Manufacturing and Automation White Papers

Our latest white paper takes a deep dive into the meticulous security methods employed by MacroFab, ensuring the secure handling of data throughout the manufacturing process. Discover how we're harnessing industry-standard encryption methods, innovative access control, and superior web application security to ensure a resilient data protection environment. It reveals the stringent security measures MacroFab takes to protect your valuable data and serves as an eye-opener for businesses seeking to understand their manufacturing partner's security protocols. For anyone interested in understanding how data security is maintained in electronics manufacturing, this white paper by CEO Misha Govshteyn is a must-read. Take advantage of this highly reliable resource and prepare yourself for the future of secure electronics manufacturing. Don't just read it; use it, and advocate for comprehensive data protection in manufacturing.

To excel in the fast-paced electronics industry, you need not just adaptability, but a cultivated expertise to discern the far-reaching impact of your design decisions. This eBook is your key to building such expertise. "Engineering Essentials: The PCBA Design Handbook" equips you with the skills necessary to create exceptional PCBAs that consistently surpass expectations while keeping to stringent deadlines and budgets. From the basic principles of PCBA design to the most sophisticated techniques and best practices, this 75-page resource is your secret weapon to conquer even the most intricate design challenges.

This white paper on the IoT device certification process can help your business accelerate product releases. IoT device certification and testing is essential to the release of any connected product. Yet few IoT organizations have the time or skills to understand the variations and in-depth detail of the global certifications landscape. To help you decide which approach is best for your business, this white paper on IoT device certification sets out the complexities of certification, and explains how to optimize your organization’s approach to obtaining certification.

A new whitepaper from Tormach spells out exactly how ROS helps manufacturers and researchers get their projects up and running faster and how Tormach’s open-source approach gives users more data to help control their processes.

As modern robotics and automated machines perform more tasks than ever, bearings that enable complex motion and effective load handling are making it all possible. For example, many robots and cobots incorporate articulating arms to move, position or rotate heavy objects or perform routine tasks even as design sizes shrink. This white paper will describe how IKO crossed roller bearings enable precise, repeatable motion and can handle large axial, radial and moment loads simultaneously to perform complex tasks for a variety of robot types, even within tight spaces.

Increasingly, end-user manufacturers need more automated and innovative solutions, and automation OEMs and system integrators seek experienced partners to solve these challenges. They want to dramatically shorten the time and effort it takes to bring new production systems online or update existing lines with more versatile and efficient technology.

Developing innovative robots is a challenging but rewarding field that requires a combination of technical skills and creative ideas. The goal of these designs is to create robots that are able to perform tasks efficiently and effectively, with a focus on increasing productivity and reducing costs. We know that by designing and engineering robots that are able to adapt to changing environments and to handle complex tasks, we can stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive. But robot development comes with its own set of challenges; limited budgets, lack of manufacturing capabilities, teams that aren’t large enough to spare time for innovation, and so on. How can robotics startups overcome these challenges and stay ahead of the competition?

Production planning is the process of balancing supply and demand in a medium to long timeframe. It revolves around deciding when to produce your goods so that customers could be served on time in full, building a realistic capacity plan, and drawing up a materials requirements list for the procurement team.

Let’s listen to Arvind Krishnan, industry analyst at Lifecycle Insights and Michael Mayr, Industrial Equipment Sales Strategy Expert at Dassault Systèmes. They will discuss the robot industry and how startups can succeed in this market.

This paper explores various use cases for AI and automation that can be used, not only with IT service management (ITSM) scenarios but also within other IT areas. And like with any adoption of technology, this paper highlights issues that organizations must address to have success with AI and automation. Finally, this paper identifies three things that organizations can do to get ready for AI and automation.

Economic order quantity is a supply chain management technique used to determine the optimal lot size per order. This is done in order to avoid stockouts and overstocking, thereby balancing inventory costs and opportunity costs.

Download this whitepaper to learn: How robots create safer environments in the workplace. How robots stay compliant with current safety standards. Advantages of utilizing autonomous mobile robots in the workplace. How companies are quickly adapting to using collaborative robots (cobots) in their workplace.

Electrical and electronic components come in a wide variety of sizes and mounting technologies. The classic is the through hole technology (THT), its modern counterpart is the surface-mounting technology (SMT). Unfortunately, these two technologies, which are combined in almost every electronic device, require different soldering methods. A dilemma? Yes and no.

Companies using Capgemini’s DDQ enable their data scientists to tap into new value from data pools to engineer the products and experiences customers want, boosting satisfaction and loyalty. DDQ is also built on a repeatable and customizable architecture, reducing start-up costs, and allowing a custom-fit solution for the unique needs of the brand.