technology, manufacturers can increase employee retention and attract new talent. If strategically implemented, these solutions could address the root cause of the skills shortage.

10 Predictions of How MES & MOM Will Drive a New Era of Manufacturing Resilience in 2026

2026 will be defined by excellence in manufacturing execution far outreaching previous years of experimentation. The manufacturers pulling ahead are those uniting MES and MOM into a single, data?driven framework that links every production decision to enterprise strategy.

Next-Generation Private 5G for Next-Generation Industrial Automation

What I'm hearing in my daily conversations is that there is an important element that's too often left out of the automation upgrade discussion - and that's the underlying network that can make or break a successful project.

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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.

Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company

maxon group

maxon group

maxon is a leading supplier of high-precision DC brush and brushless servo motors and drives. These motors range in size from 4 - 90 mm and are available up to 500 watts. We combine electric motors, gears and DC motor controls into high-precision, intelligent drive systems that can be custom-made to fit the specific needs of customer applications.