HomeJames R. KoelschAutomation World Contributing WriterHomeFood Manufacturers Top Two Improvement PrioritiesOperational improvements that impact food manufacturers the most continue to focus on automation and robotics.DesignSiemens Partners with Arm on Automotive Electronics DesignIn its Pave360 digital twin technology, Siemens is using Arm’s intellectual property to help automakers and suppliers simulate and verify designs before the vehicle is built.IIoTExpert Advice on Making the Digital TransformationGeorgia Tech’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies provides new insights and advice on IoT project implementation with suggested frameworks for improving your approach to this transformative process.WorkforceThe Benefit of Baseline Training for AutomationAs teams grow, it’s important to make sure that everyone—from senior employees to new hires—are all on the same page. Providing baseline training can help ease confusion form other departments and ensure everyone has the same starting point.HomeFinancing Gender Equality in ManufacturingPPWLN Keynote speakers address the broken rung and economic empowerment.SponsoredMachines that sense the world around themADI gives cobots the ability to sense, adapt and interpret its surroundings. Our motion detection and machine learning expertise is transforming factory floors. From invention to breakthrough with ADI.HomeReport: Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO Las VegasTen intrepid Packaging World editors fanned out across PACK EXPO Las Vegas in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found.ControlB&R Highlights Progress with Time-Sensitive NetworkingLeveraging the widely accepted OPC UA standard, automation supplier adoption of Time-Sensitive Networking continues to advance, as can be seen in multiple recent announcements from B&R Industrial Automation.FactoryCPGs Need to Adapt to Meet Growing Food DemandPACK EXPO East offers the latest solutions and industry education to help consumer packaged goods companies keep up with industry changes.IIoTIndustrial Internet Consortium and Trusted IoT Alliance Combine MembershipsBy 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.HomeU.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Fell 15% Last November to $320 Million, But There is Still Optimism.According to the latest report from the Association for Manufacturing Technology, the Pending China trade deal and anticipated approval of the revamped NAFTA (USMCA) should see the manufacturing technology market pick up in the second half of 2020.SponsoredDiscover the Secrets of a Successful Automation ProjectLearn 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.HomeCareer Building Opportunities Abound at PACK EXPO EastPACK 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.OEESight Machine Launches Data-Powered Continuous Improvement for Vertical SegmentsThe Manufacturing Data Platform collects and unifies system-wide production data in real-time, providing key insights and expertise for the chemical, paper & tissue, and packaging industries.IIoTStart Small with Analytics to Build MomentumFiguring 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.HomeHow Kellogg Manages Cybersecurity Risks in ManufacturingSeeing the writing on the wall as Mondelēz and other global companies became collateral damage in ransomware attacks, Kellogg set out to create a cybersecurity strategy that would keep it out of the headlines.SoftwareQuality Inspections Drive Machine Vision and Deep Learning ConnectionCognex works with end users in multiple industrial verticals to apply deep learning to its vision systems for final and in-line assembly verification.Plant MaintenanceTemperature Control Tips for EnclosuresProper 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.IIoTConnect with Digital Transformation ExpertsThe 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.HomeWomen in the Workforce - Fixing the Broken RungA five-year McKinsey study reveals a focus on culture, diversity, and even automation, as ways to help advance women’s careers across all industries, including manufacturing.
