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An Open Process Automation testbed was launched in 2020 at ExxonMobil’s The Woodlands, Texas, facility. Working with Yokogawa as the systems integrator, the testbed contains hardware and software products from a variety of suppliers and is currently confirming readiness for components and standards to support the system design for a field trial in 2021.
Plant Maintenance
How COVID-19 Pushed ExxonMobil’s Automation Technology Limits
From remote access and robotics to artificial intelligence-driven operator assistants, ExxonMobil is using industry’s operational realties during the pandemic to drive the development and expansion of open automation technologies.
David Greenfield
Mar 4th, 2021
Petasense's VSx vibrations sensor is said to be the first three-in-one industrial sensor to combine vibration, temperature, and speed sensing functionalities.
Sensors
Sensors Step Up to Industry Demands
From monitoring COVID-19 vaccine temperatures to combining vibration, temperature, and speed in one device, new sensor technology is addressing industry needs on an ever-wider scale.
David Greenfield
Feb 18th, 2021
With demands caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, West Liberty Foods had to shift more of its production from bulk food service packages to smaller retail packages for consumers.
Home
COVID-19 Provides a Push for Digital Innovation
As food and beverage manufacturers scramble to keep workers safe and shelves stocked, many have moved forward with automation and digital transformation initiatives that might have only been on the radar before the pandemic.
Aaron Hand
Jan 29th, 2021
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Mar 1st, 2021
Ecolab is using augmented reality from Microsoft to help service its customers remotely, particularly in light of pandemic restrictions on access.
Home
Remote Access Technologies Help Keep Food Sanitation Workers Safe
Cloud services, augmented and virtual reality, and videoconferencing applications are among the latest tools that suppliers are using to keep food and beverage workers safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aaron Hand
Dec 18th, 2020
Using Beumer Smart Glasses provides operators with hands-free troubleshooting, and helps to mitigate the costs of a technician traveling to the customer site.
Plant Maintenance
Smart Glasses Ease Troubleshooting Communication
Beumer has added augmented reality to the tools available to its customers while servicing equipment, enabling faster, easier support. The OEM even used the smart glasses technology to commission and install new equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aaron Hand
Nov 13th, 2020
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Home
CPGs Lean on OEMs During the Pandemic
From equipment startups to training to more automation, manufacturers are asking machine builders to adopt new technology and service roles in difficult times.
Stephanie Neil
Nov 24th, 2020
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Mar 1st, 2021
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Mobility
COVID-19 Accelerates Industrial AR/VR Use
With their ability to minimize operator errors, reduce training time, and enable remote assistance, augmented and virtual reality technologies are seeing a growth in interest amid the pandemic.
David Greenfield
Nov 3rd, 2020
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Business Intelligence
COVID-19 May Boost Cloud and Edge Computing
Though there is much discussion of “the cloud” in manufacturing, its use is not as widespread as it might appear, though the pandemic may prompt expanded use.
Kim Overstreet
Oct 6th, 2020
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Home
Artificial Intelligence Advances Food Safety
Landing AI is helping food producers overcome not only the limitations of their human workforce but of traditional machine vision as well, using machine learning to better evaluate issues around food safety.
Aaron Hand
Sep 22nd, 2020
Will Aja, vice president customer operations, Panacea Technologies.
COVID-19
Technological Transitions During a Pandemic
As companies continue to operate while adhering to social distancing regulations and implementing contact tracing due to the global pandemic, the adoption of virtualization and mobility technology has accelerated.
Will Aja
Sep 21st, 2020
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Robotics
Workers Wanted? Contact the Robot Employment Agency
Start-up MusashiAI introduces intelligent autonomous robots for quality inspection and forklift driving—allowing the redistribution of human labor to more value-added jobs.
Stephanie Neil
Aug 6th, 2020
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Cybersecurity
Assessing Your Cybersecurity Readiness
With COVID-19 increasing the need for remote connections to your network, the need for solid cybersecurity protections becomes ever more important.
David Greenfield
Sep 9th, 2020
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Supply Chain Management
The Pandemic is Shaping the Future Supply Chain
Some of the greatest innovations happen during times of disruption.
Stephanie Neil
Aug 24th, 2020
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Communication
Cisco Aids Dairy Farmers of America’s Digital Transformation
To optimize operations and workforce continuity in support of the nation's food supply during the pandemic and beyond, Cisco and system integration firms are installing communication technologies to accelerate the advance of milk product production.
David Greenfield
Aug 20th, 2020
Luigi De Bernardini is CEO at Autoware, and president of Autoware Digital.
COVID-19
How COVID-19 Generated a New Need of Collaboration Tools in Manufacturing
As the global pandemic continues to cause manufacturing personnel to operate remotely, better, more accessible, and robust collaboration tools have shifted from “nice to have” to a necessity.
Luigi De Bernardini
Aug 17th, 2020
Face shield head mounts manufactured by Stratasys using additive manufacturing. Source: Stratasys
3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing
Automating Additive Manufacturing
To optimize 3D printing of face masks in response to COVID-19, Stratasys learned how the use of cloud-based software to automate production across numerous machines enabled production and utilization rates that would have otherwise been unachievable.
David Greenfield
Aug 12th, 2020
Brian R. May, managing director, Industrial North America, Accenture
Supply Chain Management
Strengthening OEM Supply Chains for Challenging Times
Global supply chains are being impacted by COVID-19. In order to more effectively recover from the issues caused by the global pandemic and sustain success in the future, strengthening the resilience and agility of the supply chains is a must.
Brian R. May
Aug 11th, 2020
Daniel C. Malyszko is director of operations and IIoT consultant
COVID-19
Balancing Employee Health and Safety With Business Continuity During a Pandemic
Maintaining operations during the coronavirus pandemic is difficult at best. The key to keeping personnel safe amid the global pandemic may lie in data acquisition initiatives and tracking and tracing technologies.
Daniel C. Malyszko
Aug 10th, 2020
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COVID-19
How COVID-19 is Impacting Automation Decisions
The pause in many ongoing projects as the pandemic hit gave companies more time to think about how to move forward with their automation projects. The result is an increased use of remote access and data analytics.
David Greenfield
Aug 4th, 2020
The SmartGuardUV autonomous mobile robot at work in a warehouse facility. Source: Fetch Robotics
Robotics
More Disinfecting Robots Come to Market
Increasing numbers of autonomous mobile robots are being developed to help facilities address the need for repeated disinfecting in response to COVID-19.
David Greenfield
Jul 29th, 2020
The Cobot Expo will take place online July 28-30.
Robotics
Cobot Deployment Shines in COVID-19 Pandemic
Leading up to its virtual Cobot Expo this week, Universal Robots highlighted several cases where small companies have been using collaborative automation to keep production going amid the crisis.
Aaron Hand
Jul 27th, 2020
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