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Utilizing controllers successfully in smart manufacturing, digital transformation

Control Engineering

In the rapidly evolving landscape of smart manufacturing, control units such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) remain essential components in automated operations, helping to streamline processes, enhance productivity and optimize plant performance. “As

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Flexxbotics gets support to add robots to production from co-founder of SOLIDWORKS, Onshape

Robotics Business Review

Source: Flexxbotics Flexxbotics, which provides process-control software to automate workcells, today announced that Scott Harris, co-founder of SOLIDWORKS and Onshape, has mentored and invested in the company. ” Harris has extensive experience in computer-aided design and manufacturing software. . digitalization.”

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Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, shares top automation trends for 2023

Automation Mag

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety. 2022 was no different.

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15 pieces of automation advice from ROKLive 2022

Control Engineering

Automation helps manufacturers expand when skilled workers are unavailable. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can achieve better profitability, productivity, and customer satisfaction. Sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) are increasing in importance for manufacturing. Learning Objectives.

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Delta Electronics demonstrates digital twin, power systems at GTC

Robotics Business Review

Source: Delta Electronics SAN JOSE, Calif. demonstrated how its digital twin platform, developed on NVIDIA Omniverse, can help enhance smart manufacturing capabilities. ” The Taipei, Taiwan-based company explained how its technologies can benefit industrial automation and warehouse operations. .’s

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How to Evolve your Manufacturing Environment to an Ultimate State

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

The path to achieving these goals has changed over time from the industrial revolution where new machinery helped drive productivity ultimately leading to mass production of products and the integration of automation and computers to drive efficiency, visibility and optimize process and resources as a means of competitive advantage for companies.

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Taking a dynamic approach to safety

Control Engineering

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