Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

While connectivity and digitalization are key elements to helping customers achieve their Industry 4.0 That’s changing, though, due in some part to pandemic response as manufacturers prepare for future events that could keep employees from working on site and keep plants from running.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Machine safety insights Industry 4.0 and digital twins offer manufacturers an opportunity to improve safety by enhancing situational awareness. Asset administration shells (AAS) exchange asset-related data between assets and production orchestration systems or engineering tools and acts as a link for Industry 4.0

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Control Engineering

MARCH 28, 2023

The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA will not only be exhibiting at the Fraunhofer- Gesellschaft joint stand, but will also be present at the Allianz Industrie 4.0 Everything as a service: Manufacturers as service providers You do not necessarily have to buy machines outright to use them.

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Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain Manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Learn more on MES and edge computing by seeing the related webcast, article and other resources. Edge and cloud MES insights Control Engineering webcast on industrial edge computing and MES included many audience questions. 5 Control Engineering webcast, “Bridging the Gap: Edge to Cloud MES,” archived for a year. Edited by Mark T.

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Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Automation Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2023

The reduced architecture also provides considerable diagnostic and system life-cycle advantages as well as simplified digitization for industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 initiatives.”

Automation 98

Automation Pharmaceutical Bottleneck Industry 4.0 98

Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Manufacturers can change how they operate and make better decisions with automation and controls, but it requires a different mindset and approach. Digital trends are transforming industrial landscape. The shift from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 See six growth opportunities for manufacturers.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

The intelligent software used by these systems also makes it possible for AGV’s to seamlessly integrate into Industry 4.0 environments and warehouse management systems. – This originally appeared on Control Engineering Europe’s website.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

What communications protocols are being used with industrial motors and drives and what needs to be communicated? Are motor and drive communications getting easier or more difficult with smart manufacturing industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things initiatives in light of cybersecurity risks?

Smart manufacturing 83

Smart manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 83

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The software helps OEMs more easily offer cloud-based capabilities to deliver on the promise of Industry 4.0. Smart manufacturing brought to live starting with machine design Rockwell Automation also provided the following information about its booth at Pack Expo International Sept. 11-13 in Las Vegas.

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Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Smart manufacturing Automation Industry 4.0 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 18, 2022

As automation becomes the new normal for businesses in the era of Industry 4.0 As robots get smaller and smarter, they are becoming more autonomous, which increases their value and their skillset on the plant floor.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Logistics Industry 4.0 52

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The lab features an array of ABB robots and software to provide students with the experience and knowledge of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing technologies. “We have a work cell with authentic equipment, materials, and real-world situations that they’ll be using in their careers.”.

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Robotics Robotics Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Insights. A blueprint for creating algorithms that incorporate ethical guidelines into artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making programs has been developed. To factor in the complexity of moral decisions, a mathematical formula and a related series of decision trees was developed.

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Artificial Intelligence Robotics Robotics Discrete manufacturing 97

Control Engineering

JUNE 3, 2023

Although some of these have started to get eased, 2023 is still expected to be a challenging year for the manufacturing industry with many transitions ahead. One of the most interesting transitions in manufacturing is the trend toward digital transformation. Digital transformation, along with Industry 4.0,

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Manufacturing Robotics Robotics Industry 4.0 52

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Manufacturers are dealing with a flexibility gap, which is the range between viable small batch manufacturing and high-volume automation. Learning Objectives. Many companies are having a hard time finding workers and usable automation.

Automation 82

Automation Artificial Intelligence Robotics Robotics 82

Control Engineering

AUGUST 28, 2022

System side: The new FDT Server transforms asset management practices and business system integration for both the automation supplier and end-user communities in the process, hybrid and discrete manufacturing markets. Developers utilizing the latest DTMs simply need to integrate the new web UI with HTML 5 and Javascript.

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Smart manufacturing Discrete manufacturing Automation Function 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Generative AI insights MIT researchers use generative AI, diffusion models, to efficiently solve complex packing problems for robots, enabling applications in diverse environments.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Fit Composites 52

Control Engineering

JUNE 26, 2023

Alastair Orchard, VP digital enterprise at Siemens Digital Industries and Rahul Garg, vice president of Industrial Machinery and the SMB Program at Siemens Digital Industries Software, performed a demo of an end-to-end solution using a robot that is augmented through the metaverse, digitalization and programming during the Siemens Realize Live event (..)

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Manufacturing Discrete manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

Asset management insights Some vendors are collaborating with manufacturers to find solutions to many different challenges. Improving the data stream is important, but so is improving the analytics and tools used before and after so better and more informed decisions can be made.

Manufacturing 52

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

Industrial transformation insights Hannover Messe’s theme for the 2023 event is industrial transformation. For many manufacturers, industrial transformation is about being more open from a product perspective and giving engineers more flexibility.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Automation Supply Chain 52

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Discrete Sensor Insights. Sensors play a vital role with implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions and act as the eyes, ears and fingers of the robots. When trying to simplify robot startups, sensor-level networks are imperative and there are several network types that can help with this process.

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