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The time is now for system integrators, manufacturers

Control Engineering

The role of systems integrators has evolved to encompass diverse talents, project management, and a broad range of functions in plant-floor data analysis. An SI may be operations, enterprise or supply-chain centric. million manufacturing jobs unfilled by 2030. Market characteristics SIs come in all different shapes and sizes.

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Metal Additive Manufacturing is an Untapped Market Innovation

Fabricating & Metal Work

Most people have heard of metal additive manufacturing (AM) and have probably seen a 3D printed part or two, but what they may not realize that the ability to create complex components with computer-aided design (CAD) programs or object scans can affect production much more than at the beginning of the value chain.

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Five advances in motion control, communications, design to ease automation use

Control Engineering

A new Festo family of multi-protocol servo drives provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with productivity and cost advantages with less inventory, by preventing supply chain issues and working smarter with this family of servo drives. The change reduces Festo part numbers from 24 to 8.