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IT/OT convergence creates opportunities for industrial code

Control Engineering

DevOps, a term firmly entrenched in the lexicon of software engineering, has its roots in lean manufacturing. Ben O’Rourke, chief revenue officer of Copia Automation, spoke about the power of Industrial DevOps at Smart Manufacturing 4.0

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Comau Leverages Advanced Automation to Deliver Faster Time-to-Market and Enhanced Flexibility for the New Alfa Romeo Tonale

i4.0 today

As part of Comau’s lean manufacturing approach, the automated and semi-automated production solution is based on the proprietary ComauFlex technology, nicknamed Butterfly due to its impressive agility and use of suspended robots.