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Intelligent Automation: AI Workflows on the Plant Floor

For decades, automation on the plant floor meant machines doing the same thing very fast, very reliably and very literally. A robotic arm welded exactly where it was told, a convey...

Simple Automation for an Older Factory

Not every factory upgrade needs to be a full robotic overhaul. For plants that have been running the same lines for a decade or more, the idea of “automation” can sound expensive,...

Industrial Automation: Improving Control, Reliability, and Operational Efficiency 

Modern production facilities depend on reliable equipment, accurate processes, and consistent system control. Industrial automation can help businesses manage machinery and process...

Connecting the Factory Floor and Back Office: The Next Step in End-to-End Automation

Manufacturers have spent decades automating physical production. Robots assemble components, sensors monitor equipment, and control systems coordinate increasingly complex operatio...

Building Networks That Can Keep Up With Modern Automation

Industrial networks used to have a fairly contained job: connect a few controllers, operator stations and plant systems, then keep them running for years. That model is changing qu...

From Manual Loading Toward Automated Machining: A Practical CNC Production Upgrade Roadmap

Manufacturers are under growing pressure to produce more parts with shorter lead times, consistent quality, and fewer interruptions. For many CNC shops, this naturally leads to one...

Automation Hardware Development

I'm seeking an experienced developer to create and program automation hardware, with brands such as Kinco, Haiwell, Wecon, Coolmay, Inovance, or similar. The primary purpose of thi...

From Automation to Intelligence: ARC’s Next Industrial Technology Chapter

In 1986, industrial technology looked very different. Factories were becoming more automated, but they were still dominated by specialized systems built to control specific machine...

PIA Automation to build BMW E-Drive assembly line with 46 robots and digital twin technology

PIA Automation is developing a highly automated assembly line for E-Drive units at the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria. Featuring 78 processing stations, 27 robotic cells and 46...

Beyond Automation for System Integration

More companies are choosing a global partner for storage systems, automation, robotics and software. Warehouse projects have never been more complex. Storage systems, automation, r...

AI agents are automating the service layer beyond the factory floor

By Ralf Klein, founder of Triad Industrial automation has already transformed physical production. Robotics, programmable controllers and machine vision turned the factory floor in...

Automation From Small Parts to Pallets

Growth needs structure: with a fully automated distribution centre built as a greenfield project, Eisenhart Laeppché GmbH in Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is laying the foundation for fu...

Automation starts with the right structure

Warehouse automation is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. From autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) to conveyor networks and adva...

How certified systems integrators reduce commissioning risk in robotic production cells

Commissioning a robotic production cell requires coordinated testing across robot controls, drives, safety functions, field devices, and plant networks. A robotic cell can run clea...

Integrating Safety and Automation: Wire Mesh Guarding for Robotic and Automated Facilities

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Embracing Automation in Construction

Repetitive work, remote locations and grueling, hot working conditions all make large-scale photovoltaic solar power installations attractive candidates for greater automation.

Why Dairy Plants Need Operator-Centric Automation

By Todd Gilliam, North America Industry Leader, CPG, Rockwell Automation  Key takeaways: Retiring experts take decades of judgment with them. Capture what’s standardizable now, bef...

Smart Roasting: Turning an Analog Coffee Roaster into an IoT Device

For a long time, coffee roasting was seen as something almost mystical. Experienced masters relied on their ears (listening for the “first crack”), their eyes, and even their intui...

Humanoids Challenge Industrial Robots Across Modern Factory Floors

Humanoid robots are entering factories, but established industrial machines still offer speed, reliability and proven economics for many demanding production tasks worldwide today...

How software-defined manufacturing fits into real factory operations

Roby Lynn explains how R2 Labs bridges PLCs, robots, and AI to unify fragmented manufacturing systems. The post How software-defined manufacturing fits into real factory operations...

Smart sensing enables safer automated warehousing

At SEW-EURODRIVE’s production site in Graben-Neudorf, Germany, a fully automated production buffer warehouse demonstrates how sensing technology can provide the intelligence needed...

Why Design Automation Is Starting to Reshape Inspection Workflows

Design automation does not just make fixtures easier to design. It makes quality control more responsive.

Key Advantages and Disadvantages of Automation | Simplilearn

Automation is the method of employing technology and machinery to perform tasks and processes without direct human intervention. To streamline and optimize various operations, we u...