HomeJane Gerold Editoral Content Director jgerold@automationworld.comDataA Google Of Things“Suppliers are wrong who think the road to long-term success is giving away non-standard software with their non-standard chips.”SoftwareMining for Gold: A Novel Approach“Many people try to apply lean tools without doing upfront thinking first.”ControlExpert Advice for Next-Gen ManufacturingAutomation, flexibility and optimization will define the factory of the future. So said presenters at the ARC Forum, held last month in Orlando, where “Next Generation Manufacturing” was the topic.