Control Engineering

JULY 26, 2022

Automation is becoming a necessity for manufacturers due to supply chain issues and severe labor shortages. Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Today, a robot and vision system coupled with a unique software algorithm allows the labor to be removed from this physically demanding task. Learning Objectives.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Article by Rob Stummer, Asia Pacific CEO of Syspro The Australian fabricated metal manufacturing industry has experienced subdued revenue growth over the past five years, despite a contraction of product sales to key building markets following the pandemic, according to this July 2022 report from IBIS World.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

When it comes to Industry 4.0, One common way of classifying SIs is by industries and geographies covered. An SI may be operations, enterprise or supply-chain centric. What clients want Karen Griffin is vice president of Hargrove Controls & Automation, the SI branch of the larger EPC firm.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The show took all four halls at McCormick with an emphasis on automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, cybersecurity, heavy machinery and much more. There were several undercurrents running through the show such as the need for workers, growing demand for robotics and automation and reshoring’s impact on manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

These top three trends in the industry are clearly still being driven in direct and indirect ways by ongoing pandemic effects. Supply chain issues: The trend that just won’t quit. While connectivity and digitalization are key elements to helping customers achieve their Industry 4.0

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Automation Mag

APRIL 25, 2024

As manufacturers plan for 2024, industrial automation continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, IoT (Internet of Things) and data analytics. Addressing labour gap issues Investing in new technologies and digital transformation amidst an Industry 4.0

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Control Engineering

JUNE 1, 2023

Mobile robot insights Mobile robot component market growth fueled by demand for order fulfillment robots. US currently dominates the mobile robot component market, but China is set to become a strong rival. Shelf-to-person (S2P) robots currently dominate revenues due to Amazon’s strong influence on the market.

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ATS

APRIL 1, 2022

Cognitive computing in manufacturing is a key technology underpinning the digital transformation of Industry 4.0 As facilities increasingly adopt Industry 4.0 As facilities increasingly adopt Industry 4.0 The same benefits on which much of the promise of Industry 4.0 and the smart factory.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 14, 2023

In his case, he said the idea started when a little girl saw his robotic arm that he had developed for a robotic fair and realized she had a prosthetic limb that cost $50,000. “I Courtesy: Chris Vavra, CFE Media and Technology The potential of digital transformation and Industry 4.0 You can turn ideas into reality.”

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries. With the increasing likelihood of a global economic recession in 2023, many industries are struggling with increasing manufacturing cost, such as labor and raw material costs, and maintaining their profit margins.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

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. Courtesy: CFE Media.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

Indranil Sircar, CTO, manufacturing industry at Microsoft , said, “You can’t think of AI as a standalone technology. AI scales from a single machine and extends across the entire manufacturing production line and supply chain. director of industrial innovation at Intel , is passionate about AI.

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ATS

MAY 10, 2023

That component of the manufacturing industry outlook is derived from several underlying — and in some cases, ongoing — industry and macroeconomic factors that may threaten sustained growth in the near term. The following aspects of supply chain management have been identified as potential strategies to help improve these areas.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 18, 2023

Automation is a $100 billion market compromised of robotics, software and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and hybrid markets that take advantage of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Automation is driving economic growth, Industry 4.0. Automation is driving Industry 4.0, Supply chain.

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Nexus Integra

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With the development of new technologies such as IIoT, Big Data or Machine Learning, Industry 4.0 has a great opportunity to improve its industrial productivity in a systematic and intelligent way. Digitizing industrial companies, allows: Increase production levels. Increase process efficiency. Optimize costs.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Software-based artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance existing robots to deal with variances in real-time and give them needed flexibility on the plant floor. Artificial intelligence (AI) being used to make robots smarter has been growing in popularity as both technologies get better. Artificial Intelligence Insights.

