Our top stories of the week are led by a look at how three manufacturers are getting good results by managing their energy waste.
Half of the companies in the U.S. have never made a serious effort to factor energy waste into the cost of doing business. The leading story on AutomationWorld.com this week describes three manufacturers that are walking the walk of energy management and seeing good results. Other hot topics this week included 3D printing, simulation, Internet-connected machines, and the control room of the future. Here’s the AW Top 5 Pulse for July 12, 2013:
Though big industry trends tend to move slowly—evolving over several years—if you’re interested in taking the pulse of the automation industry’s interest at any given moment, check out Automation World’s Top 5 post every Monday. Statistics are based on visits to all articles posted on www.automationworld.com for the previous seven days.