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Inputs for materials, equipment, and labor will be getting more expensive across the board, but a tight labor market will be the biggest limiting factor for CPGs. Automation is a great way to circumvent this.
Home
Live at the ELC: Economic Forecast for Brands Timing Their Packaging Machinery Procurement
The U.S. and global economies are poised for a long period of expansion, meaning more consumer spending power and top line growth for brands, but also higher input prices for CPGs, including materials, machinery, and labor.
Matt Reynolds
Apr 19th, 2021
Randy Otto, CEO, ECS Solutions
Analytics
Additional Report Parameters Enhance Process Performance
Looking to gain more insight into your company’s quality, cost, personnel, and energy activities to make more informed decisions? Start by contextualizing your data with parameters suggested by ECS Solution’s CEO.
Randy Otto
Apr 19th, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Why the “As-a-Service” Model is Changing Automation Technology Purchases
Learn how software-as-a-service and machines-as-a-service business models are changing how manufacturers purchase, use, and upgrade their industrial automation technologies in this 'Take Five with Automation World' video.
David Greenfield
Apr 16th, 2021
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Plant Maintenance
What Are Digital Workflows for Manufacturing?
In this episode, we connect with James Destro of ServiceNow to learn how digital workflow software can provide visibility into plant floor equipment and direct operations on a day-to-day basis to connect people, functions, and systems.
David Greenfield
Mar 25th, 2021
Edge computing made easy with a radically open and flexible platform
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Apr 1st, 2021
Products
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L-com Debuts 18 New Passive Fiber Optic Splitters/Combiners
L-com, an INFINITE brand
Apr 18th, 2021
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Saelig Oscilloscopes
Saelig
Apr 17th, 2021
Prosense 8mm Sensor 5x7c
Supplier Submitted
New 8mm Photoelectric, Inductive Proximity and Capacitive Proximity Sensors from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect
Mar 2nd, 2021
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Supplier Submitted
Compact Direct Drive Linear Actuator Has Integrated Encoder and Temperature Sensor for Increased Throughput!
Moticont
Apr 16th, 2021
Factory
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Control
Beckhoff Highlights Material Handling and Machine Vision Updates
David Miller
Apr 16th, 2021
Operator load station application using FreeMove and Fanuc robot.
Robotics
Safety Certification Issued for Industrial Collaborative Robot Technology
David Greenfield
Apr 15th, 2021
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Home
Two Key Areas of Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Manufacturing
Kim Overstreet
Apr 13th, 2021
Abb Go Fa Red Dot Ii
Supplier Submitted
ABB’s GoFa Cobot Wins Red Dot Best of the Best Award
ABB Robotics
Apr 13th, 2021
Process
Randy Otto, CEO, ECS Solutions
Analytics
Additional Report Parameters Enhance Process Performance
Randy Otto
Apr 19th, 2021
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IIoT
How Intelligence is Powering Supply Chain’s Next Wave
Lauren Gibbons Paul
Apr 9th, 2021
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Cybersecurity
Nozomi Networks’ Cybersecurity Added to ABB and Tempered Networks’ Products
David Greenfield
Apr 8th, 2021
The difference between IT and OT cybersecurity attacks.
Home
Cybersecurity 101: The Difference Between IT and OT Attacks
Kim Overstreet
Apr 6th, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Why the “As-a-Service” Model is Changing Automation Technology Purchases
David Greenfield
Apr 16th, 2021
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Concerns Grow in Post-COVID Era
David Miller
Apr 9th, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Automation Investment Trends in Discrete Manufacturing | Schneider Electric Calls for Universal Automation
David Greenfield
Apr 2nd, 2021
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Supplier News
Video: NSK’s MCE Electrified Monocarrier
Feb 26th, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Automation Trends in Food Processing and Packaging: vFAT
David Greenfield
Feb 19th, 2021
Operator load station application using FreeMove and Fanuc robot.
Robotics
Safety Certification Issued for Industrial Collaborative Robot Technology
Veo Robotics’ FreeMove system receives ISO 13849 safety certification from TÜV Rheinland.
David Greenfield
Apr 15th, 2021
Applications for this AI-powered imaging system include printed circuit board inspection, detection of foreign objects, identification of surface level metal defects, and product uniformity issues.
Sensors
Flir Systems and Neurala Develop AI-Powered Industrial Machine Vision
The goal of combining artificial intelligence with industrial vision systems is to enable manufacturers to place automated inspection points anywhere and be able to quickly reconfigure them for new applications as needed.
David Greenfield
Apr 13th, 2021
Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
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Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.
Aug 31st, 2020
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Concerns Grow in Post-COVID Era
As industrial networks migrate to the cloud, cybersecurity threats in the manufacturing sector are increasing in tow. Watch this Take Five video to find out what industries are being targeted, who these e-criminals are, and how to protect your factory.
David Miller
Apr 9th, 2021
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IIoT
How Intelligence is Powering Supply Chain’s Next Wave
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are behind a host of emerging applications, especially for manufacturing demand planning and warehouse applications.
Lauren Gibbons Paul
Apr 9th, 2021
The future of AI includes semantically aware cognitive robots.
