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Kitchener-based FluidAI Medical’s $25M investment receives provincial support

Automation Mag

With the new investment, it will research product improvements and build an automated assembly line to meet growing international demand. million in funding through the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness stream of the Regional Development Program. This is expected to create 38 new jobs.

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Havells’ partnership with Dassault Systèmes to Boost the Productivity and Operational Efficiency of Its Factories.

Dinesh Mishra

Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA ) today announced that Havells , India’s largest fast-moving electrical goods manufacturer, is using its manufacturing execution system applications to digitalise its factories. Havells has always been the front runner for Industry 4.0

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What does it take to truly achieve smart manufacturing in Asia Pacific?

AU Manufacturing

To increase competitive advantage, many manufacturers in Asia Pacific are hoping to capitalise on “smart manufacturing” – the concept of integrating technologies, data, processes, and human interactions to improve production results. This, is the future of smart manufacturing. Yet, there are two key barriers.

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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

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Schneider Electric Leeds Investment a Boost for the Northern Technology Sector

i4.0 today

As part of the multi-million-pound upgrade the site has a new test cell, assembly line and wiring loom machine. ” Schneider Electric is recognised by the World Economic Forum as a smart manufacturing and smart factories leader and is aiming to transform its factories and distribution centres around the world.

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GM, Brightdrop inaugurate full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing at retooled CAMI facility

Automation Mag

General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary BrightDrop opened the doors to its newly retooled CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., Marking the inauguration, the first BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery van rolled off the assembly line at the first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant (according to GM).

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Automotive Digital Transformation

ATS

The technology driving digital transformation in automotive industry manufacturing represents a vast scope of enhancements to existing concepts such as automation, maintenance, data collection and more. Smart manufacturing in automotive industry applications also involves new — or newly applied — technology.