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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

How Automation Companies Add AI Without Locking into One Provider

Automation and robotics have always been about combining reliable hardware with increasingly capable software. Over the last few years, the software half of that equation has shift...

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Рассказываем, как компьютерное зрение заменило запаздывающий лабораторный контроль на входе в производство и что это дало комбинату в цифрах. Читать далее

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

Shanghai Electric unveils humanoids and industrial robots and AI smart factory technologies

Operations in high-end equipment manufacturing often involve confined spaces, complex objects, and fine manipulation tasks that demand sustained and stable precision. At the recent...

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...

IO-Link Master module reference design

Build factory automation systems with an eight-port IO-Link gateway that connects devices and supports multiple industrial communication networks. As factories add more sensors, ac...

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...

The Future of Manufacturing: How CNC Automation Is Redefining Precision Machining

The manufacturing industry is experiencing a profound transformation. Where once skilled machinists stood at individual machines, manually adjusting speeds and feeds, today’s produ...

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...