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Top Trends in 2025

Automation Mag

Manufacturers are in strict saving-mode, hoping to emerge from this potential crisis mostly unscathed. While the end of 2024 suggested a growing focus on humanoid robotics and further advancements in AI, automation technologies have taken a backseat in current plans for Canadian manufacturers.

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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

smart manufacturing and digital transformation. Control Engineering asked these questions and others about smart manufacturing and digital transformation to Jeff Winter, senior director industry strategy, manufacturing, Hitachi Solutions, and an industry expert on Industry 4.0 initiatives. Understand Industry 4.0

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SIs to increase US manufacturing competitiveness

Control Engineering

CSIA and CESMII help system integrators with Smart Manufacturing. Integrating automation and control devices and systems improves Smart Manufacturing and can improve connections with higher-level systems helping supply chain integration. System integration, smart manufacturing competitive insights.

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Improved methods for using sensors in robots

Control Engineering

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. Visibility affects management and maintenance.

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Industry 4.0- Top Frequently Asked Questions, Explained

Factory Worx

on manufacturing drives remarkable increases in quality, dependability, and agility, thanks to advanced automation, real-time communications and remote monitoring, and a tremendous amount of data that helps to drive decision-making. In this article, we will discuss about Industry 4.0, in the manufacturing industry? Industry 4.0

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Solve intelligent manufacturing challenges in three dimensions

Control Engineering

Delta provides intelligent manufacturing, sustainability, with expansions, acquisitions, and integrated automation products. Enabling technologies include SCADA, motors, PLCs, machine vision, robotics. Insights on intelligent automation, manufacturing efficiency. Resilient automation supply chain.

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Industry 4.0 assessment: Are you moving quickly enough?

Control Engineering

Advances in automation technology are transforming the manufacturing landscape. or sometimes “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability, safety and competitive advantage. Already, a concept of Industry 5.0