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Food Manufacturers Top Two Improvement Priorities
Operational improvements that impact food manufacturers the most continue to focus on automation and robotics.
Design
Siemens Partners with Arm on Automotive Electronics Design
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Report: Innovative New Controls at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
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Report: Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Factory
CPGs Need to Adapt to Meet Growing Food Demand
IIoT
Industrial Internet Consortium and Trusted IoT Alliance Combine Memberships
By joining memberships, the Trusted IoT Alliance brings a focus on blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies more squarely into the scope of the Industrial Internet Consortium activities.
OEE
The Benefits of Bringing in a Partner for Assessment and Project Planning
When it comes to operational improvements, tight time constraints can be a problem. A partner who can help get some long-forgotten initiatives off the ground may be the key to hitting your operational goals.
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Career Building Opportunities Abound at PACK EXPO East
PACK EXPO East to spotlight multiple industrial workforce issues by showcasing potential careers, hosting an entry-level career fair, and offering classroom training to upskill current workers.
IIoT
Trends to Watch in 2020 and Beyond
Understanding how the ‘black channel principle’ ensures safety-related messages get from their source to their destination and IO-Link’s role in simplifying the sensor-to-cloud connection.
IIoT
A Practical Energy Efficiency Solution Using Industry 4.0
A look at a simple installation of IoT in a pharmaceutical production environment to help with energy conservation efforts, provide predictive analytics for machine and manufacturing processes, and enable the achievement of ISO 50001 targets.
IIoT
Why Start Your Digital Transformation Now (Part Two)?
In this second part of Epicor’s perspective on manufacturing’s digital transformation, we look at what today’s workers want and how you can keep them happy—and your business thriving—with the help of technology.
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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.
IIoT
Start Small with Analytics to Build Momentum
Figuring out which analytics platform works for you may, at first, seem daunting, developing a strategy and small-scale analytics pilots could what helps you finally make that investment.
Plant Maintenance
Temperature Control Tips for Enclosures
Proper temperature control of automation electronics enclosures can be more complex than it may initially appear. This is particularly true in high temperature and hazardous environments, or where wide temperature swings are common.
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Robotics Industry to Shift from Fixed Automation to Mobile Systems
New market report forecasts that of the 8 million robots that will be shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile.
IIoT
Connect with Digital Transformation Experts
The Industrial Internet Consortium launches a pilot program to connect industrial end users with experienced consortium members. The goal of this service is to help users identify appropriate digital technologies or scale existing proofs of concept.
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Top Articles of 2019: Machine Learning
Coverage of Frito-Lay’s application of machine learning is Automation World’s most visited article of the year.
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Digital Twin Double-Take
Most OEMs aren’t embracing the idea of creating a digital twin for the machine, but the benefits—including design flexibility, faster time-to-market, and virtual training—deserve a second look.
3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing Comes to Oil and Gas
As industrial applications of additive manufacturing become more prevalent, the oil and gas industry looks to the technology to speed up prototyping and the manufacturing of spare parts.
IIoT
Top Articles of 2019: Artificial Intelligence
Coverage of Siemens addition of artificial intelligence via neural networks to traditional control programs is one of Automation World’s top 5 articles of the year.
Plant Maintenance
How Can a System Integrator Support Environmental Sustainability?
Sustainability is on the mind of many companies, but are they using one of their most valuable assets? A system integrator can possibly be the missing link to making your organization green.
IIoT
Advantech Spotlights Data and Device Management
As more manufacturers begin digitally transforming their operations, Advantech showcases its products designed to address edge data handling and IoT device management.
IIoT
SPS 2019 Highlights
Automation World Director of Content David Greenfield reports from the SPS (Smart Production Solutions) 2019 event in Nuremberg, Germany.
Robotics
How to Safely Implement Collaborative Robots
As collaborative robots continue to be introduced in manufacturing, some key safety hazards need to be addressed before collaborative robots can be safely implemented on the line.
Plant Maintenance
Keeping Control Cabinets Cool
In this episode of the 'Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered' podcast, we connect with Steve Sullivan of Rittal to learn about the best methods for keeping control cabinets cool in high temperature environments.
IIoT
The Edge-to-Enterprise Strategy
As advances in automation technology make plant-floor-to-corporate-office connectivity a tangible reality, Aveva claims to be the first supplier to deliver a complete edge-to-enterprise system.
Factory
TwinCAT Updates Streamline Engineering Tasks
Two new developments from Beckhoff take TwinCAT capabilities to the cloud and enable one-click HMI dashboard creation.
