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Automation World covers news and trends around industrial automation software and hardware for professionals in the discrete and batch/hybrid manufacturing industries.
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Manufacturers Should Combine Tech with Empathy to Improve the B2B Experience

In a tough business environment, manufacturers cannot afford to offer sub-par purchase processes and tools to buyers.
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How to Minimize Downtime During Digital Change

The success of a manufacturer’s digital transformation relies on a comprehensive approach that integrates technology, data and people. By prioritizing these elements, manufacturers...
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Reducing Digital Tech is Critical to Digital Transformation

Easy access to current data across the company is the goal of digital transformation, that’s why information should be centralized rather than viewed via multiple apps. Major ...
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Rockwell Automation’s Integration Strategy

Blake Moret, chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation, shared insights into the company’s tech stack integration plans at Automation Fair 2024.
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Developing a Strategic Approach to Production-Enhancing AI

As generative AI proliferates throughout the industrial space, organizations must adopt careful strategies to develop a foundation for success.
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Inside the IT/OT Platform Decision at Entegris

In 2008, Entegris made the choice to work with a company that was a relative newcomer to the industrial software scene. Today, the company still uses Inductive Automation’s software...
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Behind the Slowdown in Robot Orders

Not all industrial sectors are reducing their robot orders. The consumer packaged goods industry, for example, has significantly expanded its orders. But recent declines indicate...

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Product Spotlight: Spotfire for Manufacturing

A visual data science platform, Spotfire® for Manufacturing, combines visual analytics, data science, and data wrangling to help manufacturers identify production bottlenecks...

Product Spotlight: EZ5 Series Human-Machine Interface

EZAutomation, a division of the AVG Group, has released its EZTouch EZ5 series of  HMI/operator interface panels in 4, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 15-inch display sizes with free ...

Fault-Tolerant Edge Computing

Stratus Technologies has released its new Stratus ztC Endurance platform, a new family of fault-tolerant computing platforms for sustainable operations. The platform introduces...
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Robot Gripper Suction Cup

The FLIW (Foam Lip Wide) from Piab is a new addition to the company’s PiGrip series. Configurable in a multitude of combinations, it is well suited for any picking application...

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What Software-Defined Automation Means for Industrial Automation

In this excerpt from the podcast with G Brooks-Zak of Outlier Automation, we get insights on what software-defined automaton is and how it can impact manufacturing. Listen to ...
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Edge Computing Insights for Manufacturers

In this video excerpt from the podcast interview with Steve Mustard, former executive board member and president of ISA, and current president and CEO of National Automation, ...

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