Robotics
A New Class of Machine Will Be Born Robotic
In the future every machine will be an intelligent and “understanding” robot if it’s using the code-free Robust.AI cognitive engine.
Stephanie Neil
Apr 9th, 2021
Solve Integration Challenges Using Rich Data from Your Instrumentation
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Solve Integration Challenges Using Rich Data from Your Instrumentation
Advanced communication protocols enable ultra-fast, real-time information exchange and control between PLC/DCS and intelligent digital instrumentation. Learn how the integration, start-up, and productivity of industrial process systems can be improved.
Apr 14th, 2021
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Cybersecurity
Nozomi Networks’ Cybersecurity Added to ABB and Tempered Networks’ Products
Nozomi’s real-time network visibility becomes part of ABB’s distributed control system and Tempered Network’s Airwall technology.
David Greenfield
Apr 8th, 2021
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Workforce
Spatial Computing and Digital Twin Drive Interactive AR Simulations
PTC’s Vuforia Engine Area Targets brings augmented reality and digital twin technologies together to create interactive, photorealistic simulations of factory environments.
David Miller
Apr 7th, 2021
HP 3D printers at Ford.
3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing
Ford and Nissan Use HP 3D Printing to Address Production Sustainability
Used 3D-printed powders and parts are being turned into components for Ford’s Super Duty F-250 trucks; the technology is also being used to create replacement parts for older Nissan models.
David Greenfield
Apr 6th, 2021
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Cybersecurity
Why the Age of IIoT Demands a New Security Paradigm
As manufacturers modernize for data-driven business, industrial automation has become a target for cyber attacks. Here’s how companies should assess and plan for a new cybersecurity landscape.
Beth Stackpole
Apr 5th, 2021
Tim Ingalls, Project Engineer, Superior Controls
Cybersecurity
Protect OT from Cybersecurity Attacks
A Superior Controls’ project engineer shares their insights into determining how vulnerable your factory is to cybersecurity threats, changes you can take to secure your company, and understanding the IT/OT convergence.
Tim Ingalls
Apr 5th, 2021
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Cybersecurity
Industrial Cybersecurity Concerns Heat Up in The Era of COVID-19
A look at how specific cybersecurity threats have grown precipitously in the past two years, according to a new report from CrowdStrike.
David Miller
Apr 2nd, 2021
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Business Intelligence
Automation Investment Trends in Discrete Manufacturing | Schneider Electric Calls for Universal Automation
In this 'Take Five with Automation World' video, you’ll find out which automation technologies are expected to receive the heaviest investments in 2021 and why Schneider Electric is calling for industry to embrace the concept of universal automation.
David Greenfield
Apr 2nd, 2021
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IIoT
Is Your Company Prepared to Make the Digital Transformation?
Emerson’s new Digital Maturity Quick Index tool combines financial and business objectives data to create a picture of where digital transformation programs can have the greatest impact.
David Greenfield
Apr 1st, 2021
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Workforce
Fanuc and Rockwell Automation Create Apprenticeship Coalition
With skilled labor shortages remaining on the horizon for most manufacturers, Fanuc and Rockwell Automation have partnered to develop an apprenticeship program to foster an automation-savvy workforce.
David Miller
Mar 31st, 2021
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IIoT
Why CPG Manufacturers Are Embracing the Technology Service Model
For both software and equipment, consumer packaged goods manufacturers are increasingly adopting the “as-a-service” model for its scalability and continuous improvement capabilities.
David Greenfield
Mar 30th, 2021
Luigi De Bernardini, CEO at Autoware and President of Autoware Digital.
Workforce
Is the Pandemic Changing the Client Supplier Relationship?
COVID-19 has transformed individual's and businesses' approach to technology, production, and community. However, these changes will last beyond the pandemic, continuing to impact the approach businesses must take to the client supplier relationship.
Luigi De Bernardini
Mar 29th, 2021
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Safety
Connected Hardhat for Hazardous Environments
Guardhat’s IECEx and ATEX Zone One safety certified IS-HC1.1 Communicator Hardhat is helping to overcome the challenges associated with using Internet of Things technology in distant, dangerous locations.
David Miller
Mar 26th, 2021
ServiceNow combines data from equipment and systems to align operations, maintenance, quality, safety, and reporting processes.
Plant Maintenance
How Digital Workflows Improve Manufacturing Operations
Operations workflow software is about more than directing workers from point A to point B; it can also dramatically reduce downtime, improve cybersecurity, and reduce labor and maintenance costs.
David Greenfield
Mar 25th, 2021
Awgyq Aweb
Plant Maintenance
What Are Digital Workflows for Manufacturing?
In this episode, we connect with James Destro of ServiceNow to learn how digital workflow software can provide visibility into plant floor equipment and direct operations on a day-to-day basis to connect people, functions, and systems.
David Greenfield
Mar 25th, 2021
In KUKA Robotics’ machining operations department, the company manufactures components used for the production of its own robots. Here, robots are used to produce 14 components that are installed in the adjacent robot assembly shop. Source: KUKA Robotics
Robotics
How to Assess the Value of Robot Investments
According to robot supplier KUKA Robotics, determining the value of a robot depends most heavily on total cost of ownership.
David Greenfield
Mar 23rd, 2021
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