With downtime and OEE programs largely automated, manufacturers are turning their attention to energy efficiency as the next benchmark for optimization.
Data is everything in today’s manufacturing environment. But capturing data that can guide critical decisions about production, labor and machine maintenance can be a challenge...
With Hannover Messe as its showcase, Schneider Electric unveiled several new products and services aimed at helping industrial companies manage energy use and meet net-zero commitments...
This edition of our research series gauging insights from end users and system integrators explores two key technologies at the intersection between humans and machines: human...
The successful and ongoing process of creating GAF’s Factory of the Future involves creation of a specific plan for technology selection and deployment based around a digital ...
The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance has published a report that reviews 3D mapping technologies and explains how to choose a 3D scanner for specific applications.
Version 5.5 of MVTec Merlic is a no-code software for users who have little or no experience in machine vision. This software makes it possible to create complete machine vision...
Omron’s LD-250 can be used to transport large automobile components such as transmission blocks and voluminous packaging materials—things that would traditionally be moved by ...
AutomationDirect is a distributor offering thousands of industrial automation products for electrical control systems, including PLCs, operator interfaces, AC drives, motors, ...
Take Five Video: From supply chain and workforce training to automated quality inspections, artificial intelligence capabilities are being added to automation technologies—changing...
Industrial wearables, such as augmented reality headsets, are a growing presence in industrial operations of various sorts. Watch this Take Five with Automation World video to...
As industrial networks migrate to the cloud, cybersecurity threats in the manufacturing sector are increasing in tow. Watch this Take Five video to find out what industries are...