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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

COVER STORY Metalworkers can build supply chains that can bend without breaking thanks to innovative strategies, processes and products. In response, metalworkers continue to invest in automation, robotics and machinery to speed up their processes, manufacturing highly precise and accurate components and parts.

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Leveraging the OT edge to navigate process manufacturing

Control Engineering

Process manufacturing, DCS, cloud insights. The cost and complexity of accessing the critical data connected to the distributed control system (DCS) is a challenge for process manufacturers. Gone are the days when almost every plant kept its operational technology (OT) separate from the internet.

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More sensors, despite strained supply chain

Control Engineering

The measurement and automation company Endress+Hauser invested 240.5 million, 43 new products and 235 patent applications, noted Endress+Hauser, Swiss-based automation and measurement company with US headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana, at its annual media conference, Aug. million euros in new buildings and machinery, 24.7%

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Building a traceability 4.0 foundation for automation

Control Engineering

While manufacturing is more flexible, traceability still depends on the mark, read, verify and communicate (MVRC) model to help ensure the traceability process is a smooth one. Traceability is widely used in the world of automation, and for good reason. foundation for automation appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Should you be looking for AI in an ERP?

AU Manufacturing

On the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we can acknowledge that supply chains are more efficient and informed than ever before. Greater efficiency AI has the power to optimise your supply chain by automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, reducing the occurrence of errors, and increasing efficiency.

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Hot Control Engineering discrete and process sensing articles in 2023

Control Engineering

Also: See additional discrete sensor and process sensor stories. Automate 2023 Day Three: Sensors gaining insights under the surface Manufacturers highlighted sensors and information systems designed to go beyond what is shown on the surface and give customers real insights.

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IMTS / Hannover Messe Chicago Recap

Gary Mintchell

Cobot Systems , Hirebotics , Kane Robotics , MidAtlantic Machinery , PCC Robotics , Robotiq , Schunk , Vectis Automation , VersaBuilt. Automation. MFA Alliance — You may have noticed several items about private 5G networks for manufacturing and industrial applications. These partners exhibited within the booth.