Operations Software

Articles

Liz Brooks-Zak, Outlier Automation
As technology demands intensify across manufacturing sectors, the industry is experiencing a fundamental shift away from proprietary silos and vendor lock-in toward open, flexible architectures.
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High-precision vision inspection for product quality control
AI is no longer an enhancement; it’s a fundamental shift in how manufacturers design, produce and maintain high-quality products. Manufacturers are integrating AI at every stage...
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With 1.9 million manufacturing jobs expected to go unfilled by 2033, companies like Nestlé and Merck are turning to AI-powered workforce automation to make workers more effective...
Regal Rexnord's Perceptiv asset condition monitoring system for predictive maintenance.
Ensuring equipment reliability, avoiding costly unplanned downtime and maximizing operational efficiency are paramount in industrial manufacturing. Here’s how condition monitoring...
Danny Haskell, NeoMatrix
Paper-based work instructions have long been the standard for guiding shop floor processes. But today’s production environments demand speed, precision and traceability, which...
Tim Shope, Hargrove Controls & Automation
Manufacturing's risk-averse culture is delaying AI adoption, but the industry’s workforce is aging and economic pressures are mounting. This means there’s still time for early...
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modern manufacturing environment with data visualization dashboard
Automation World’s wide-ranging discussion with CEO Caspar Herzberg, Executive Vice President Kim Custeau and Chief Product Officer Rob McGreevy provides insights on how “radical...
Connecting MES with an industrial Platform
The synergy between manufacturing execution systems (MES) and industrial data platforms is redefining efficiency and decision-making. Critical Manufacturing's CEO Francisco Almada...

Products

Emerson Updated IDE Software
The PAC Machine Edition (PME) 10.6 is an integrated development environment software used to configure and manage control system devices, including PACSystems PLCs and QuickPanel...
Wintriss Production Tracking
Wintriss’ hardware “Tracker” device for its ShopFloorConnect Production Tracking Software automatically collects important data without requiring job information...
Siemens Simcenter Update
Siemens Digital Industries Software has updated its Simcenter portfolio to automate the creation of free-body diagrams and margin of safety (MoS) calculations, accelerating certificatio...
Nord Software Tool
The Nordcon software tool from Nord Drivesystems provides access to electronic drive systems for simple parameter management, drive programming and comprehensive diagnosis. The...

Videos

digital manufacturing dashboard
How manufacturers use data analytics, AI-powered vision inspection systems, augmented reality, and digital twins for applications ranging from OEE improvements to predictive maintenance...
Are you to speed with digital twin tech?
Discover the key differences between simulation and digital twin tech and how digital twins can be applied in manufacturing.
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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 ...
Jim Toman with system integrator Grantek shares three key ways manufacturers can implement OEE results for improved performance.