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.
The Dawn of Agentic Autonomy: Defining the 2026 Smart Factory
We are witnessing a transition from passive automation to integrated, agentic autonomy—a shift that moves beyond simple programmed responses toward systems capable of independent reasoning and real-time optimization.
Smart Automation: How AGVs and AMRs Help Manufacturers Manage Rising Costs
The time is now to invest in scalable, cost-efficient automation deployments, keeping in mind the importance of power and data delivery solutions that support consistent, productive operations.
AI for Product Data Management: A Key Component for Smarter Manufacturing
AI improves data quality by reducing errors and inconsistencies introduced by manual intervention. Manual errors may not seem like a huge deal, but they can easily disrupt time-to-market or channel accuracy.
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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.
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We're the Leader in Intersection Protection. Our goal is to help your employees avoid accidents and reduce your exposure to liabilities. Collision Awareness products are designed to monitor any traffic & alert others, just around the corner. 40% of all forklift fatalities are caused by an individual being struck or run over by a forklift. Many of these accidents and fatalities can be avoided by warning pedestrians and operators of approaching danger. Our LOOK OUT Sensor Alert Warning System allows for quick and easy recognition of possible hazardous situations. Why take chances of liabilities when you can avoid accidents and protect your most valuable assets. By creating awareness to a possible danger, you reduce the risk of damage, injury and death. Reducing risk should reduce your liability and exposure to workman's compensation claims, and increase employee morale as they see the company efforts to provide a safe workplace.