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Gil Automation

AUGUST 22, 2024

In this blog article, we'll look at some of the most prominent ways Siemens Automation is revolutionizing the food and beverage business. It offers insights into the technologies and strategies that have transformed the industry. Digitalization and Industry 4.0 Siemens supports Industry 4.0,

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Control Engineering

APRIL 20, 2023

Topics of emphasis included artificial intelligence and machine learning, carbon-neutral production, energy management, hydrogen and fuel cells and Industrie 4.0. Halls 4-9, for example, focused a lot on machinery, robotics, motors and drives, encoders, actuators and more. Like sustainability, Industry 4.0,

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) insights 5G was seen as a key enabler of digital transformation in enterprises and of the overall Industry 4.0 paradigm, but 5G-enabled Industry 4.0 The literature on enterprise AR within Industry 4.0 However, 5G-enabled Industry 4.0 AR within Industry 4.0

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Expanding human possibility is how we should look at innovative technology applications for industrial use, explained Cyril Perducat, Rockwell Automation senior vice president and chief technology officer in the Nov. Supply chain volatility. Resources and sustainability for industry. Industrial resiliency.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Integrating automation and control devices and systems improves Smart Manufacturing and can improve connections with higher-level systems helping supply chain integration. The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) offers programs for system integrators in the fields of robotics, machine vision and motion control. As the U.S.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Enabling technologies include SCADA, motors, PLCs, machine vision, robotics. Delta, an automation manufacturer, says Industrial automation upgrades help manufacturing efficiency, sustainability goals. Resilient automation supply chain. Automation efficiency upgrades: Motors, PLCs, machine vision, robotics.

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ATS

MAY 12, 2023

We will explore those changes in this article. The EV manufacturing impact on industry and consumers A change in buying behavior, such as the one ongoing with electric vehicles, has far-ranging repercussions throughout the manufacturing process as well as in consumer activity once they own an EV. As Industry 4.0

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The event is targeted toward design/engineers, technicians, system integrators, panel builders, supply chain professionals and all members of the industrial and IT manufacturing and electrical sectors. Presentations during the event will include industry trends and thought leadership for all in the industry.

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Nexus Integra

JANUARY 3, 2023

The fifth revolution or Industry 5.0 , in addition to enhancing competitiveness through digitization and technology, as Industry 4.0 These data show a reality and that is that evolution is increasingly present in the industry. Significant opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Macroeconomic challenges – No light at the end of the tunnel: As we head into the new year, owners and executives continue to face such issues as inflation, interest rates and supply chain issues. The acquisition will help expand ProMach’s international presence and strengthen its capacity and supply chain partnerships.

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Control Engineering

JULY 19, 2022

Analytics are going to be a key driver for manufacturers looking to get the most productivity and insight from their operations as they deal with supply chain and labor shortages. This article examines some of the progress over the years, and how analytics must supplement data acquisition to provide value. . Analytics insights.

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Control Engineering

JULY 24, 2022

We identified ACC as a high-growth regional platform that could benefit from our capital and expertise in business-building to take full advantage of the wave of American manufacturers embracing the power of Industry 4.0.”. A total of 19 automation transactions were made in the fourth quarter of 2021. Learn more. Learn more.

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Nexus Integra

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Today, digitization is hitting the industrial sphere full force, reshaping and reinventing product after product, company after company, industry after industry. Smart Industry is not just a concept, it is an approach that is here to stay and in this article we will tell you why. IT and OT convergence.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

With increasing regulations and consumer preferences for more sustainable products and supply chains, companies that integrate sustainability into their digitalisation strategies will have a competitive advantage. Blockchain technology has the potential to improve the transparency and traceability of supply chains.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

Nevertheless, the show must go on and the theme of industrial transformation was very much prevalent for many companies. So do supply chain challenges, though they aren’t as a big a problem as they were in 2022.

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Control Engineering

MAY 1, 2023

Benefits of digital transformation can include increased energy efficiency and sustainability, process visibility, quality, speed to market, lower costs, easier workflow and supply chain integration, improved safety and other advantages. Digitalization helps manufacturers rethink what they make, how and why. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Control Engineering

JULY 17, 2023

Industry 5.0 insights Whereas Industry 4.0 refers to the use of digitalization, data connectivity and OT/IT interconnection to optimize manufacturing operations, Industry 5.0 The blessing and the curse of Industry 5.0 At the same time, because every Industry 5.0 MORE ANSWERS Keywords: Industry 5.0,

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 29, 2025

So, I ran a Lean article for issue 1 revisiting the topic at times throughout my 10 years as editor there. This article from Inductive Automations blog came my way the other day. Data remains the key Driven by advancements in Digital Transformation and the adoption of Industry 4.0 Ill highlight a few topics.

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