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Microsoft Extends Industrial Focus with Expanded Rockwell Automation Partnership
The aim of this new partnership is to connect development, operations, and maintenance teams through a “singular, trusted data environment” that extends from the edge to the cloud.
Supplier Submitted
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Small Steps or One Giant Leap?
Supply Chain Management
Making the Shift to Industrial Product-as-a-Service Work
OEE
Downtime During Overnight Support: What to Do, What to Do?
IIoT
Beginning the Digital Transformation Process
Sensors
How Artificial Intelligence Works in Quality Control
The use of artificial intelligence has been growing across the industrial automation space for the several years now. But do you really understand what it does to affect outcomes?
IIoT
Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
As more artificial intelligence-enabled products come into market, learn about the roadblocks these products are creating and how OEMs are working through them.
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Discover the Secrets of a Successful Automation Project
Learn about planning and project management, building your machine or automated system, and technologies to improve manufacturing outcomes. Automation World’s free resource features 150 pages on managing automation projects from start to finish.
Supply Chain Management
Automation and the Supply Chain
Connecting supply chain and production operations often stops at the ERP system. But given the disruptions caused by politics and pandemics, successful supply chain operations will likely require a closer connection to plant floor automation systems.
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Bosch Rexroth Launches E-commerce Website
Bosch Rexroth launches a new e-commerce portal designed to provide the easiest access to select authorized Bosch Rexroth products.
IIoT
Intel Targets Digital Transformation with New Processors
Highlighting the promise of the Industrial Internet of Things and Time-Sensitive Networking, Intel releases multiple new processors delivering artificial intelligence, security, functional safety, and real-time communication capabilities.
Sponsored
Discover the Secrets of a Successful Automation Project
Learn about planning and project management, building your machine or automated system, and technologies to improve manufacturing outcomes. Automation World’s free resource features 150 pages on managing automation projects from start to finish.
Robotics
Cobots and the Rise of Lean Integrators
New technologies are known for changing how we do things as a society or industry. The increasing popularity of collaborative robots appears to be changing how system integrators are structured
IIoT
Accessing the Far Regions of Automation
As more organizations invest in remote access capabilities, providing information technology support can come with a few issues when it comes to troubleshooting and connectivity.
Communication
What is Industrial Single Pair Ethernet
In this episode of the “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” podcast series, we connect with McKenzie Reed of Harting to learn about one of the more recent advances in industrial communications technology—Single Pair Ethernet (SPE).
Plant Maintenance
How to Improve Throughput and Cut Costs During the Tire Curing Process
This article explores how monitoring the devices in your curing system can help you reduce tire scrap, improve energy efficiency, and avoid downtime.
IIoT
Guidance on Industrial Blockchain Use
The Industrial Internet Consortium releases a white paper that provides direction on the use of blockchain applications for Industrial Internet of Things applications.
Control
Stratus Technologies Updates ztC Edge
An upgrade of the ztC Edge Portfolio addresses deployment simplification, as well as security, manageability, and performance enhancements.
IIoT
Technology Matters: IIoT Missteps, Cybersecurity Readiness, and Volkswagen's Industrial Cloud
Automation World explores a new report that outlines key steps around the Industrial Internet of Things many manufacturers overlook, how to assess your cybersecurity readiness, and why Volkswagen created an automation app store for its plants.
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Robotics Special Report: Food-Safe Solutions Emerge
New opportunities for the direct and indirect handling of foods emerge as manufacturers begin developing robots for handling unpacked goods.
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.
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Special Report: Robots Drive the Manufacturing Revolution
New innovations in robotics for the packaging industry enable greater flexibility, efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness for those CPGs looking to automate a range of applications.
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Robotics Special Report: Cobot-Placed Top Sheets Protect Frozen Foods
The installation of 12 robotic palletizers for frozen food products necessitates the addition of two cobot cap-sheet placers to keep the cases free from dust.
Analytics
Industry 4.0 Capabilities Come to Enterprise Finance
Traditional financial accounting information is not up to the challenges of an Industry 4.0 world. A focus on acquiring data in real-time opens up a new world of insight and decision making.
Communication
Can IO-Link and SPE Work Together?
Integrating an existing industrial communication standard with an up-and-coming method often creates headaches. But several industry experts see an easy path to integrating IO-Link and Single Pair Ethernet.
Analytics
Making Sense of the Industrial Analytics Market
As organizations continue to see the value in industrial analytics, making sense of the sheer amount of data produced can be a difficult task. Finding the right product and developing a proper workflow is important to get long-term use out of the system.
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Banner Engineering Launches Business Unit
Banner Engineering launches new business unit, SmartSolutions, featuring easy-to install, integrated, and customizable IIoT kits of its sensors, wireless solutions, and LED lighting.
